Paganism Collection

Sisyphus (chromolitho)
975904 Sisyphus (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sisyphus. French educational card, late 19th/early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Wassailing apple trees with hot cider in Devonshire on twelfth eve, 1861. A print from The Illustrated London News, (12 January 1861)

The wild Hunt of Odin, 1872. Creator: Arbo, Peter Nicolai (1831-1892)
The wild Hunt of Odin, 1872. Found in the Collection of Nasjonalmuseet for Kunst, Arkitektur og Design, Oslo

The Wicker Man (1973) UK One Sheet poster
Original British Lion poster artwork for the release of Robin Hardys The Wicker Man, featuring Christopher Lee and Ed Woodward

The Alps, Physical (colour litho)
7169496 The Alps, Physical (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Alps, Physical)

The Wicker Man (1973) UK Quad Artwork
British Lions artwork for the UK release of The Wicker Man, starring Christopher Lee as Lord Summerisle and Ed Woodward

The fall of Icarus (detail) - 1636 (oil on canvas)
AIS5362386 The fall of Icarus (detail) - 1636 (oil on canvas) by Gowy, Jacob Peter (fl.1632-61); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Deadalus is flying on his side); eIberfoto; Flemish, out of copyright

Lokis brood. From Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, c. 1905. Private Collection

The Walkuren (Valkyrien), ca 1899. Found in the Collection of Biblioteca de Catalunya

Freia, the fair one. Illustration for The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie by Richard Wagner, 1910. Private Collection

Illustration for The Edda. Artist: Rackham, Arthur (1867-1939)
Illustration for The Edda. Private Collection

A unicorn or unicorn, mythological animal - Engraving from a work by Athanasius Kircher
GIA4784277 A unicorn or unicorn, mythological animal - Engraving from a work by Athanasius Kircher (1601-1680), Jesuite, orientalist and German scholar by Unknown Artist

The Macedonian Empire, 336-323 BC (colour litho)
6016319 The Macedonian Empire, 336-323 BC (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R. (1871-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Macedonian Empire, 336-323 BC)

Odin questioning Mimir (colour litho)
7173279 Odin questioning Mimir (colour litho) by Doepler, Carl Emil (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info.: Odin questioning Mimir)

Psyche revived by the kiss of Love (Amore e psiche) Marble sculpture by Antonio Canova
JLJ4682879 Psyche revived by the kiss of Love (Amore e psiche) Marble sculpture by Antonio Canova (1757-1822) 1793

The May-pole, 1866. Artist: Charles Cousen
The May-pole, 1866. 19th century imagining of Elizabethans celebrating May Day, an annual European tradition thought to have originated as a pagan fertility rite

The Ride of the Valkyries. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Hagbard and Signy, 1861. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Meadow Elves (The fairies of meadow). Artist: Blommer, Nils Jakob (1816-1853)
Meadow Elves (The fairies of meadow). Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

Elf with iris flowers, ca. 1886-1890. Creator: Mucha, Alfons Marie (1860-1939)
Elf with iris flowers, ca. 1886-1890. Private Collection

Odin Hanging on the World-Tree. Illustration for The Edda: Germanic Gods and Heroes by Hans von Wolzogen. Private Collection

Der Ring des Nibelungen, 1897. Private Collection

The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle, c. 1500 (wool warp with wool, silk
3469071 The Unicorn is Killed and Brought to the Castle, c.1500 (wool warp with wool, silk, silver)

Egyptian antiquite: pectoral of Pharaoh Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) 19th Dynasty
LRI4633627 Egyptian antiquite: pectoral of Pharaoh Ramses II (1279-1213 BC) 19th Dynasty

Art of ancient Egypt: King Sethi I and goddess Hathor, comes from the tomb of Sethi I
JLJ4660392 Art of ancient Egypt: King Sethi I and goddess Hathor, comes from the tomb of Sethi I (valley of kings), 19th dynasty (ca. 1295-1186 BC). Painting on limestone. Dim: 2, 26x1, 05m

