Augur Collection

DEATH OF LINCOLN, 1865. Death bed of Lincoln. Lithograph, 1865

The phrygia (or phrygian) sibylle and the Malachi prophete - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin
JEB4938886 The phrygia (or phrygian) sibylle and the Malachi prophete - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

Le Prophete Jeremie et la Sibylle Europe (or European) - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of
JEB4939159 Le Prophete Jeremie et la Sibylle Europe (or European) - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

Caleb, lieutenant of Josue and the Sibyl of Erythree - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4939047 Caleb, lieutenant of Josue and the Sibyl of Erythree - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

Saint Stephen. Detail from 'The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio
BEN5461367 Saint Stephen. Detail from 'The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio

The Prophete Daniel and the Sibyl of Tibur (or Tiburtine) - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of
JEB4939093 The Prophete Daniel and the Sibyl of Tibur (or Tiburtine) - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

The sibylle of Samos and the prophete Amos - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4938913 The sibylle of Samos and the prophete Amos - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

La Sibylle Europe (or European) - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century)
JEB4939193 La Sibylle Europe (or European) - Characters of carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers) (15th-17th century)

The Prophete Isaie (Isaiah) and the Sibylle Agripa - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of
JEB4939057 The Prophete Isaie (Isaiah) and the Sibylle Agripa - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous wonders in shawls and turbans
FLO4678060 Their credulity is her only science. A fortune teller reads the cards for two credulous wonders in shawls and turbans

The Prophete Aggee and the Sibylle Cimmerienne - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4939086 The Prophete Aggee and the Sibylle Cimmerienne - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

The Prophete Jonas and the Sibyl of Delphi - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4939108 The Prophete Jonas and the Sibyl of Delphi - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

La Sibylle Cumena - Jube carved wood stalls (1535) of the cathedrale Notre Dame (1525-1535)
JEB4939711 La Sibylle Cumena - Jube carved wood stalls (1535) of the cathedrale Notre Dame (1525-1535) of Saint Bertrand de Comminges (Haute Garonne)

The Sibyl of Cumes and Saint John the Baptist - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse
JEB4938863 The Sibyl of Cumes and Saint John the Baptist - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers)

The Libyan and Moise sibylle - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century)
JEB4938949 The Libyan and Moise sibylle - Characters of the carved wood stalls by Dominique Bertin of Toulouse (16th century) - Cathedrale Sainte Marie d'Auch (Gers) (15th-17th century)

A Roman ritual of haruspice (or aruspice) transcribed haruspex into Latin
NWI4861527 A Roman ritual of haruspice (or aruspice) transcribed haruspex into Latin: a devin etruscan who examined the bowels of an animal sacrificed in order to draw a hurry about the future

Ancient Greece: Shrine to Apollo: The Oracle at Delphi, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702542 Ancient Greece: Shrine to Apollo: The Oracle at Delphi, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Palmistry. Planetary and zodiacal diagram of the left hand. Engraving

The Oracle at Delphi, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4932812 The Oracle at Delphi, 19th century (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: "Representation of the Pythia)

A door flanked by two guards, from the Tomb of the Augurs, 5th century BC (mural painting)
IND106404 A door flanked by two guards, from the Tomb of the Augurs, 5th century BC (mural painting) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Museo Nazionale Archeologico, Tarquinia, Viterbo, Lazio

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An Augur Buzzard and kill at Amboseli NP, Kenya. Date: 01/03/2005

Augur performing ex tripudiis ritual, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236779 Augur performing ex tripudiis ritual, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augur, priest and official of ancient Rome)

Haruspex reading the entrails of a sacrificed sheep, ancient Rom 1796 (engraving)
7236782 Haruspex reading the entrails of a sacrificed sheep, ancient Rom 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bon presage - Good Omen - Shunkyo, Yamamoto (1871-1933) - 1931 - Watercolour on silk - Adachi Museum of Art
FIA5396869 Bon presage - Good Omen - Shunkyo, Yamamoto (1871-1933) - 1931 - Watercolour on silk - Adachi Museum of Art by Shunkyo, Yamamoto (1871-1933); Museum of Art, Adachi

Le prophete Zacharie et la sibylle persique (Sabbe) - The Prophet Zechariah and the Persian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410103 Le prophete Zacharie et la sibylle persique (Sabbe) - The Prophet Zechariah and the Persian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Ezechiel et la sibylle cimmerienne - The Prophet Ezekiel and the Cimmerian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410109 Le prophete Ezechiel et la sibylle cimmerienne - The Prophet Ezekiel and the Cimmerian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Baruch et la sibylle samienne - The Prophet Baruch and the Samian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino
FIA5410108 Le prophete Baruch et la sibylle samienne - The Prophet Baruch and the Samian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Jeremie et la sibylle phrygienne - The Prophet Jeremiah and the Phrygian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410099 Le prophete Jeremie et la sibylle phrygienne - The Prophet Jeremiah and the Phrygian Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Augure; Augur; Augurium (engraving)
7194776 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Augure; Augur; Augurium (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augure; Augur; Augurium)

Le prophete Jeremie et la sibylle Agrippa (egyptienne) - The Prophet Jeremiah and the Agrippine Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410123 Le prophete Jeremie et la sibylle Agrippa (egyptienne) - The Prophet Jeremiah and the Agrippine Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Abdias et la sibylle libyque (Elissa) - The Prophet Obadiah and the Libyan Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410120 Le prophete Abdias et la sibylle libyque (Elissa) - The Prophet Obadiah and the Libyan Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Daniel et la sibylle d Erythrees (Herophile) - The Prophet Daniel and the Erythraean Sibyl
FIA5410121 Le prophete Daniel et la sibylle d Erythrees (Herophile) - The Prophet Daniel and the Erythraean Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Michee et la sibylle tiburtine (Albunea) - The Prophet Micah and the Tiburtine Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410143 Le prophete Michee et la sibylle tiburtine (Albunea) - The Prophet Micah and the Tiburtine Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Amos et la sibylle europeenne - The Prophet Amos and the European Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino
FIA5410133 Le prophete Amos et la sibylle europeenne - The Prophet Amos and the European Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Isaie et la sibylle hellespontine - The Prophet Isaiah and the Hellespontine Sibyl, by Pinturicchio
FIA5410129 Le prophete Isaie et la sibylle hellespontine - The Prophet Isaiah and the Hellespontine Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

Le prophete Aggee et la sibylle de Cumes - The Prophet Haggai and the Cumaean Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino
FIA5410105 Le prophete Aggee et la sibylle de Cumes - The Prophet Haggai and the Cumaean Sibyl, by Pinturicchio, Bernardino, Workshop of (1454-1513). Fresco, 1492-1495

La sibylle de Cumes prophetisant la naissance du Christ. Peinture de Giovanni Paolo Panini (Pannini) (1691-1765)
FIA5379045 La sibylle de Cumes prophetisant la naissance du Christ. Peinture de Giovanni Paolo Panini (Pannini) (1691-1765), huile sur toile, 1738. Art italien (Rome), 18e siecle, art rococo

An instrument of worship (Lithuus), 1st 2nd century (low relief)
7076295 An instrument of worship (Lithuus), 1st 2nd century (low relief) by Roman, (1st-2nd Century AD); Musee Narbo Via, Narbonne

Zoroaster or Zarathustra consulting oracles (Miniature, 9th century)
LRI4677222 Zoroaster or Zarathustra consulting oracles (Miniature, 9th century) by German School, (9th century); Archivio dell Abbazia, Montecassino

Oriental antiquite: medical tablet engraved with cuneiform writing drawn up after a liver
JLJ4569810 Oriental antiquite: medical tablet engraved with cuneiform writing drawn up after a liver examination for presages. Period Seleucide and Parthe (around 300 BC -200 AD). From Mesopotamia

The Samian Sibyl (of Samos) - Oil on canvas, 17th century
LRI4353664 The Samian Sibyl (of Samos) - Oil on canvas, 17th century by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Galleria di Palazzo Reale (former Palazzo Balbi Durazzo), Genoa, Liguria

Haruspice. Bronze sculpture, 3rd century BC
LRI4589174 Haruspice. Bronze sculpture, 3rd century BC by Etruscan (3rd century BC); Villa Giulia, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Etruscan art: an aruspice (or haruspice)

Noe, Ezechiel, Saint Peter, the Sibyl of the Erythree - Stained glass in the chapel of
JEB4938638 Noe, Ezechiel, Saint Peter, the Sibyl of the Erythree - Stained glass in the chapel of the Holy Heart of Mary, by Arnaud de Moles (1470-1520)

The Persian Sibyl. Detail of The eternal father surrounds prophets and sibyls (fresco
LRI4609770 The Persian Sibyl. Detail of The eternal father surrounds prophets and sibyls (fresco, 1498-1500) by Perugino, Pietro (c.1445-1523); Collegio del Cambio, Perugia

Oedipus answering questions of the sphinx in Thebe - engraving after cup 5th century BC
XEE4160138 Oedipus answering questions of the sphinx in Thebe - engraving after cup 5th century BC - Oedipus answering questions of the Sphinx a Thebes - Oedipus and the Sphinx - Oedipus

Bad auspicious: a visit at night (a couple looking at a raven)
LSE4108611 Bad auspicious: a visit at night (a couple looking at a raven). by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bad auspicious)

Augur with his staff and chicken (engraving)
3635347 Augur with his staff and chicken (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augur with his staff and chicken)

Augur (engraving)
2805435 Augur (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augur. Illustration for An Illustrated Vocabulary For The Use Of The Deaf And Dumb (SPCK)

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"Augur: Unveiling the Mysteries of Divination and Prophecy" Step into the realm of ancient wisdom as we explore the captivating world of augury. From historical events to mystical practices, this 150 caption delves into the intriguing concept of augury and its significance throughout history. In 1865, amidst a nation in mourning over the death of Abraham Lincoln, a lithograph captures the solemnity of his death bed. A reminder that even great leaders are subject to fate's decree. Palmistry takes center stage with a planetary and zodiacal diagram, revealing how celestial bodies influence our destinies. The lines on our hands hold secrets yet to be deciphered by those who possess the gift. Traveling back further in time, we encounter The Oracle at Delphi through an enchanting engraving from the 19th century. This revered figure served as a conduit between mortals and gods, offering cryptic messages that shaped empires. A door flanked by two guards beckons us towards an ancient mural painting found within the Tomb of Augurs dating back to 5th century BC. What mysteries lie beyond this threshold? Only those initiated can truly comprehend their meaning. Witness an Augur performing ex tripudiis ritual in ancient Rome through a mesmerizing engraving from 1796. These skilled diviners interpreted bird behavior for omens - signs believed to foretell future events or guide important decisions. Haruspexes reading entrails may seem macabre but were highly regarded in ancient Rome for their ability to unravel hidden truths about impending fortunes or misfortunes. An engrossing engraving from 1796 brings this practice vividly alive before our eyes. Bon presage - Good Omen - Shunkyo's watercolor on silk transports us to early twentieth-century Japan where belief in auspicious signs remains strong. In every brushstroke lies hope for favorable outcomes and protection from harm.