Folklore Collection (page 9)

Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, USA
May Day, c.1811-12 (oil on canvas) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

Two little girls in traditional Alsatian costume, 1915. One of the newspaper "Lectures pour tous" of July 1
XEE4164995 Two little girls in traditional Alsatian costume, 1915. One of the newspaper "Lectures pour tous" of July 1, 1915

Pesta on the stairs, 1894-96 (pencil, ink, black wax crayon and wash on paper)
7387164 Pesta on the stairs, 1894-96 (pencil, ink, black wax crayon and wash on paper) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 27.3 x 22.8 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

The Ash Lad and the Troll, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7387163 The Ash Lad and the Troll, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 68 x 45 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Theodor Kittelsen (1857-1914))

Calon Arang dance, 1931 (tempera on canvas)
2564103 Calon Arang dance, 1931 (tempera on canvas) by Kembeng, Ida Bagus (1897-1952); Puri Lukisan Museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia ; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Mask Molds, 1930s (earthenware)
7352186 Mask Molds, 1930s (earthenware) by Mexican School; San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Celaya, Guanajuato)

Tray, early 20th century (lacquerware & wood)
7352184 Tray, early 20th century (lacquerware & wood) by Mexican School; San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Uruapan design, Michoachan)

Trays, early 20th century (lacquerware & wood)
7352183 Trays, early 20th century (lacquerware & wood) by Mexican School; San Antonio Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Uruapan design, Michoachan)

The Princess picking Lice from the Troll, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7387162 The Princess picking Lice from the Troll, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 68.5 x 45.5 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

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Calonarang, c. 1930 (oil on canvas)
2564196 Calonarang, c.1930 (oil on canvas) by Spies, Walter (1895-1942); 56x46 cm; Arma Museum, Ubud, Bali, Indonesia; (add.info.: Calonarang, c.1930, Walter Spies, 1895-1942, oil on canvas)

The Indes Portuguese nautical atlas. Page of the Atlas Miller manuscript made in 1519 by Pierre and Georges Reinel
JLJ4595288 The Indes Portuguese nautical atlas. Page of the Atlas Miller manuscript made in 1519 by Pierre and Georges Reinel, Lopo Homem (cartographers) and Antoine de Hollande (miniaturist)

Lancelot comes out of Guenevere's room, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551775 Lancelot comes out of Guenevere's room, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green
3551773 Guenevere sends her page to Lancelot for help, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Elaine ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans
3551770 Elaine ties her sleeve around Sir Lancelot's helmet, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

The Archers threaten Sir Lancelot, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551774 The Archers threaten Sir Lancelot, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551771 Lancelot brings Guenevere to Arthur, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot and the Dwarf, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho)
3551766 Lancelot and the Dwarf, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (litho) by English School

Very carefully she cut the soft white beard (from the story Snow White and Rose-Red)
3785335 Very carefully she cut the soft white beard (from the story Snow White and Rose-Red), illustration from A Staircase of Stories published by Thomas Nelson & Sons Ltd 1940's (colour litho)

Lancelot at the Chapel, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho)
3551763 Lancelot at the Chapel, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot bears off Guenevere, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co
3551749 Lancelot bears off Guenevere, illustration from The Book of Romance published by Longmans Green and Co, 1919 (colour litho) by English School

Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho)
2915237 Lancelot and Elaine, illustration from The Gateway to Tennyson, publ. 1910 (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Photo © Hilary Morgan

The Water Sprite, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)
7305681 The Water Sprite, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 47x69 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo, Norway; (add.info.: by Theodor Severin Kittelsen (1857-1914))

The mother of the Little Red Riding Hood warns her against the wolf Illustration of the tale "The Little Red
ELD4844692 The mother of the Little Red Riding Hood warns her against the wolf Illustration of the tale "The Little Red Riding Hood" by Charles Perrault (1628-1703)

Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold, 1900 (oil on canvas)
7305590 Far, far away Soria Moria Palace shimmered like Gold, 1900 (oil on canvas) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 45.4x68.8 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon)
7305589 She covers the whole country, 1904 (pencil, w/c, charcoal & crayon) by Kittelsen, Theodor Severin (1857-1914); 65x52 cm; Nasjonalmuseet, Oslo

Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d'Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949)
FIA5338945 Carnaval en Espagne (Carnival in Spain). Peinture d Anatoli Afanasyevich Arapov (1876-1949). Huile sur carton, 68, 5 x 98, 5 cm, 1911. art russe, symbolisme

Kintarō grappling with a snake, 1855 (nishiki-e woodblock print)
7299858 Kintarō grappling with a snake, 1855 (nishiki-e woodblock print) by Yoshituya, Utagawa (1822-66); 55.4x40.4 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

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Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas)
6262845 Frithjof kills two ocean trolls, 1826 (oil on canvas) by Lehmann, Carl Peter (1794-1876); 86x115 cm; Bergen Art Museum, Norway; Photo © O. Vaering

