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Costumes design by Paul Lormier for the ballet-pantomime 'Le violon du diable' (1848):
① Infernal apparition No 1
② Infernal apparition No 2
③ Monsieur Saint-Léon
④ The Devil
The Rearing Horse.
Art by German artist Franz Müller-Münster (1867-1936).
"Hercules Burning Himself on the Pyre in the Presence of His Friend Philoctetes" (1782).
Art by Russian painter Ivan Akimovich Akimov
The Kiss of the Siren.
Art by Austrian painter Gustav Wertheimer (1847–1904).
Sirens with skulls and bones at their feet... and yes, that's how they look in Greek mythology: a combination of women and birds!
Art by German painter Hans Thoma, from 1877.
Sweet Dreams!
Art by Spanish painter Luis Ricardo Falero (1851-1896)
Oh, be careful! I think this cat it up to no good!...
(See tweet above)
Art by French artist Jean Frédéric Schall (1752-1825).
Butterfly sucking the flower's nectar...
Illustration from"La Vie Parisienne", 1920s.
Art by Julien Jacques Leclerc.
Centaur Lovers
Art by German painter Wilhelm Trübner (1851-1917).