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Faust and Marguerite are spied upon by Mephistopheles, who naturally includes voyeurism among his evil habits
Faust, Wagner & DogFaust is walking with Wagner when he first sees the black dog that is the evil spirit Mephistopheles
Fidelio - Liebig - 5FIDELIO Act 3 scene 3 - Fidelio/Leonora reveals her identity to the evil Don Pizarro and threatens him with a pistol
Muette De Portici 1LA MUETTE DE PORTICI (The dumb girl of Portici) Act 1 scene 5 - Elvira asks if Fenella (the dumb girl) knows Alfonso : indeed she does, for he is her evil seducer !
Ortrud Begs Elsas PityThe evil Ortrud, exiled, implores Elsas pity, and she, innocent fool that she is, becomes suspicious of Lohengrin - can he indeed be a magician ? She must find out
Lohengrin Frights FredElsas honour is saved when the Knight of the Swan - Lohengrin, no less - defeats the evil Friedrich in single combat : they fall in love, inevitably
Marshal Che-Kan-TangMarshal CHE-KAN-TANG the spirit of a stone, which protects against evil spirits, depicted with his bow, has been honoured at least since the year 770
Solomons Mines / HaggardAllan Quartermain saves the servant Umbopa, thought by the witch to be evil
Hansel Gretel CoverHansel and Gretel are invited into her cottage by the evil witch
Enchanted Horse PrintThe flight of the enchanted horse - the Prince uses a smoke screen to conceal their departure from the evil Sultans palace
Morals / Virtue & ViceVirtues and vices: (1) nobility (2) anger and accidie (3) envy
Angel Chains DragonAn angel locks the dragon - the Evil One - in the abyss
Guardian Angels at WorkGuardian angels watch over two babies, thwarting the Evil One who was reckoning to do something nasty to them
Jerusalem, Mount ZionA distant view of Mount Zion, on the outskirts of the city, seen from the Hill of Evil Counsel
Fox in Farmyard C1870A wily fox creeps into a farmyard, with evil intent
Mary Magdalen RepentsMARY MAGDALEN She repents of her evil life, reading a Good Book (what, I wonder ?) which assures her there is hope of salvation even for such as her
Dragon Hunt Series - 2The knight kneels in a chapel, praying to the Virgin Mary for strength and courage in his forthcoming fight with the evil monster
Zeus / Jupiter, SeatedZeus, seated on his throne, holds a clutch of thunderbolts in case he needs to punish someone. His faithful eagle perches beside him, ready to gouge an evil-doers eyes
Newgate Chapel 1809The Chapel of Newgate Prison, where prisoners were exhorted to repent of their evil ways
Aerial BombardmentAlas, there are sure to be ill-disposed persons who will exploit flight for their own evil purposes, dropping bombs, for example, onto the unfortunate earthbound folk
Pyne - Guy FawkesGUY FAWKES The effigy of this dastardly Catholic conspirator is still carted about the streets, to remind patriotic Britons of the Popes evil intentions
Fairy Tales / The CrowThe evil spirits drag the girl into the cauldron. (Polish story)
Confucius ExorcisingCHINA Kung Chiu, known as Confucius, supervises the ritual exorcism of evil influences from his house
Smelling a SorcererA Swaziland witch-doctor goes round the village smelling for the sorcerer who is using evil magic against his client
Kaffir WitchdoctorA Kaffir witchdoctor discovers unfavourable signs, indicating that some evil power is casting magic on his client
Concepts / Good and EvilGood is the mirror of evil, evil is the mirror of good, neither could exist without the other
Eye-Agate TalismanEYE-AGATE TALISMAN Some agates, when cut, resemble an eye - so they are worn as a protection against the Evil Eye
ELF SHOTELF-SHOT These flint arrow-heads were supposed to be of fairy origin, and a valuable protection against the Evil Eye
Tibetan Food StampTIBETAN FOOD STAMP This talisman was pressed onto soft foodstuffs, creating an image which protected the lamas from evil spirits
New Guinea TalismanNEW GUINEA TALISMAN grotesquely carved wooden figure, intended to frighten away evil spirits by being even more hideous than them
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
Apollonius of TyanaThe magician APOLLONIUS OF TYANA reveals to Menippus of Corinth that his wife is an evil spirit, by demonstrating her true appearance
Halleys Comet 1066At the coronation of Harold, astrologers are dismayed by the appearance of Halleys Comet, which they interpret as an evil omen
Don Quixote dreaming of knightly exploits -- to dream the impossible dream!