Divination Collection (page 2)

The Fortune Teller, 1869. Private Collection

Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water
878575 Early representation of the Divining Rod, showing a figure with a diving rod above ground searching for water, coal or gold and the miners below ground toiling to find coal

Specimen of the Left Hand
3785979 Specimen of the Left Hand by French School, (19th century); (add.info.: Specimen of the Left Hand with the Lines and their Horoscopic Denominations')

The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas)
5055374 The Fortune Teller (oil on canvas) by Halle, Charles Edward (1846-1914); 107x122.5 cm; Sheffield Galleries and Museums Trust, UK; Sheffield Museums Trust

La pedomancie. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (litho)
3100572 La pedomancie. Illustration for Le Pele-Mele, 1901 (litho) by Rabier, Benjamin (1869-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: La pedomancie)

Etruscan Liver, 2nd century BC
2655191 Etruscan Liver, 2nd century BC by Etruscan, (2nd century BC); Musei di Palazzo Farnese, Piacenza, Italy; (add.info.: Piacenza, Palazzo Farnese, Municipal Museums: Etruscan Liver)

Persian Sibyl, 1647 (oil on canvas)
1630030 Persian Sibyl, 1647 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Capitolines Museums: " Persian Sibyl")

The Sybil, 1622 (oil on canvas)
1630029 The Sybil, 1622 (oil on canvas) by Domenichino (Domenico Zampieri) (1581-1641); Musei Capitolini, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Rome, Capitolines Museums: " The Sybil")

Fortune-telling - Romero de Torres, Julio (1874-1930) - 1922 - Oil on canvas - 106x163 - Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga
FIA5398879 Fortune-telling - Romero de Torres, Julio (1874-1930) - 1922 - Oil on canvas - 106x163 - Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga by Romero de Torres, Julio (1880-1930); Museo Carmen Thyssen, Malaga

Oracle Bones (76 total), Shang dynasty (about 1600-1046 BC). Creator: Unknown
Oracle Bones (76 total), Shang dynasty (about 1600-1046 BC). Segments of turtle plastrons and bones of oxen, polished, burned, with carved inscriptions

Divination Mirror, 900 / 600 B. C. Creator: Unknown
Divination Mirror, 900/600 B.C

Tapper (Iroke Ifa), Nigeria, 17th or 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Tapper (Iroke Ifa), Nigeria, 17th or 18th century

Saiko Hajime, ca. 1790. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Saiko Hajime, ca. 1790

Sextus Pompeius consulting Erichtho before the Battle of Pharsalia (oil on canvas)
1275771 Sextus Pompeius consulting Erichtho before the Battle of Pharsalia (oil on canvas) by Mortimer, John Hamilton (1741-79); 58.4x46.4 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; English

Haruspex, ancient Roman priest who examined the strails of sacrificed animals to predict the future (litho)
5997090 Haruspex, ancient Roman priest who examined the strails of sacrificed animals to predict the future (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haruspex)

Reverse of an Italian tarot card (litho)
964711 Reverse of an Italian tarot card (litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reverse of an Italian tarot card, 16th Century)

The water diviner (colour litho)
2779920 The water diviner (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The water diviner. Le sourcier)

Napoleon consulting the fortune teller Marie Anne Lenormand (chromolitho)
3100706 Napoleon consulting the fortune teller Marie Anne Lenormand (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Chiromantic Hands, illustration from Chiromatiae Principiis
CHT266906 Chiromantic Hands, illustration from Chiromatiae Principiis...Anastasis by Bartolommeo della Rocca (Cocles) 1467-1504) 1555 (engraving) (b/w photo) by French School

Miss Lenormand in prison (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT266907 Miss Lenormand in prison (litho) (b/w photo) by Champion, A (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info)

