Angels Gallery

Le Ciel - Paris Cabaret Nightclub - Adoration of golden pig

Le Ciel - Montmartre, Paris Cabaret Nightclub. The Cabaret du Ciel (Cabaret of Heaven) was an early version of modern theme restaurants, with a theme centered around celestial concepts connected to the afterlife in Paradise. Inside the restaurant, beer was served, and the customers were greeted by acts such as angels playing music, St. Peter sprinkling holy water from the heavens, as well as reenactments of scenes related to Dante's Inferno. Here showgirls surround a golden pig in full-body stockings and festoon this idol with flower garlands. The patrons formed a line, as they approached the statue of the animal, bowing and making the sign of the cross before it. Date: circa 1905

Lorsch Gospels (Codex Aureus Laurensius). 778

Lorsch Gospels (Codex Aureus Laurensius). 778 - 820. Gospels written by the court scriptorium of Charlemagne and compiled in 830 in the Lorsch Abbey. Image of Christ in Majesty (Maiestas Domini). Carolingian art. Miniature Painting. GERMANY. HESSE. Lorsch. Lorsch Museum

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Will-o'-the-Wisp

A woman in a diaphanous dress flies through the air holding a light to illuminate her way in the darkness.
1899

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