Maze Collection (page 3)

A Christmas Maze (engraving)
1097527 A Christmas Maze (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Christmas Maze. Illustration for The Illustrated London News)

Dutch Garden, Holland House (engraving)
606402 Dutch Garden, Holland House (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dutch Garden, Holland House; Holland House and its owners; from The Graphic)

The Flower Book: XIV. Love in a Tangle, 1905 (litho with gouache on paper)
PNH356989 The Flower Book: XIV. Love in a Tangle, 1905 (litho with gouache on paper) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); 31x25 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Design for a Botanic garden, from Hints on the Formation of Gardens
STC243941 Design for a Botanic garden, from Hints on the Formation of Gardens and Pleasure Grounds by John Claudius Loudon (1783-1843) published 1812 (colour litho) by English School

The Jardin des Plantes in Paris: Cedar and the Labyrinth, The Giraffe, Pheasants
CHT163981 The Jardin des Plantes in Paris: Cedar and the Labyrinth, The Giraffe, Pheasants, Monkeys (colour litho) by Jacottet, Julien (b.1806) & Bayot

Gardens of Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1783-86 (engraving) (b / w photo)
STC173897 Gardens of Yuan Ming Yuan, Peking, 1783-86 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Lang Shining (Castiglione, Giuseppe) (1668-1766) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Designs for mazes, from The Dutch Gardener by Johann van der Groen
STC171925 Designs for mazes, from The Dutch Gardener by Johann van der Groen, published 1699 (engraving) by Dutch School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Labyrinth of the garden of Villa Papafava, Padua, from "Villas
GIA3657427 Labyrinth of the garden of Villa Papafava, Padua, from " Villas, gardens and landscapes in Venice" by A

Villa Papafava from "Villas, Gardens and Landscape in Venice"by A
GIA3657424 Villa Papafava from " Villas, Gardens and Landscape in Venice" by A. Volkamer (engraving) by Italian School; Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; Italian, out of copyright

The Labyrinth of the Museum in Paris in 1794 ( colour litho)
488589 The Labyrinth of the Museum in Paris in 1794 ( colour litho) by Hilair, Jean-Baptiste (1751-after 1822) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Labyrinthe du Museum; ); French

Villa Palmieri, Fiesole, from Vedute delle ville et d
STC170860 Villa Palmieri, Fiesole, from Vedute delle ville et d altri luoghi della Toscana, engraved by Gioseffo Filosi (fl.1732-44), published c.1847-57 (engraving) by Zocchi

Design for a Garden, c. 1700 (colour litho)
472920 Design for a Garden, c.1700 (colour litho) by Leth, Hendrick de & Brouerius Van Nidek, Mattheus (fl.1700) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Het Zegenptalent Kennemerlant)

The Labyrinth of Crete and The Temple of Venus at Paphos in Cyprus
473750 The Labyrinth of Crete and The Temple of Venus at Paphos in Cyprus, from A plan of Civil and Historical Architecture, 1721 (engraving) by Fischer von Erlach

An Old May-day Custom in connexion with the Maze (engraving)
2781244 An Old May-day Custom in connexion with the Maze (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Old May-day Custom in connexion with the Maze)

Design for Parterre, from Theatre des Plans et Jardinages, pub. 1652 (engraving)
3664696 Design for Parterre, from Theatre des Plans et Jardinages, pub.1652 (engraving) by Mollet, Andre(d.1665); (add.info)

Arranging railway timetables, 1908
An ingenious system of threads used by railway timetable planners to secure the perfect working of a great railway system in 1909. This was achieved by stretching threads across a board

Labyrinth gardens designed by Vitruvius in "De Architectura"(colour litho)
GIA3657426 Labyrinth gardens designed by Vitruvius in " De Architectura" (colour litho) by European School; Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; European, out of copyright

Villa of Marquis Spolverini of Verona, from "Villas
GIA3657425 Villa of Marquis Spolverini of Verona, from " Villas, Gardens and Landscapes in Venice" by A. Volkamer (engraving)

Labyrinth project from "Essay on the composition and ornament of gardens"by M
GIA3657423 Labyrinth project from " Essay on the composition and ornament of gardens" by M. Boitard, Paris 1823 (hand-coloured engraving) by French School

Design for Parterre, from Theatre des Plans et Jardinages, pub. 1652 (engraving)
3664595 Design for Parterre, from Theatre des Plans et Jardinages, pub.1652 (engraving) by Mollet, Noel (17th century); (add.info)

Portrait of a Man, detail of his hands (oil on panel)
3114481 Portrait of a Man, detail of his hands (oil on panel) by Bartolomeo Veneto (d.1531); Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Plan of the Palace and Garden of the Tuileries, Paris, from
XIR202755 Plan of the Palace and Garden of the Tuileries, Paris, from Les Plus Excellents Batiments de France by Du Cerceau (engraving) (b/w photo) by Ducerceau, J

The Gymnasium of the Polytechnic Christian Institute, Regent-Street (litho)
1595814 The Gymnasium of the Polytechnic Christian Institute, Regent-Street (litho) by Almond, William Douglas (1866-1916); Private Collection; (add.info)

Panoramic Landscape with a Garden of Love (oil on panel)
JKR69472 Panoramic Landscape with a Garden of Love (oil on panel) by Gassel (Helmont), Lucas van (c.1490-c.1570); 20x26.8 cm; Galerie de Jonckheere, Paris, France; Flemish, out of copyright

View of Sarsden (w / c over graphite on paper)
XYC150273 View of Sarsden (w/c over graphite on paper) by Repton, Humphry (1752-1818); 24.1x32.7 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

De Architectura Libri Dece bu Marcus Pollio Vitruvius, 1521 (woodcut & print)
996477 De Architectura Libri Dece bu Marcus Pollio Vitruvius, 1521 (woodcut & print) by Italian School, (16th century); 38.6x26.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Ariadne, 1615 (engraving)
3480433 Ariadne, 1615 (engraving) by Gaultier, Leonard (1561-1641); (add.info.: Ariadne. Plate from Les Images Ou Tableaux De Platte Peinture Des Deux Philostrates Sophistes Grecs)

The maze of wires on the roof of the Telephone Exchange in Lime Street (photo)
607972 The maze of wires on the roof of the Telephone Exchange in Lime Street (photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Love in a Maze (engraving)
1048961 Love in a Maze (engraving) by Storey, George Adolphus (1834-1919); Private Collection; (add.info.: Love in a Maze)

Coin of Gnossus (engraving)
662995 Coin of Gnossus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Coin of Gnossus. Illustration from History of Rome by Victor Duruy (Kegan Paul, Trench & Co)

Portrait of a Man (oil on panel)
FIT71385 Portrait of a Man (oil on panel) by Bartolomeo Veneto (d.1531); 73x54.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Italian, out of copyright

Ariadne, 1894 (oil on canvas)
3472153 Ariadne, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Watts, George Frederic (1817-1904); 61x50.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; (add.info.: Ariadne was the daughter of Minos, King of Crete)

Pl 22 Architectural Decoration, prob mosaic work, inc border, 19th century (folio)
STC423842 Pl 22 Architectural Decoration, prob mosaic work, inc border, 19th century (folio) by N. Simakoff (fl.1880); Private Collection; (add.info.: From)

Design for a Garden, c. 1700 (colour litho)
472930 Design for a Garden, c.1700 (colour litho) by Leth, Hendrick de & Brouerius Van Nidek, Mattheus (fl.1700) (attr. to); Private Collection; (add.info.: Het Zegenptalent Kennemerlant)

The Villa d Este Palace and Gardens, Tivoli, Italy, c. 1600 (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT217713 The Villa d Este Palace and Gardens, Tivoli, Italy, c.1600 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School, (17th century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris

Site plan and survey of The Wilderness, Hampton Court, c
SJS226866 Site plan and survey of The Wilderness, Hampton Court, c.1710-14 (pen & ink and w/c on paper) by Hawksmoor, Nicholas (1661-1736); Courtesy of the Trustees of Sir John Soanes Museum

Royal garden of Stockholm, illustration from Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna
CHT224888 Royal garden of Stockholm, illustration from Suecia Antiqua et Hodierna, late 17th century (engraving) (b/w photo) by Aveele, Johannes Van den (1650-1727); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Detail of a frieze from the vault (mosaic)
XIR169670 Detail of a frieze from the vault (mosaic) by Byzantine, (5th century); Oratorio di Galla Placidia, Ravenna, Italy; (add.info.: frieze of a mosaic of the vault; ); out of copyright

The Labyrinth of the Villa Pisani at Stra, after a print by Giovanni Battista Carboni
STC171972 The Labyrinth of the Villa Pisani at Stra, after a print by Giovanni Battista Carboni (1723-83) and N. Randonnette (b/w photo) by English School

Mazes, c. 1900 (engraving) (b / w photo)
STC172357 Mazes, c.1900 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Triggs, Harry Inigo (1876-1923); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Hills Art of Gardening 1568; ); The Stapleton Collection; English

Cretan coin depicting the labyrinth of Knossos (metal)
GIA3657422 Cretan coin depicting the labyrinth of Knossos (metal) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Nazionale Romano, Rome, Italy; eGiancarlo Costa; Greek, out of copyright

Girls setting the trail for Hare and Hounds
3735387 Girls setting the trail for Hare and Hounds by Du Maurier, George (1834-96); (add.info.: Cartoon depicting girls setting the trail for Paper Chase)

Physical Training in Board Schools, the Maze (engraving)
1054502 Physical Training in Board Schools, the Maze (engraving) by Staniland, Charles J. (1838-1916) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Physical Training in Board Schools, the Maze)

Labyrinth at Heidelberg, Hortus Palatinus (engraving) (b / w photo)
STC172987 Labyrinth at Heidelberg, Hortus Palatinus (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

My Hungry Valentine (Sweet Version)
Macaroon heart in a chocolate maze, Valentine's Day flat lay on white. Dina Belenko

XXX
Linda Wride

Rubik's town
Samanta Krivec

Cold Cold Ground
Paulo Abrantes

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"Maze: A Journey through History, Art, and Mystery" Embark on a captivating journey as we explore the intriguing world of mazes. From ancient military badges to medieval maps, carvings on stone to enchanting garden mazes, these intricate labyrinths have fascinated humanity for centuries. One of the earliest depictions of a they are be found in the Mappa Mundi from 1290. This vellum masterpiece showcases the complexity and symbolism associated with these enigmatic structures. Carved into stone walls or etched onto paper, mazes have always held an air of mystery and adventure. Venturing across Europe to St. Agnes in the Isles of Scilly, we discover Troy Town Maze - a mesmerizing labyrinth that has puzzled visitors for generations. Its twisting paths evoke tales of Queen Eleanor of Aquitaine and Rosamund Clifford, adding an element of romance to its already beguiling allure. However, not all encounters with they are purely whimsical. The tragic train collision at Maze Hill Station in SE London serves as a reminder that even within urban landscapes, these perplexing constructs can hold unexpected dangers. Yet amidst tragedy lies transformation - G. H Davis's imaginative reimagining of tube stations into mind-bending mazes breathes new life into familiar spaces. These artistic creations merge history with modernity while challenging our perception of reality. Nature too boasts its own majestic maze at Kings Canyon in Watarrka National Park. As you navigate through towering cliffs and winding trails, this natural wonder reminds us that sometimes getting lost leads us closer to finding ourselves. In today's digital age, even computer artwork pays homage to this timeless fascination with mazes. Intricate designs come alive on screens as pixels dance together forming virtual worlds waiting to be explored. Whether steeped in history or born from artistic imagination; whether they symbolize love or cautionary tales; whether they exist within physical landscapes or virtual realms - mazes continue to captivate our hearts and minds.