Greek and Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean Basin, about 550 BC (colour litho)
6016305 Greek and Phoenician Settlements in the Mediterranean Basin, about 550 BC (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R

Kamadeva, Hindu god of love and desire (engraving)
7147538 Kamadeva, Hindu god of love and desire (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Kamadeva, Hindu god of love and desire)

Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving)
7186067 Veneration of Demeter (Ceres) (engraving) by Saenredam, Jan (1565-1607); Private Collection; (add.info.: Veneration of Demeter (Ceres)

Pan, ancient Greek god of nature and the wild (engraving)
5207795 Pan, ancient Greek god of nature and the wild (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pan, ancient Greek god of nature and the wild)

Gigantic Druidical Idol (engraving)
979320 Gigantic Druidical Idol (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gigantic Druidical Idol)

Valkyrie (1st Act): Sieglinde and her brother Siegmund. Private Collection

Odin and Fenrir, Freyr and Surt. From Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, c. 1905. Private Collection

Binding of Fenris. From Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, c. 1905. Private Collection

The Chief Druid (from Mona Antiqua Restaurata), 1723. Artist: Rowlands, Henry (1655-1723)
The Chief Druid (from Mona Antiqua Restaurata), 1723. Private Collection

Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire. Artist: Hendrich, Hermann (1854-1931)
Wotans Farewell and Magic Fire. Private Collection

Thors Fight with the Giants. Artist: Winge, Marten Eskil (1825-1896)
Thors Fight with the Giants. Found in the collection of Nationalmuseum Stockholm

A British Druid

Trimurti - Siva, Vishnu, Krishna : Hindu Gods
Illustration of a Trimurti - Siva, Vishnu, Krishna : Hindu Gods

The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796 (colour litho)
6016385 The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796 (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R. (1871-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Growth of Russia in Europe, 1300-1796)

Map of the Roman provinces of Gaul, Britannia and Germania (coloured engraving)
7148263 Map of the Roman provinces of Gaul, Britannia and Germania (coloured engraving) by Kiepert, Heinrich (1818-99); Private Collection; (add.info.: Map of the Roman provinces of Gaul)

The Carolingian and Byzantine Empires and the Califate about 814 (colour litho)
6016339 The Carolingian and Byzantine Empires and the Califate about 814 (colour litho) by Shepherd, William R

Cuchulain follows the shining wheel (colour litho)
2780517 Cuchulain follows the shining wheel (colour litho) by Reid, Stephen (1873-1948); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cuchulain follows the shining wheel)

Bust of the Roman god Saturn (engraving)
7147508 Bust of the Roman god Saturn (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bust of the Roman god Saturn)

Claudio Monteverdis opera Orpheus (engraving)
7149743 Claudio Monteverdis opera Orpheus (engraving) by Italian School, (17th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Italian compser Claudio Monteverdis opera Orpheus)

Academic art : The Vestals par Rico Cejudo
FIA5406092 Academic art : The Vestals par Rico Cejudo, Jose (1864-1943), 1888-1895. Oil on canvas, 277x180

Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho)
7201988 Athena guiding Telemachus in his search for Odysseus (colour litho) by Bonamy, Armand Joseph (fl.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Athena, disguised as Mentor)

Mermaid, c. 1889 (oil on canvas)
7081798 Mermaid, c.1889 (oil on canvas) by Church, Frederick Stuart (1842-1924); 139.7x53.3 cm; North Carolina Museum of Art, Raleigh, USA; North Carolina Museum of Art; American, out of copyright

Jason and the Argonauts: "The good ship Argo leapt up from the sand upon the rollers
5989624 Jason and the Argonauts: " The good ship Argo leapt up from the sand upon the rollers, and plunged onward like a gallant horse" (litho) by Soper

representation of the God Mars 17th century (engraving)
GIA4741335 representation of the God Mars 17th century (engraving) by Unknown Artist, (17th century); Private Collection; eGiancarlo Costa; out of copyright

