Blindfolded Collection

Reception of Apprentice
An blindfolded apprentice is received into a French Masonic Lodge : he bares his right leg as part of the ceremony

Fortuna by Ernest Board
Painting depicting a blindfolded woman playing a fateful game of cards. Date: 1911

Helen Duncan - Ectoplasm & Teleplasmic hand
Piece of card showing two undated photographs of the Scottish medium Helen Duncan blindfolded during a sance, producing " ectoplasm" and a " hand"

Guillotine
Petri Damstén

Paris Masons, 1740
Freemasons in a Masonic Lodge in Paris perform a ritual. A symbol covered banner is laid on the floor while a blindfolded man, an arm & shoulder bared, is led forth

Sculpture on Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France
Sculpture on the Synagogue, Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France, a Romanesque revival building which was destroyed during the Second World War. Date: circa 1920s

Cupid's hunting fields, 1880 (oil on canvas)
930319 Cupid's hunting fields, 1880 (oil on canvas) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Blind Pew, illustration from Treasure Island, 1911 (colour litho)
1163351 Blind Pew, illustration from Treasure Island, 1911 (colour litho) by Wyeth, Newell Convers (1882-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Liberty or Death
Liberty, Equality, Fraternity - or Death - the French citizen, though blindfolded, must make his choice !

Criminals and police
5616129 Criminals and police; (add.info.: Cartoon satirizing criminals carrying out their activates, unseen by a blindfolded policeman. 19th Century. 01/01/1875); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Even when you are blind you see
Farid Kazamil

Breakfast
Julia

Illustration for Becker's Almanac for 1800, c1800. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Becker's Almanac for 1800, c1800. Plate: Plate 8

Sketches of Native Life in India - Hunting Leopard, Bengal, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches of Native Life in India - Hunting Leopard, Bengal, 1858. We are indebted to the sketch-book of Mr. Marshall Claxton for the...series of characteristic Sketches of a few of the manners

Le Saut du Pape, 1857. Creator: Félicien Rops
Le Saut du Pape, 1857. Periodical: Uylenspiegel, no. 7, 17 March 1857

Venus blindfolds Cupid's eyes, mid-16th century. Creator: Andrea Schiavone
Venus blindfolds Cupid's eyes, mid-16th century

A Frolic at the Old Homestead, 1887. Creator: John Rogers
A Frolic at the Old Homestead, 1887

Design for a theatre piece: the blindfolded Amaryllis grabs Mirtillo, 1715-1798. Creator: Dionys van Nijmegen
Design for a theatre piece: the blindfolded Amaryllis grabs Mirtillo, 1715-1798. Design for a painting

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1690-1700. Creator: Arnold Houbraken
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1690-1700. On his way to the Trojan War, the Greek king Agamemnon offended the goddess Artemis by hunting and killing one of her sacred stags

L'arbre de la liberté, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'arbre de la liberte, 19th century. The Tree of Freedom

Putti Playing, 1700-1720. Creator: Hendrik van Limborch
Putti Playing, 1700-1720

Faith. Allegorical Female Figure, 1590-1642. Creator: Guido Reni
Faith. Allegorical Female Figure, 1590-1642

Julestuen (The Christmas Party)...Holberg Gallery. Scenes from Ludvig Holberg's comedies, 1814
Julestuen (The Christmas Party), 13. scene; Holberg Gallery. Scenes from Ludvig Holberg's comedies, 1814

Judgment Day, Los Angeles, [193-]. Creator: Unknown
Judgment Day, Los Angeles, [193-]. Hollywood Playhouse - Elmer Rice's "Judgment Day"...Work Progress Administration'. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S

Blind man's buff, after Fragonard. Creator: Unknown
Blind man's buff, after Fragonard. (Le colin-maillard, d'apres Fragonard)

Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19ème arrondissement : Les activités... 1880
Esquisse pour la salle des mariages de la mairie du 19eme arrondissement : Les activites du 19eme arrondissement (Plafond), 1880

Joconde: Le lit. Creator: Charles Louis Lingée
Joconde: Le lit

Joconde: Le lit. Creator: Charles Louis Lingée
Joconde: Le lit

Judgment Day, San Diego, 1938. Creator: Unknown
Judgment Day, San Diego, 1938. Play by Elmer Rice. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935

