Omen Collection (page 2)

The Knave of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336585 The Knave 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)

German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Rider, The Clover, The Ship
KJN336533 German edition of the Lenormand French cartomancy deck: The Rider, The Clover, The Ship, The House, published by Dondorf, Frankfurt, 19th Century (colour litho) by French School

The Eight of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336565 The Eight 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 Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336542 The Ten 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)

Sketches at the Waterloo Coursing Meeting, Altcar, near Liverpool (engraving)
1626293 Sketches at the Waterloo Coursing Meeting, Altcar, near Liverpool (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sketches at the Waterloo Coursing Meeting, Altcar)

Belshazzars Feast, c. 1600
BON78187 Belshazzars Feast, c.1600 by Mutter, Jan Harmensz. (1570-1625) (follower of); 101.7x127 cm; Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

The horse of Alboin, King of the Lombards, falling as he enters the city of Pavia, 572 (engraving)
5229139 The horse of Alboin, King of the Lombards, falling as he enters the city of Pavia, 572 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The horse of Alboin)

The Flying Dutchman (chromolitho)
3100703 The Flying Dutchman (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Flying Dutchman)

Vadersolstavlan, 1636 (oil on panel)
LEE57749 VAadersolstavlan, 1636 (oil on panel) by Elbfas, Jacob Heinrich (c.1600-1664); 163x110 cm; Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info)

The Queen of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336552 The Queen 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 Three of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336549 The Three 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 Four of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336548 The Four 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 Queen of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336592 The Queen 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 Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336588 The Knight 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 Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336581 The King 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 King of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336580 The King 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 Seven of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336572 The Seven 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 Four of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336560 The Four 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 Seven of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336556 The Seven 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 Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336551 The Ace 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 Seven of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336545 The Seven of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bird of Portent, an illustration from L Odyssee, by Homer
STC386307 Bird of Portent, an illustration from L Odyssee, by Homer, translated by Victor Berard, 1929-33 (colour litho) by Schmied

Albatross, pub. London 1810 (coloured lithograph)
955616 Albatross, pub. London 1810 (coloured lithograph) by Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840) & William (1769-1837); Private Collection; (add.info.: From A Picturesque Journey to India by way of China)

Presages of the Millennium, published 1795 (hand coloured etching)
FIT167669 Presages of the Millennium, published 1795 (hand coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); 32.5x37.6 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

The Knight of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336594 The Knight 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 Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336576 The Ace 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 Six of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336558 The Six 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 Eight of Cups, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336555 The Eight 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 Queen of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336583 The Queen 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 Queen of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336582 The Queen 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 Nine of Coins, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336570 The Nine 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 Six of Wands, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336567 The Six 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 Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck
AGD336550 The Two of Swords, facsimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x.8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Attila the Hun interpreting a stork and its young flying away as a good omen
5229128 Attila the Hun interpreting a stork and its young flying away as a good omen and inspiring his army to capture the besieged Roman city of Aquileia, 452 (engraving) by English School

Moses Stepping on the Crown of Pharaoh (oil on canvas)
BAL174045 Moses Stepping on the Crown of Pharaoh (oil on canvas) by Ricci, Sebastiano (1658-1734); 93x101 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St

On allume les cierges pour les Morts (They light candles for the dead), 1878

Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624. Creator: Jan Muller
Balthazars Feast, ca. 1624

Richard I statue hit during WWII
A bad omen for England ! The sword of King Richard I, on his statue at Westminster, is damaged in the course of a German air raid on London Date: December 1940

Page from a Book of Omens, ca. 1800. Creator: Unknown
Page from a Book of Omens, ca. 1800

The Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1880. Creator: Liebscher, Adolf (1857-1919)
The Annunciation to the Shepherds, 1880. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

Edward vows that he will make peace, 1360 (1864). Artist: James William Edmund Doyle
Edward vows that he will make peace, 1864. After rejecting offers for peace during the Hundred Years War a great thunderstorm was seen as a bad omen by King Edward III

Romulus consulting the Augury, 1852. Artist: John Leech
Romulus consulting the Augury, 1852. From The Comic History of Rome, by Gilbert A A Beckett, illustrated by John Leech. [Bradbury, Agnew & Co, London, 1852]

The Annunciation to the Shepherds (Book of Hours), 1450-1499. Artist: Fouquet, Jean (workshop)
The Annunciation to the Shepherds (Book of Hours), 1450-1499. Found in the collection of the The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

The Annunciation to the Shepherds (Book of Hours), 1440-1460. Artist: Bedford Master (active 1405-1465)
The Annunciation to the Shepherds (Book of Hours), 1440-1460. Found in the collection of the The Morgan Library & Museum, New York

Entrance to the Maze at Versailles, 1693. Artist: Jean Cotelle the younger
Entrance to the Maze at Versailles, 1693

Clay Cuneiform Tablet. 7th century BC. From Nineveh, Astrological Omens concerning Public Affairs. British Museum

Clay model of a sheeps liver, Old Babylonian, c1900-1600 BC. Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq
Clay model of a sheeps liver, Old Babylonian, about 1900-1600 BC. Probably from Sippar, southern Iraq. The Babylonians believed that the world was controlled by gods

Babylonian clay model of a sheeps lung
Clay model of a lung, containing omens, Late Babylonian, 7th Century BC, from Ninevah. Used by baru-priests to teach their students its anatomy and its significance in foretelling the future

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"Omen: A glimpse into the mysterious world of signs and premonitions" In the realm of literature, Edgar Allen Poe's "The Raven" takes flight, captivating readers with its haunting verses. As the raven flies in, it brings an eerie sense of foreboding that lingers long after the poem ends. Transporting us back to the 19th century, we find ourselves aboard the ill-fated Titanic departing from Southampton in 1912. Little did they know that this departure would mark a tragic omen for what lay ahead. An illustration from 1875 captures our attention as we delve deeper into Poe's masterpiece. The lithograph depicts a scene from "The Raven, " showcasing its timeless allure and fascination with dark omens. But not all they are shrouded in darkness. The image of a white dove by Oxenham reminds us that sometimes these signs can bring messages of peace and hope amidst turmoil. Turning to mythology, Cuchulain encounters an ill-omened raven on his path, foreshadowing impending danger or tragedy. Such tales remind us of how deeply ingrained omens have been throughout history. Taking a lighter turn, we stumble upon "A Farmer Went Trotting, " where superstition intertwines with nursery rhymes. Even children's stories hold traces of ancient beliefs surrounding good and bad luck symbols. From folklore to symbolism, the red phoenix emerges as both an omen and a symbol of rebirth. Its fiery presence ignites curiosity about how such mythical creatures continue to captivate our imaginations through time. Venturing further back in history, during the Norman Conquest in medieval times, seven out of sixteen events were marked by ominous occurrences—a testament to how seriously people regarded these signs then. Artistic interpretations also shed light on omens' significance across cultures; Bairnsfather's "Birds of Ill Omen" showcases their role in shaping human destinies, reminding us of the power these signs held.