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Platos Cave AllegoryIn Platos Republic Socrates likens mankind to prisoners in a cave who see only the shadows of reality, and the philosophers to those who have been given a glimpse of it
Boy and Bicycle by the River SevernA boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd
Morocco - Marrakesh - The Entrance to the BazaarsMorocco - Marrakesh - Entrance to the Souks
Olympics / 1932 / BobsleighGerman two-man bobsleigh team at Lake Placid
Dorian Gray / Wilde / BooksDorian goes upstairs to the locked room where his portrait is kept
Sandhill, Newcastle on Tyne. The Tyne Bridge is in the backgLong shadows on Sandhill, Newcastle on Tyne. The Tyne Bridge is in the backgound Date: 1989
Gran pops Shadow Show by Lawson WoodThree little monkeys chuckle with glee as Gran pop, the orang utan character created by artist Lawson Wood entertains them with a shadow puppet show. Date: 1935
Hay bales in the evening lightA view of a field with stacked bales of hay in the evening light. Pencil and watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard
Porch LightA lamplight pattern from a porch light at St. Edwards House, Westminster, London
Over the hills of NevadaAmerican cowboys on the trail over the hills of Nevada. Date: circa 1950s
DECOUPAGESLight, shining through cunningly torn paper, casts grotesque shapes on the wall
Oliver Chez FaginOliver with Fagin, the Artful Dodger, Bill Sykes and Nancy
Man standing on bridge in light and shadeA slightly surreal picture of a man standing alone on a bridge with shadows playing on his back and on the ground. Date: circa 1950s
BAE Systems building, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-FurnessA woman walks beneath the big windows of BAE Systems building, Michaelson Road, Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria. She casts a shadow on the wall Date: 2012
Trotting race at the Hipodromo in Sant Lluis, Mahon MenorcaA horse waits for its next trotting race at the Hipodromo in Sant Lluis, Mahon Menorca, Spain. It appears to be listening to a conversation between two men
Children playing Ryecroft Estate, WalsallChildren play football in the street on the Ryecroft Estate, Walsall, West Midlands. A girl watches from the footpath. Winter backlight casts long shadows
Archways at Az Zubayr, IraqArchways at Az Zubayr is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra. The name can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair
Grey Friars Row, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk Date: 1907
The Castle of the CountsAn etching showing a scene in the shadows cast by the Castle of the Counts, or The Gravensteen, at Ghent, East Flanders in Belgium
Winter LandscapeA colourful painting showing a farm settlement with fenced fields and barns in winter, trees are casting shadows which stretch over the land and a swam of birds can be seen in the sky
Light and ShadeA painting of a white building which has yellow flowers to each side of the green entrance door, shadows of nearby trees are cast onto the walls. Date: circa 1915
Hand shadows, showing famous figures in silhouetteIllustration of hand shadows, showing famous figures in silhouette. Captioned Lord Salisbury, Mr Gladstone, Bismark, The Late Czar, Gambetta, Crispi, Thiers, Zola'. Date: 1895
ShadowsThis portrait oil painting shows a woman, wearing a striped shirt, while casually leaning on a sideboard, bearing a variety of ornamental figurines. Date: circa 1924
The CooperageThis etching shows a cooperage, the premises of a man, seen in the shadows, who specialises in the manufacture of wooden casks, barrels, buckets and other similar containers. Date: circa 1918
Desert Village, ArizonaAn oil painting showing a desert village in Arizona, U.S.A. with a sheer rock face, boasting an impressive use of shadows, Date: circa 1919
Evening ShadowsA landscape oil painting showing a rocky edge to a wide river, with shadows cast in the evening. Date: circa 1922
Cloud ShadowsA landscape oil painting of a broad grassy countryside, being eaten up by the shoreline of a harbour. Date: circa 1922
Flickering LightOil painting of a coastal countryside setting, including a white house, visible between some trees, casting shadows on the lawn, which provides the flickering light. Date: circa 1922
Advertisement for Nell Gwynn CandlesAn advertisement for Nell Gwynn Candles.'Shadows of the past'. Even in the days of Charles II, Field's were making candles
Shadows and light, Havana, Cuba. Date: 2009
Shadows in Whitehall, by Bruce BairnsfatherShadows in Whitehall An unusually serious subject for Captain Bruce Bairnsfather, known for his Old Bill cartoons in The Bystander magazine; ghostly soldiers guard the cenotaph in Whitehall, London
Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L R Sherwell. First produced in England, at the Princesss Theatre, 14 July 1887
Two poodles casting shadowsTwo poodles entangled in their leads cast shadows on the pavement. Date: circa 1950s
Shadows on a station platformA woman walks along a station platform, where heavy decorative shadows are cast on the ground. Date: circa 1950s
Shadows in a London squareShafts of sunlight and deep shadows on a winters morning in a square in Central London. Date: circa 1950s
Bicycle and shadowsOld bicycle parked on kerb casts shadows on pavement. Date: circa 1930s
The haloed shadow: an aerial phenomenon. Often observed when flying over clouds on a sunny day: a circular shadow resembling the allied aeroplane-mark. Date: 1918
Mother and baby, 1960sA mother smiles at her baby son in the pram next to her. Date: circa 1960s
Deep shadows in Cheapside, City of London. Date: circa 1900
A range of hand silhouettes of animals, to advertise Borwicks Baking Powder
I too with my soul and body wandering amid the shadowsI too with my soul and body.. wandering amid the shadows, with the apparitions pressing
Pierre Fresnay - French stage and film actor (1897-1975). Date: 1954
The River Thames at Datchet, Berkshire. Date: circa 1930s
Woman Skier Walking Date: 1925
ENGLAND / RIPONThe town of Ripon, with shops such as Metcalfe the Furnisher and the Unicorn Hotel with its stables and garage, with Ripon Cathedral in the background. Date: 1950s
WOMAN IN SATIN DRESSA blonde woman wearing a long satin evening dress with a bow at the back and a slight train poses thoughtfully by a piano Date: 1930s
THE HEIR A lucky inheritor emerges from the lawyers office with a fistful of banknotes - but note the shadows of demons on the left, waiting hopefully Date: 1866
THEATRO SAN CARLO / NAPLESThe front of the Theatre San Carlo in Naples. Date: 1837