Predicting Collection

Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell
AIS5349558 Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy (1265-1321): Dante facing the entrance of Hell, from a 14th century manuscript (miniature); Biblioteca Nacional, Madrid, Spain; © Iberfoto.

Peter I of Castile (Pedro di Castilla) (1334-1369), known as Peter the Just or the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon
AIS5380079 Peter I of Castile (Pedro di Castilla) (1334-1369), known as Peter the Just or the Cruel, King of Castile and Leon, consults his astrologer, 1864 (painting); Museo de Cadiz

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses. One of the volvelles features a dragon with multiple
7340903 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses. One of the volvelles features a dragon with multiple heads and a partial solar eclipse

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944638 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340906 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Theatre in the Year 2000 (chromolitho)
8677554 Theatre in the Year 2000 (chromolitho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Theatre in the Year 2000)

Dutch cartoon, 1794 predicting advance of ballooning by 1804. Basket/gondola hangs from the ceiling
528370 Dutch cartoon, 1794 predicting advance of ballooning by 1804. Basket/gondola hangs from the ceiling, women and children in hysterics as two prospective aeronauts make wills

Saint Stephen. Detail from 'The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio
BEN5461367 Saint Stephen. Detail from 'The Preaching of Saint Stephen in Jerusalem'. Painting by Vittore Carpaccio

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340908 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Haruspex reading the entrails of a sacrificed animal for Lucius Papirius Cursor (engraving)
8635775 Haruspex reading the entrails of a sacrificed animal for Lucius Papirius Cursor (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Come and have a cup with me (colour litho)
8635633 Come and have a cup with me (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Come and have a cup with me)

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944640 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

Triumph' by Morris H Traubel
3519593 Triumph' by Morris H Traubel; (add.info.: Triumph by Morris H Traubel (1820-1897). Print on wove paper : lithograph printed in pale green, buff and black

The Apuleian Sphere
3478591 The Apuleian Sphere; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the Apuleian Sphere, a magical prognosticating device for predicting the survival of a patient)

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944639 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

The Annunciation and The Nativity, c.1457 (oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel)
XOS5873610 The Annunciation and The Nativity, c.1457 (oil, tempera, and gold on wood panel) by Ferrer, Jaume (fl.1430-1461); 186.5x139 cm; Cleveland Museum of Art, OH

Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get the balloon airborne
528657 Dutch cartoon, 1794, predicting ballooning in 1804. Chaotic scene as an attempt is made to get the balloon airborne

Allegory predicting triumph of the Union over dark forces of Confederacy and King Cotton 1861
529085 Allegory predicting triumph of the Union over dark forces of Confederacy and King Cotton 1861; Universal History Archive/UIG.

Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving)
7340907 Volvelle giving the rules for predicting solar and lunar eclipses, 1540 (hand-coloured engraving) by Apianus, Petrus (1495-1552); National Maritime Museum, London

Cassandra, 1809 (engraving, stipple)
7341766 Cassandra, 1809 (engraving, stipple) by Romney, George (1734-1802); 30.2x25.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Tarot of Marseille: Roy of Deniers and Roy of Cup. Early 20th century (print)
8822167 Tarot of Marseille: Roy of Deniers and Roy of Cup. Early 20th century (print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Tarot cards from Marseille: Roy de Deniers and Roy de Coupe. Early 20th century)

Megistias predicting the death of the company of Leonidas at Thermopylae (engraving)
8635033 Megistias predicting the death of the company of Leonidas at Thermopylae (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Astrology (engraving)
8672857 Astrology (engraving) by Burgkmair, Hans (c.1473-1531) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Astrology. Illustration from Geschichte der Deutschen Kultur)

Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print)
5944637 Book of the Propheties of Nostradamus, 1568 (print); Maison de Nostradamus, Salon de Provence, France; (add.info)

L'Empereur du Maroc consultant le celèbre sorcier Desbarolles, 1859. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'Empereur du Maroc consultant le celebre sorcier Desbarolles, 1859. The Emperor of Morocco consulting the famous sorcerer Desbarolles

Omen in the flight of birds, 1742-1801. Creator: Anon
Omen in the flight of birds, 1742-1801. Romulus and Remus are looking for an omen in a flight of birds. The number of birds determines which of the twins has the right to found a city

Sketch for the Saint-Séverin church: the Immaculate Conception predicted by...Isaiah, 1865
Sketch for the Saint-Severin church (5th arrondissement of Paris): the Immaculate Conception predicted by the prophet Isaiah, 1865

The Annunciation (colour litho)
7172942 The Annunciation (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Annunciation (Luke 1:38)

How many have sought to know the fate of beloved ones in the field: Fortune-telling in Russia
STC312543 How many have sought to know the fate of beloved ones in the field: Fortune-telling in Russia, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Russian School (20th century)

Antic divineresses and prophets, 16th century (low relief)
8617855 Antic divineresses and prophets, 16th century (low relief) by Pouzadoux, Charles Edouard (1860-1940); Cite de l'architecture et du patrimoine, Paris

Cleanliness. The Stork. - Stork or Marabout, all of our breed, destroy snakes, rats and mice, Explore streams
8600276 Cleanliness. The Stork. - Stork or Marabout, all of our breed, destroy snakes, rats and mice, Explore streams, search rubbish, We are sanitation agents

