Lumiere Collection

Paradiso, Canto 31 : The saintly throng form a rose in the empyrean (rose celeste)
GIA745614 Paradiso, Canto 31 : The saintly throng form a rose in the empyrean (rose celeste), illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Inferno, Canto 2 : Beatrice and Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy
GIA745722 Inferno, Canto 2 : Beatrice and Virgil, illustration from The Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1885 (digitally coloured engraving) by Dore

Advertisement for Son et Lumiere, Sion, Switzerland
Advertisement for a Son et Lumiere festival at Sion, Valais, Switzerland. circa 1960

NY, NYC, Rockefeller Center, Art Deco detail

Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas)
JLJ4673009 Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette, 1876 (oil on canvas) by Renoir, Pierre Auguste (1841-1919); 131x175 cm; Musee d'Orsay, Paris, France; (add.info.: Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette)

LUMIERE, Louis and Auguste. Poster advertising
" LUMIERE, Louis and Auguste. Poster advertising the showing of " L Arroseur Arros馱 uot; " (The Waterer Watered) (1895-1896)

Portrait of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) c. 1818-19 (oil on canvas)
XIR203218 Portrait of Eugene Delacroix (1798-1863) c.1818-19 (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 60.5x50.5 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Rouen, France; French, out of copyright

Chapel of Saint Exuperus and Saint Julien, Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux
7134909 Chapel of Saint Exuperus and Saint Julien, Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux; Bayeux, Normandy, France; (add.info.: Cathedral of Our Lady of Bayeux chapel knows Exuperus)

The drawing room in the Athenaeum Club. Steel engraving by Melville after an illustration by L.L
FLO4669223 The drawing room in the Athenaeum Club. Steel engraving by Melville after an illustration by L.L. Hewitt from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London

The Saloon in the Reform Club, with its Ionic columns, tesselated pavement
FLO4669521 The Saloon in the Reform Club, with its Ionic columns, tesselated pavement, vaulted skylight and Scagliola covered walls. Steel engraving by E. Radclyffe after an illustration by G.B

History. USA. The french general Henri Gouraud arrives in New York. View of New York harbour and the Statue of Liberty
3434857 History. USA. The french general Henri Gouraud arrives in New York. View of New York harbour and the Statue of Liberty

Science. Electricity. Incandescent light bulbs by Edison (left) and Swan (right)
3434789 Science. Electricity. Incandescent light bulbs by Edison (left) and Swan (right). Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science. Energy. The british engineer Samuel Clegg's experience on his gasometer, London
3434773 Science. Energy. The british engineer Samuel Clegg's experience on his gasometer, London, c.1815 Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle
3434770 Science. Louis Adolphe de Milly, parisian industrialist wich helps the distribution of the stearic candle (modern candle, invented by Michel Eugene Chevreul)

A lighthouse, c.1880 (illustration)
2450300 A lighthouse, c.1880 (illustration); (add.info.: Science. Marine. Sectional view of a lighthouse. Illustration by Willy Stowel in: Weltall und Menschheit, by Hans Kraemer, Germany)

Early film poster for l'Arroseur Arrose screened by the Lumiere Brothers circa 1895
528956 Early film poster for l'Arroseur Arrose screened by the Lumiere Brothers circa 1895.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Science. Electricity. Lighting dashboard at the Opera de Paris. Engraving in
3434790 Science. Electricity. Lighting dashboard at the Opera de Paris. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Electricite)

Science. Energy. Yablochkov candle (electric carbon arc lamp). Gravure in
3434788 Science. Energy. Yablochkov candle (electric carbon arc lamp). Gravure in : Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences)

Science. Production of candles. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France
3434769 Science. Production of candles. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France, c.1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Sciences. Coll. Part. Science)

La creation du monde. Manuscrit du 15eme siecle
GIA5034851 La creation du monde. Manuscrit du 15eme siecle.; (add.info.: La creation du monde. Manuscrit du 15eme siecle.); © Giancarlo Costa.

Advertising for the brand OSRAM, c1935 (illustration)
2419956 Advertising for the brand OSRAM, c1935 (illustration) by Axster-Heudtlass, Werner von (1898-1949); (add.info.: Sciences. Electricite. Coll. Part. Science. Electricity. Photography shooting)

The Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis, and the sun at midnight as seen from the North Cape, Norway
FLO4575987 The Northern Lights or the Aurora Borealis, and the sun at midnight as seen from the North Cape, Norway. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur

The Fancy Ball at the Upper Rooms, Bath. Fashionable Regency people in masquerade at a ball in the spa town of Bath
FLO4619261 The Fancy Ball at the Upper Rooms, Bath. Fashionable Regency people in masquerade at a ball in the spa town of Bath

Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks
FLO4619219 Regency gentlemen gambling on the card game Hazard at Brooks club. The Great Subscription Room at Brooks, or Opposition Members engaged upon Hazard-ous Points

Regency dinner party at the home of a bourgeois family. Liston and the Lambkins, or the Citizens Dinner Party
FLO4619079 Regency dinner party at the home of a bourgeois family. Liston and the Lambkins, or the Citizens Dinner Party. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Regency gamblers playing English Hazard in the gambling hell, Fishmongers Hall. A gambler claims the dice are weighted
FLO4618964 Regency gamblers playing English Hazard in the gambling hell, Fishmongers Hall. A gambler claims the dice are weighted. The Interior of Modern Hell, empty the Cogged Dice