The Iliad: Andromache and Astyanax meet Hektor prepared for war (engraving)
6026365 The Iliad: Andromache and Astyanax meet Hektor prepared for war (engraving) by Jacomb-Hood

Narcissus, 1876 (w / c)
MAL85983 Narcissus, 1876 (w/c) by Thornycroft, Helen (1848-1937); 26.7x32.4 cm; Mallett Gallery, London, UK; eMallett Gallery, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Frigg accompanied by the Valkyries (chromolitho)
974618 Frigg accompanied by the Valkyries (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Frigg accompanied by the Valkyries)

Venus Verticordia (Venus the changer of hearts) - Oeuvre de Dante Gabriel Rossetti
FIA5401925 Venus Verticordia (Venus the changer of hearts) - Oeuvre de Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828-1882), 1868 - Watercolour, Gouache on Paper, 67x59 - Private Collection by Rossetti

The Parques spinning the destiny of Mary of Medicis (1573-1642) The Parques, Clotho
JLJ4644133 The Parques spinning the destiny of Mary of Medicis (1573-1642) The Parques, Clotho, Lachesis and Atropos, are the deities masters of the fate of men

Hemloc Mandrake Worwood illustration 1851
The Natural History of the Sacred Scriptures, and Guide to General Zoology By W.I. Bicknell London and New York - John Tallis and Company 1851

Thor and Hymir Fishing. Illustration for The Edda: Germanic Gods and Heroes by Hans von Wolzogen. Private Collection

Temple of Diana, Roman Forum, Merida, Extremadura, Spain

Drawing of Saturn. Below, Capricorn and Aquarius
BL5338494 Drawing of Saturn. Below, Capricorn and Aquarius. From a translation of a Persian astrological treatise. "Liber Astrologiae". Jafar ibn Muhammad ]

Diana bathing, 2nd-3rd centuries (mosaic)
DGA5578988 Diana bathing, 2nd-3rd centuries (mosaic) by Roman, (2nd-3rd century); Volubilis, Morocco; (add.info.: Area of art: House at the procession of Venus, Room of Diana and Actaeon)

Title page from van Keulen's Chart Atlas
BL5345818 Title page from van Keulen's Chart Atlas, 1682

Drawing of Mercury, seated with a book on a stand
BL5339104 Drawing of Mercury, seated with a book on a stand. Below: Virgo and Gemini. From a translation of a Persian astrological treatise. Liber Astrologiae. Jafar ibn Muhammad ]

Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Modena, Ducal Palace
DGA754317 Italy, Emilia-Romagna, Modena, Ducal Palace, Golden Sitting Room, Leda and Swan, decorative detail; (add.info.: Leda and the Swan, decorative detail from the Golden Sitting Room)

Leda and the swan Anonymous red (marble sculpture)
JEB4871151 Leda and the swan Anonymous red (marble sculpture); Palais de Longchamp, Marseille, France; © Jean Bernard. All rights reserved 2024

Leda and the swan, 1900 (postcard)
1996058 Leda and the swan, 1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Mythology. Leda and the Swan (Zeus-Jupiter). Copy after the lost painting by Michelangelo. Postcard, Germany, ca 1900.); Photo © CCI

Norse mythology: the god Odin visiting Gunnlod guardian of the mead of poetry - she was seduced by Odin
ELD4958946 Norse mythology: the god Odin visiting Gunnlod guardian of the mead of poetry - she was seduced by Odin

Propylon (triumphal arch) and pylon in the Valley of the Rams
UIG684289 Propylon (triumphal arch) and pylon in the Valley of the Rams, part of the Temple of Ramses IV in Thebes. 1880 (photo) by Unknown photographer, (19th century); Universal History Archive/UIG