La chasse au lion - The Lion Hunt, by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Oil on canvas, 1855. Dimension : 57x74 cm
FIA5408935 La chasse au lion - The Lion Hunt, by Delacroix, Eugene (1798-1863). Oil on canvas, 1855. Dimension : 57x74 cm

Swedish Tourism Poster, 1936 (colour litho)
1731452 Swedish Tourism Poster, 1936 (colour litho) by Swedish School

Le combat de Thor (Tor) avec les Geants - Thors Fight with the Giants - Winge
FIA5398723 Le combat de Thor (Tor) avec les Geants - Thors Fight with the Giants - Winge, Marten Eskil (1825-1896) - 1872 - Oil on canvas - 484x333 - Nationalmuseum Stockholm by Winge

Illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem A Lat of St. Nicholas, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth
KW366264 Illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem A Lat of St. Nicholas, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby, published in 1865 (litho) by English School

Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty
542947 Costume design by Leon Bakst (1866-1924) for Carabosse, the wicked fairy godmother in The Sleeping Beauty. Music by Tchaikovsky. Choreography by Marius Petipa

Simple Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489645 Simple Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489640 The Friar and the Boy, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho)
489646 Simon Simons Misfortunes, illustration from Chap-books of the Eighteenth Century by John Ashton, pub. 1882 (litho) by English School

Zhang Qing (Botu usen Chosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the... c. 1827 / 30
Zhang Qing (Botu usen Chosei), from the series " One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827/30

Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the... c. 1827 / 30
Yang Zhi (Seimenju Yoshi), from the series " One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden goketsu hyakuhachinin no hitori)", c. 1827/30

Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as... 1862. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
Begonias of Mount Ashigara (Ashigarayama no shukaido): Bando Hikosaburo V as Yamauba, from the series " Contemporary Versions of Thirty-six Selected Flowers (Tosei mitate sanjurokkasen)"

The Changeling a lovely boy stolen from an Indian King, 1850-88 (oil on panel)
7262161 The Changeling a lovely boy stolen from an Indian King, 1850-88 (oil on panel) by Bouvier, Joseph (fl.1839-88); 22x16 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: JOSEPH BOUVIER (English fl)

Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head
FLO4658353 Young girl of Carovilli, Molise, Italy, 19th century. She wears a kerchief artfully folded around her head, and a symmetrical motley of patterns of gold braid and embroidery

Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails
FLO4658026 Peasant girl of the environs of Kell am See, Germany, 19th century. She wears a small bonnet over her long pigtails, and carries a straw hat decorated with knots

Young woman of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her dress is notable for the thick troche or bourrelet
FLO4657817 Young woman of the Canton of Lucerne, Switzerland, 19th century. Her dress is notable for the thick troche or bourrelet hat, and her footless stockings

Young girl of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with regular loops of ribbon
FLO4657864 Young girl of the Canton of Zug, Switzerland, 19th century. Her straw hat is decorated with regular loops of ribbon, her apron bib is decorated with floral laces, and her apron is striped

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"Folklore: Unveiling the Mysteries of the Equilibrium of Opposites" Step into a world where ancient symbols and enigmatic tales intertwine, as we explore the captivating realm of folklore. Drawing inspiration from diverse sources such as Eliphas Levi's iconic Baphomet and its representation of equilibrium amidst opposing forces, this collection delves deep into the rich tapestry of mythical narratives. Immerse yourself in John Singer Sargent's mesmerizing masterpiece "El Jaleo, " transporting you to a vibrant flamenco dance filled with passion and intensity. From there, journey to Boscastle, where whispers of witches echo through time in MF99_0729_00006 photograph capturing their mysterious allure. Marvel at the reconstructed stone circles at Avebury, Wiltshire, standing as silent witnesses to ancient rituals and beliefs that have shaped our collective consciousness. Delve into Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape, unraveling centuries-old wisdom hidden within seemingly ordinary scenes. Harry Clarke's haunting artwork "Morella" beckons us closer with its ethereal beauty while reminding us that darkness often lurks beneath enchantment. Brace yourself for an encounter with the legendary LAMBTON WORM - a creature both fearsome and fascinating - whose tale has been passed down through generations. Discover "The Kitchen-God, " an enigmatic figure whose origins remain shrouded in mystery yet holds immense significance in various cultures worldwide. Witness the grace and power embodied by a Grey Andalusian mare running freely through snow-covered landscapes in Berthoud, Colorado - a symbol of untamed spirit amidst adversity. Lokis brood emerges from Valhalla: Gods of the Teutons, offering glimpses into Norse mythology's intricate web woven by gods and legends alike. Lastly, delve into WW1 history with Mermaids and U-Boats cartoon depicting an unlikely alliance between two worlds during times of turmoil.