Concepts Collection (page 8)

Yoga Meditation 1930S
Yogi Vithaldas sits in the Padma-Asan (Lotus Position) as he demonstrates his Rath-Yoga breathing exercise, to a group of gymnastic instructors

Unarmedcherubs
Unusually, these two cherubs are depicted with wings instead of arms, instead of crediting them with both, as is customary : this of course is more anatomically correct

Avarice / Greed by Galle
A profile portrait of a woman holding a purse surrounded by an ornate border of putti holding money bags, cutting purse strings and counting coins

Suggestive Fig Leaves
A kneeling one-armed man (a piece of statuary no doubt) holding an erect club hides his aroused modesty behind an up-turned fig leaf. All very explicit if a tad coy

Flacid Fig Leaf Statue
Half man half something else, a type of satir perhaps with one large leg with an eagles foot & forked beard models the down-turned or passive fig leaf. What the bell means ?

Infant Jesus Worshipped
Angels on banks of cloud worship the Christ Child

Evils of Greed & Wealth
All kneel in subservience to the demon of wealth-getting and greed. He sits blindfolded a sceptre in one hand. bulging money bag in the other. He can have whatever he wants

Judgment (Blake)
The Day of Judgment - God presides, an angel sounds the last trump, the virtuous (on the left) rise to their eternal bliss, the wicked fall to endless misery

Yoga Meditation
Yogi Vithaldas in the PADMA-ASAN (Lotus pose), one of the meditative postures

Crying Cupid 1880S
A WEEPING CUPID

Saints in Heaven
Saints Peter and Paul seat themselves on clouds, while others wonder at the glory of God

Vanity, Fashion, Greed
THE MODERN MOLOCH Society devotes itself to vanity, fashion and greed

Adam, Eve & the Public
1. Adam alone 2. Adam & Eve 3. Gossip

Day & Night
Night and Day allegorised

Spirit of Nature (Sibly)
The UNIVERSAL SPIRIT OF NATURE, life perpetually renewed in her womb, and with the sun, moon and all creation subject to her rule

Sibly Frontispiece
Symbolic frontispiece to Siblys book

Firewalking in Hell
Dante and Virgil watch as the procession of the damned walk barefoot through the flames of Hell

The Supine Damned
Virgil advises Dante not to feel too sorry for the damned in Hell - they earned their place there

Procession of Damned
Dante and Virgil watch the long and winding procession of the damned as they make their way to eternal damnation

Senora De Covadonga
Nuestra Senora De Covadonga (Asturias)

Maria De LA Panada
Santa Maria De LA Panada (Mallorca)

Senora De Las Angustias
NUESTRA SENORA DE LAS ANGUSTIAS (Our Lady of the Sorrows)

Virgen De Montserrat
Nuestra Senora De Montserrat

Flames of Hell
A 12th century vision of judgment - amid the flames of hell, various sinners expiate their crimes in various ingeniously devised ways

The Gates of Hell
Saint Michael turns the key in the gates of Hell, locking the damned inside to be punished for ever, and ever, and ever

Mill Toasts Ladies
JOHN STUART MILL English philosopher, reformer and politician, depicted as supporter of the rights of women

Concepts / Good and Evil
Good is the mirror of evil, evil is the mirror of good, neither could exist without the other

Courts of Heaven
Angels in the Courts of Heaven

Whitman / Leaves of Grass
We are Nature, we are bedded in the ground, we are rocks

Concepts / Cup of Life
The Cup of Life

Concepts / The Holy Grail
A vision of the Sangrael

Concepts / Angel & Flowers
An angel in the snow with a candle

Churchmen & Mary
Even the mightiest of churchmen fall on their knees before the Virgin and Child

Black Angel / Judgement
A black angel sounds The Last Trump, announcing that today is Judgment Day

Concepts / The Life of Man
The life of man is like a trading voyage, when many dangers must be risked if the cargo (the soul) is to be brought safely to port

HELL
Those who were guilty of lustfulness during their lifetimes are punished by being thrust into tubs full of fire and sulphur

HELL
Those who were guilty of gluttony during their lifetimes are punished by being forced to swallow toads and other venomous creatures

HELL
Those who were guilty of idleness during their lifetimes are punished by being bitten by sharp-fanged serpents

HELL
Those who were guilty of wrath during their lifetimes are punished by being pierced by pointed lances

HELL
Those who were guilty of envy during their lifetimes are punished by being immersed in a freezing lake

The Tree of Vices
THE TREE OF THE VICES From the roots of evil spring the Seven Deadly Sins, each in turn branching out into all manner of wickedness

Jesus as Advocate
Jesus depicted as the Advocate who will defend humankind at the Last Judgment in spite of our sins and errors

Jesus in Church
Jesus depicted as being always present in places of worship

The Interior Heaven
System of the empyrean, or interior heaven, showing the fall of Lucifer

Indian Reincarnation
An Indian belief asserts that if a live black cat is thrown into a fire, a reincarnated soul is liberated (How did they find out ?)

Buddhist Reincarnation
The Buddhist concept of the cycle of re-birth : the soul is born again as a shellfish (3 of 4)

Buddha Reborn
A 4-year old Indian peasant boy, perceived to be the reincarnation of Buddha, is adored by pilgrims who come to hear him preach and interpret Buddhas teachings

Presenting Souls to God
Angels present the souls of the recently deceased to God

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