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Yoga Meditation 1930SYogi Vithaldas sits in the Padma-Asan (Lotus Position) as he demonstrates his Rath-Yoga breathing exercise, to a group of gymnastic instructors
UnarmedcherubsUnusually, 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 GalleA 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 LeavesA 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 StatueHalf 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 WorshippedAngels on banks of cloud worship the Christ Child
Evils of Greed & WealthAll 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 MeditationYogi Vithaldas in the PADMA-ASAN (Lotus pose), one of the meditative postures
Crying Cupid 1880SA WEEPING CUPID
Saints in HeavenSaints Peter and Paul seat themselves on clouds, while others wonder at the glory of God
Vanity, Fashion, GreedTHE MODERN MOLOCH Society devotes itself to vanity, fashion and greed
Adam, Eve & the Public1. Adam alone 2. Adam & Eve 3. Gossip
Day & NightNight 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 FrontispieceSymbolic frontispiece to Siblys book
Firewalking in HellDante and Virgil watch as the procession of the damned walk barefoot through the flames of Hell
The Supine DamnedVirgil advises Dante not to feel too sorry for the damned in Hell - they earned their place there
Procession of DamnedDante and Virgil watch the long and winding procession of the damned as they make their way to eternal damnation
Senora De CovadongaNuestra Senora De Covadonga (Asturias)
Maria De LA PanadaSanta Maria De LA Panada (Mallorca)
Senora De Las AngustiasNUESTRA SENORA DE LAS ANGUSTIAS (Our Lady of the Sorrows)
Virgen De MontserratNuestra Senora De Montserrat
Flames of HellA 12th century vision of judgment - amid the flames of hell, various sinners expiate their crimes in various ingeniously devised ways
The Gates of HellSaint Michael turns the key in the gates of Hell, locking the damned inside to be punished for ever, and ever, and ever
12th Century HellA medieval conception of Hell, with the sinners being rounded up and punished in various unpleasant ways
Mill Toasts LadiesJOHN STUART MILL English philosopher, reformer and politician, depicted as supporter of the rights of women
Concepts / Good and EvilGood is the mirror of evil, evil is the mirror of good, neither could exist without the other
Courts of HeavenAngels in the Courts of Heaven
Whitman / Leaves of GrassWe are Nature, we are bedded in the ground, we are rocks
Concepts / Cup of LifeThe Cup of Life
Concepts / The Holy GrailA vision of the Sangrael
Concepts / Angel & FlowersAn angel in the snow with a candle
Churchmen & MaryEven the mightiest of churchmen fall on their knees before the Virgin and Child
Black Angel / JudgementA black angel sounds The Last Trump, announcing that today is Judgment Day
Concepts / The Life of ManThe 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
HELLThose who were guilty of lustfulness during their lifetimes are punished by being thrust into tubs full of fire and sulphur
HELLThose who were guilty of gluttony during their lifetimes are punished by being forced to swallow toads and other venomous creatures
HELLThose who were guilty of idleness during their lifetimes are punished by being bitten by sharp-fanged serpents
HELLThose who were guilty of wrath during their lifetimes are punished by being pierced by pointed lances
HELLThose who were guilty of envy during their lifetimes are punished by being immersed in a freezing lake
The Tree of VicesTHE 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 AdvocateJesus depicted as the Advocate who will defend humankind at the Last Judgment in spite of our sins and errors
Jesus in ChurchJesus depicted as being always present in places of worship
The Interior HeavenSystem of the empyrean, or interior heaven, showing the fall of Lucifer
Indian ReincarnationAn 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 ReincarnationThe Buddhist concept of the cycle of re-birth : the soul is born again as a shellfish (3 of 4)
Buddha RebornA 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