Regency fops admiring the ballerina Maria Mercandotti, the Andalusian Venus
FLO4618893 Regency fops admiring the ballerina Maria Mercandotti, the Andalusian Venus, perform a pirouette in the Green Room at the Opera

Private view for Queen Victoria of an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts
FLO4669725 Private view for Queen Victoria of an exhibition at the Royal Academy of Arts. Steel engraving by Radclyffe after an illustration by Sargent from London Interiors

Science. Energy. Road works in Paris for the removal of gas pipes for the lighting of the Opera
3434774 Science. Energy. Road works in Paris for the removal of gas pipes for the lighting of the Opera. Engraving in: Grands hommes et grands faits de l'industrie, France

Art. Entertainment. The shadows, show at the Alcazar d'Ete, Paris. Poster, France, 1874. (poster)
3434618 Art. Entertainment. The shadows, show at the Alcazar d'Ete, Paris. Poster, France, 1874. (poster); (add.info.: Art. Spectacle. Coll. Part. Art. Entertainment)

Regency nobles and liveried servants helping fainting women in the crush at a party in the Circuluar dining room in
FLO4619181 Regency nobles and liveried servants helping fainting women in the crush at a party in the Circuluar dining room in the Prince Regent's Carlton Palace

Bright arc of light over icebergs and ice floes in Baffin Bay, Canada. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso
FLO4621710 Bright arc of light over icebergs and ice floes in Baffin Bay, Canada. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Sasso from Giulio Ferrario's Ancient

Refraction and scattering of the sunlight, 1650 (engraving)
2450194 Refraction and scattering of the sunlight, 1650 (engraving) by Kircher, Athanasius (1602-80); (add.info.: Science. Optics. Refraction and scattering of the sunlight)

The Great Hall at the United Service Club. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by William Lee
FLO4669626 The Great Hall at the United Service Club. Steel engraving by Henry Melville after an illustration by William Lee from London Interiors, Their Costumes and Ceremonies, Joshua Mead, London

Les employes du documentaire quittant la Lumiere Factory par LouisLumiere 1895
1709576 Les employes du documentaire quittant la Lumiere Factory par LouisLumiere 1895; (add.info.: Documentaire La Sortie des usines Lumiere de LouisLumiere 1895).

The Spy Who Loved Him
till we meet again. Richard Bland

Shih Tzu dog looking up adoringly
2005-310603-01

Bermuda, Elbow Beach Resort & Spa, view Of beach
2005-309747-01

Bermuda, Southampton Parish, Horseshoe Bay Beach, rock formation
2005-309743-01

NY, NYC, aerial view of midtown
2005-309482-01

NY, NYC, Queens, fall scene
2005-309481-01

New York, Brooklyn, Dumbo, Manhattan Bridge
2005-309479-01

NY, NYC, Cobblestone street with autumn leaves
2005-309477-01

NY, Brooklyn, Dumbo, Manhattan Bride
2005-309474-01

NY, Brooklyn, Dumbo, Brooklyn Bridge Park, view of Brooklyn Bridge
2005-309473-01

NY, Brooklyn, Dumbo, view of Brooklyn Bridge and lower Manhattan
2005-309471-01

NY, Brooklyn, Dumbo, Manhattan Bridge with One Manhattan Square in background
2005-309470-01

New York City, Midtown Manhattan skyline seen from Long Island City
2005-310938-01

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping

"Lumiere: A Celestial Symphony of Light and Beauty" In Paradiso, Canto 31, Dante describes a breathtaking scene where the saintly throng forms a magnificent rose in the empyrean. This celestial rose, known as "rose celeste, " radiates with an ethereal luminescence that captivates all who behold it. Drawing inspiration from this divine imagery, Sion, Switzerland presents an enchanting Son et Lumiere spectacle. An advertisement for this mesmerizing event promises to transport visitors into a realm of sensory delight, where light dances harmoniously with sound. The Lumiere brothers, Louis and Auguste, renowned pioneers of early cinema technology, also pay homage to the power of illumination. Their poster advertising their groundbreaking work showcases how light can bring stories to life on the silver screen. Eugene Delacroix's portrait captures another facet - its ability to illuminate human emotions and innermost thoughts. The play of light upon canvas reveals the artist's mastery in capturing both darkness and brilliance within his subjects' souls. Nature herself becomes a canvas for lumiere's artistry. The Aurora Borealis paints vibrant streaks across the night sky like an otherworldly brushstroke against obsidian velvet. Van Gogh's starry night in Arles echoes this celestial dance as he immortalizes luminous orbs amidst swirling cosmic hues. From nature to society's gatherings, lumiere continues to inspire awe. Renoir's "Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette" depicts joyous revelers bathed in warm sunlight filtering through lush foliage while Fragonard's "The Swing" portrays a playful encounter illuminated by dappled rays peeking through trees. Yet lumiere is not confined solely to idyllic scenes; it can also transform mundane moments into extraordinary ones.