Shadows Collection

Gran pops Shadow Show by Lawson Wood
Three little monkeys chuckle with glee as Gran pop, the orang utan character created by artist Lawson Wood entertains them with a shadow puppet show. Date: 1935

Platos Cave Allegory
In Platos Republic Socrates likens mankind to prisoners in a cave who see only the shadows of reality, and the philosophers to those who have been given a glimpse of it

The young Napoleon Bonaparte studying (colour litho)
725683 The young Napoleon Bonaparte studying (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville, Jacques (1858-1931); Private Collection; (add.info)

Saturns rings, Cassini image. The rings consist of particles of nearly pure water ice and meteoric dust and span almost 300, 000 kilometres

Snow Leopard - Endangered Species, walking through the snow, tail up, with shadow, 4Mr345
TOM-796 Snow Leopard - Endangered Species, walking through the snow, tail up, with shadow Panthera uncia Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cave of Plato, Jan Saenredam, Cornelis Cornelisz. van Haarlem, 1604

Bagan at sunrise, Mandalay, Burma (Myanmar)

Jupiter with moons and their shadows
Jupiter and its moons, infrared Hubble Space Telescope image. This image shows a rare alignment, in which two moons are visible on the face of Jupiter

Boy and Bicycle by the River Severn
A boy and his bicycle on the banks of the River Severn at Bewdley Bridge, Worcestershire. Photograph by Norman Synge Waller Budd

A black and white still life image of a brass clarinet

Farming - round straw bales on stubble - strongly sidelit a. m. sun - Devon UK
HAR-34 Farming - Round straw bales on stubble, strongly sidelit am. sun Devon UK Anthony Harrison Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jackass Penguin South Africa. Digital manipulation - added Penguin
CAN-2093-m Jackass Penguin -holding hands South Africa Spheniscus demersus digitally manipulated image John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Milton Keynes shopping centre JLP01_09_792708
THE SHOPPING CENTRE, SILBURY BOULEVARD, MILTON KEYNES. Shoppers walking past the tropical planting in one of the sun drenched arcades at the Milton Keynes shopping centre

1920s France La Vie Parisienne Magazine Plate

Morocco - