Demonic Gallery

Baphomet - Equilibrium of Opposites

Baphomet - associated with a "Sabbatic Goat" image drawn by Eliphas Levi (on which this illustration is based), containing binary elements representing the "sum total of the universe" (e.g. male and female, good and evil, etc.). On one hand, Levi's intention was to symbolise his concept of "the equilibrium of the opposites" that was essential to his magnetistic notion of the Astral Light

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The Coalition-Dance, published by William Humphrey in 1783 (hand-coloured etching)

NCO190474 The Coalition-Dance, published by William Humphrey in 1783 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 24.7x34.7 cm; Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; (add.info.: Lord North (1732-92) and Charles James Fox (1749-1806) formed a coalition Ministry in 1783 which was disliked by the king; dancing around a terminal with Edmund Burke (1729-97) dressed as a Jesuit priest; bust of George III (1738-1820) obscured by radical pamphlet;); English, out of copyright

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Abhisarika Nayika, c.1820 (opaque pigments and gold on paper)

6040415 Abhisarika Nayika, c.1820 (opaque pigments and gold on paper) by Central Indian School, (19th century); 20x15 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: From Madhya Pradesh. The Ashta-Nayika is a collective name for 8 types of heroines (nayikas) and their states in relation to her hero (nayaka). as classified by Bharata in his text on the performing arts. or heroines as classified by Bharata in his Sanskrit treatise on performing arts. The Abhisarika Narika depicted is One going to meet her lover'.); A© San Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; European, out of copyright

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