The King of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336589 The King of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ace of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336595 The Ace of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The King of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336591 The King of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336584 The Knight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Seven of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336566 The Seven of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ten of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336553 The Ten of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chariot, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD328105 The Chariot, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Emperor, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD328121 The Emperor, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Palmistry (engraving) (b / w photo)
XJF130605 Palmistry (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Divinatory game of palmistry by A. de Para d Hermes, late 19th century (colour litho)
CHT163388 Divinatory game of palmistry by A. de Para d Hermes, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; French, out of copyright

The Divining Rod, from Bergwerk Buch by Georg Agricola, Frankfurt 1580
STC202511 The Divining Rod, from Bergwerk Buch by Georg Agricola, Frankfurt 1580, illustrated in a History of Magic, published late 19th century (litho) by German School

A Way of Telling the Future, engraved by Mlle. Formentin, 1824-27 (litho)
STC89225 A Way of Telling the Future, engraved by Mlle. Formentin, 1824-27 (litho) by Grevedon, Henri (1776-1860) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection; French, out of copyright

The King of Babylon resorting to Divination by Arrows, Ezekiel XXI, 21 (engraving)
5218695 The King of Babylon resorting to Divination by Arrows, Ezekiel XXI, 21 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Illustration from Chiromantia by Joannes Indagioe, Strasbourg
833821 Illustration from Chiromantia by Joannes Indagioe, Strasbourg, 1531 (print & engraving) by French School, (16th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College, Oxford; French

Young Woman consulting a Necromancer (sepia wash on paper)
MMT196743 Young Woman consulting a Necromancer (sepia wash on paper) by Fragonard, Jean-Honore (1732-1806); 25x38 cm; Musee Marmottan Monet, Paris

The Left Hand, copy of a diagram after Jean Belot, Oevres, Lyon 1649
STC202539 The Left Hand, copy of a diagram after Jean Belot, Oevres, Lyon 1649, used in a History of Magic, published late 19th century (engraving) by French School

The Traitor, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD328110 The Traitor, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Popess, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD328100 The Popess, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Pope, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD328120 The Pope, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Angel, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD328118 The Angel, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Frontispiece to Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia
XJF307396 Frontispiece to Robert Fludds Utriusque Cosmi Historia, Tractatus Secundus de Naturae Simia Sue Tecnica Macrocosmi, Frankfurt, 1624 (engraving) (b/w photo) by Merian, Matthaus

The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336593 The Knave of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Ace of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336590 The Ace of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knight of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336586 The Knight of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Knave of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336579 The Knave of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Nine of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336564 The Nine of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Two of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336575 The Two of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: A Journey into the World of Divination" Step into a realm where secrets are unraveled and destinies foretold. In this captivating artwork titled "Fortune-telling, " painted by Konstantin Yegorovich Makovsky in 1884, we embark on a mesmerizing exploration of divination. Our first stop takes us to ancient Greece, where we encounter "The Pyhthoness. " With her enigmatic gaze and ethereal presence, she channels the wisdom of Apollo himself, revealing glimpses of what lies ahead. Next, we find ourselves in the enchanting world of gypsies and crystal balls. As they peer into these mystical spheres, their eyes reflect centuries-old knowledge passed down through generations. The swirling mists within hold secrets waiting to be unveiled. But beware. For not all that is revealed is benevolent. The devil lurks within tarot cards from Haute-Savoie in France, Europe. These haunting images depict both temptation and sacrifice as they guide seekers through life's intricate web. Journeying further back in time, we encounter an Egyptian Fortune Teller. Adorned with symbols and adorned with ancient wisdom, she taps into cosmic forces to decipher the threads woven by fate itself. Intrigue surrounds "The Crystal Ball, " its polished surface reflecting visions yet unseen. Within its depths lie answers sought by those who dare to seek guidance beyond mortal realms. As night falls upon Haute-Savoie once again, tarot cards reveal a chilling tableau - "The devil" alongside "the hanged man. " Here duality reigns supreme as choices made can lead either towards enlightenment or darkness. Venturing even deeper into history's tapestry brings us face-to-face with an early representation of the Divining Rod. Above ground stands a figure searching for water or precious resources while miners below toil tirelessly for coal or gold – a testament to humanity's eternal quest for knowledge.