Greek mythology: Erato, muse of lyrical and erotic poetry
FLO4679805 Greek mythology: Erato, muse of lyrical and erotic poetry, with its attributes a crown of myrtle and rose and a lyre - Eau forte by Jacques Louis Constant Lacerf

GREEK ART: The Altar of Zeus at Pergamon. c. 180-c. 150 BC (marble)
LRI9013019 GREEK ART: The Altar of Zeus at Pergamon. c. 180-c

ANCIENT ORIENT ART (Sumerian): Votive dog Mastiff statuette
LRI9013006 ANCIENT ORIENT ART (Sumerian): Votive dog Mastiff statuette. From Lagash to... c

Allegory of pagan and Christian life in ancient Rome

Celtic knots patterns - vector Set of traditional Celtic symbols, knots, braids in black and white

Leda, queen of Sparta, and the Swan. c.1900 (postcard)
3433897 Leda, queen of Sparta, and the Swan. c.1900 (postcard); (add.info.: Religion. Illustration de Charles Francois Sellier, France, vers 1900. Coll. Part. Religion. Greek Mythology)

Stained glass of the Church of Saint Cyr
JEB4860225 Stained glass of the Church of Saint Cyr, eastern bay. The legend of Saint Cyr and Saint Julitte. 3rd lance from the left

Virgins making a sacrifice to the Roman goddess Vesta
Virgins making a sacrifice at an altar to the Roman goddess Vesta. Priestesses in laurel crowns bring a torch and a platter of flames. Other Vestals play music on a lyre and wave blossom branches

Two Horsemen of King Avenir before the Pagan Scholar Nachor; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

A Pagan Scholar before Josaphat, who Gestures to God the Father in Heaven; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

King Avenir, Josaphat, and a Pagan Scholar Behold an Image of Adonis and his Hounds; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469

King Avenir, Josaphat, and a Pagan Scholar Behold the Personification of Venus; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

King Avenir and Josaphat amid the Pagan Scholars; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

King Avenir, Josaphat and the Pagan Scholars Behold the Sun God in the Clouds; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469. Illustration from "Barlaam und Josaphat", a romance in verse, by Rudolf von Ems

King Avenir, Josaphat and the Pagan Scholars Behold the Personification of Saturn; Barlaam und Josaphat, 1469

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"Paganism: Exploring the Mystical World of Ancient Beliefs" Step into a realm where ancient gods and mythical creatures come alive, as we delve into the captivating world of paganism. This enchanting 150 caption takes you on a journey through time, showcasing remarkable artworks that depict the essence of pagan traditions. The Wicker Man (1973) UK One Sheet poster sets the stage for our exploration, with its eerie depiction of an ancient ritual. As we venture further, The Wild Hunt of Odin (1872) by Peter Nicolai Arbo transports us to Norse mythology, capturing the fierce and majestic hunt led by Odin himself. Intriguingly dark yet mesmerizingly beautiful is The Wicker Man (1973) UK Quad Artwork, which hints at sacrificial practices in pagan rituals. Meanwhile, Lokis Brood from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons (c. 1905) showcases Arthur Rackham's artistic brilliance in illustrating Norse legends. Freia, The Fair One (1910), an illustration by Arthur Rackham for Richard Wagner's epic opera cycle "The Ring, " brings forth a sense of ethereal beauty intertwined with mythological tales. Continuing this theme is another masterpiece by Rackham - Illustration for The Edda - which captivates viewers with its intricate details and otherworldly charm. Sisyphus' eternal struggle depicted in chromolitho form reminds us of the philosophical aspects present within pagan beliefs. Brunnhilde on Grane Leaping onto Siegfried's Funeral Pyre portrays a dramatic scene from Wagner's "Siegfried" opera and highlights Rackham's ability to capture intense emotions through his artistry. Shifting our focus to history itself, The Growth of Russia in Europe (1300-1796) offers insight into how paganism once thrived across vast territories.