The Blindfolding of Cupid, after 1797. Creator: George Romney
The Blindfolding of Cupid, after 1797

Colin Maillard, 1760. Creator: Jacques Firmin Beauvarlet
Colin Maillard, 1760

Oboshi Yuranosuke at the Ichiriki Teahouse, from scene VII in the Storehouse of... Japan, c1785/89
Oboshi Yuranosuke at the Ichiriki Teahouse, from scene VII in the Storehouse of Loyal Retainers, Japan, c. 1785/89

Blind Man's Bluff
EC Mazur

vulnerable
Desislava Ignatova

Young White rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) in a reinforced steel boma, blindfolded and partially drugged after a long journey from South Africa, before being released into the wild in Botswana

Hope, 1886, (1912). Artist: George Frederick Watts
Hope, 1886, (1912). Painting held at the Tate Britain, London. From Bibbys Annual 1912, [J. Bibby & Sons, Liverpool, 1912]

Ethereal
Hugo Gonçalves

Blindmans Buff (Le Colin-Maillard) c. 1755-80 (oil on canvas)
TMK282567 Blindmans Buff (Le Colin-Maillard) c.1755-80 (oil on canvas) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 62.5x45.1 cm; The Putnam Foundation, Timken Museum of Art, San Diego

Hope by George Frederick Watts. late 19th century

Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday, Folio 230 from a Khamsa... A.H. 931 / A.D
Bahram Gur in the Sandal Palace on Thursday, Folio 230 from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25

Luchino
Suguru Sumimoto

Cute Monks
Xuan Thai

Advertisement Illustration, Girls Dancing
An advertisement illustration showing a group of young girls, happily dancing hand in hand, forming a ring around the central blindfolded girl. Date: circa 1939

Adventure
Painting showing a blindfolded man wielding a sword overhead with one hand, and feeling the point of the blade with the other, under a dark night sky. Date: circa 1929

Painted wooden statuette of Osiris. Egypt
Painted wooden statuette of Osiris depicted as a blindfolded man, wearing crown and royal scepters in their hands. Contains the rolled Book of the Dead papyrus of a lady Anhai. 1170 BC. 20th Dynasty

BLIND HOPE AT LOURDES
The crowd throng to Lourdes, led by Hope - blindfolded - and a feeble priest, while Death brings up the rear... Date: 1894

War sonnets
908908 War sonnets by Tennant, C. Dudley (1867-1952); (add.info.: Poems of Passion and Pleasure published by Gay Hancock circa 1920)

Cupid Astride an Eagle, 1715-96. Creator: Jean-Etienne Liotard
Cupid Astride an Eagle, 1715-96

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Blindfolded, a captivating journey into the unknown begins. From the reception of Apprentice to the enigmatic world of Helen Duncan and her ethereal manifestations of ectoplasm and teleplasmic hand, this is a tale that will leave you spellbound. Intrigue takes hold as we delve into Ernest Board's masterpiece, "Fortuna, " where blindfolded fate dances with destiny in an exquisite display of artistry. The Paris Masons in 1740 embraced secrecy under their blindfolds, guarding ancient knowledge within their sacred brotherhood. The guillotine looms ominously in history's shadow, its blade falling swiftly on those condemned to darkness. Yet amidst this darkness emerges hope - a sculpture adorning a synagogue in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France depicts blindfolded justice holding scales with unwavering impartiality. "Liberty or Death" echoes through time as brave souls fight for freedom while blinded by oppression. And who can resist the charm of cute monks playfully navigating life's obstacles without sight? An advertisement illustration captures the essence of joyous abandon as girls dance blindly to an unseen rhythm - reminding us that sometimes it is when we let go that true adventure awaits. A painted wooden statuette transports us back to ancient Egypt; Osiris stands tall and proud despite his sightless gaze – symbolizing resilience even in times of uncertainty. But perhaps no story encapsulates blind hope more profoundly than "BLIND HOPE AT LOURDES. " In this hallowed place, faith intertwines with desperation as pilgrims seek solace and healing beyond what mortal eyes can perceive. Blindfolded yet undeterred, we embark on this mesmerizing journey where perception is challenged at every turn, and is here that we discover there is beauty in surrendering control and embracing the mysteries that lie just beyond our line of sight.