Miss Modern magazine fortune teller
Front cover of Miss Modern magazine for November 1931, featuring a young gipsy fortune teller with a crystal ball (and the free gipsy ring, found FREE inside the magazine!). Date: 1931

Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, 19th century. Creator: J Jenkins
Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, 19th century. Biblical scene, from Luke 2: 28: Then took he him up in his arms, and blessed God, and said, Lord

Jesus said, - one of you that eateth with me shall betray me, mid 19th century. Creator
Jesus said, - one of you that eateth with me shall betray me, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from Mark 14: 18: And as they sat and did eat, Jesus said, Verily I say unto you

The Pocket Marconigraph
Predicting the mobile phone - man stranded at sea sends a message on his Pocket Marconigraph Date: 1914

The Prediction of Saint Peter in Jerusalem, 1642 (painting)
TED4554024 The Prediction of Saint Peter in Jerusalem, 1642 (painting) by Poerson, Charles (1609-67); (add.info.: May of 1642)

Piedra gloriosa o of the statue of Nebuchadnezzar, 1655 (Etching)
7393361 Piedra gloriosa o of the statue of Nebuchadnezzar, 1655 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10, 1 x 7 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble

The statue of Nebuchadnezzar (Piedra Gloriosa), 1655 (Etching)
7393362 The statue of Nebuchadnezzar (Piedra Gloriosa), 1655 (Etching) by Rembrandt Harmensz. van Rijn (1606-69); 10, 1 x 7 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

The Oracle at Delphi, 19th century (engraving)
ELD4932812 The Oracle at Delphi, 19th century (engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); (add.info.: Ancient Greece: "Representation of the Pythia)

The dream of Saint Joseph, (sculpture)
7130066 The dream of Saint Joseph, (sculpture) by Guidi, Domenico or Guido (1625-1701); Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The dream of Saint Joseph, Domenico Guidi)

Sibyl, 1619 circa, (oil on canvas)
7128849 Sibyl, 1619 circa, (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 72x61 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Sibyl, 1619 circa, Guercino)

Sibilla, 1635-1636 circa, (oil on canvas)
7128850 Sibilla, 1635-1636 circa, (oil on canvas) by Reni, Guido (1575-1642); 74x58 cm; Pinacoteca Nazionale, Bologna, Italy; (add.info.: Sibilla, 1635-1636 circa, Guido Reni, oil on canvas)

Saint Joseph's dream, 1617-19 (oil on board)
7352690 Saint Joseph's dream, 1617-19 (oil on board) by Ciampelli, Agostino (1577-1642); Chiesa S. Anna dei frati Carmelitani Scalzi, Genoa, Liguria

La Corallaia, (painting)
7130043 La Corallaia, (painting) by Mancini, Antonio (1852-1930); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy; (add.info.: La Corallaia, Antonio Mancini, Pitti palace, Florence)

The fortune teller, Kamal-ol-Molk, oil on canvas, fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran
5309567 The fortune teller, Kamal-ol-Molk, oil on canvas, fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex, Tehran, Iran by Kamal-Al-Molk, (fl.1910); Fine arts museum, Sa'd Abad museum complex

Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches, 20th century (engraving)
7315132 Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches, 20th century (engraving) by Aarts, Johann Joseph (1871-1934); Private Collection; (add.info.: Macbeth and Banquo meet the three witches)

The Fortune-Telling Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper)
7308350 The Fortune-Telling Fool, 1660-86 (brush and Indian ink on paper) by Stettler, Wilhelm (1643-1708); 11.5x10.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Augur performing ex tripudiis ritual, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving)
7236779 Augur performing ex tripudiis ritual, ancient Rome. 1796 (engraving) by Labrousse, L.F. (fl.1796); Private Collection; (add.info.: Augur, priest and official of ancient Rome)

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: Exploring the Art of Predicting" From ancient oracles to modern fortune tellers, humanity has always sought glimpses into the future. The Pocket Marconigraph, a relic of divination tools from centuries past, reminds us of our enduring fascination with predicting what lies ahead. In "The Prediction of Saint Peter in Jerusalem, " a captivating painting from 1642, we witness the power of prophecy as it unfolds before our eyes. The artist skillfully captures the moment when Saint Peter receives divine insight about his own destiny. "The Annunciation, " depicted in vibrant colors through lithography, transports us to a sacred encounter between an angel and Mary. This timeless scene hints at the foretelling of miraculous events that would shape history. Etchings such as "Piedra gloriosa o of the statue of Nebuchadnezzar" and "The statue of Nebuchadnezzar (Piedra Gloriosa)" offer glimpses into ancient civilizations' belief in prophetic symbols. These intricate artworks invite contemplation on how they predicted their rulers' fate through enigmatic imagery. Traveling further back in time, we encounter "The Oracle at Delphi. " Engraved during the 19th century, this artwork immortalizes one of Greece's most renowned seers whose predictions influenced kings and commoners alike. Sculptures also play a role in capturing predictive moments. In "The dream of Saint Joseph, " we witness Joseph's visionary experience that guided him towards his role in protecting Jesus. The sculpture beautifully conveys both uncertainty and hope intertwined within dreams. "Sibyl" paintings like those created around 1619 and 1635-1636 depict mythical prophetesses who were believed to possess extraordinary foresight. Their enigmatic gazes seem to penetrate beyond time itself, hinting at hidden knowledge yet to be revealed.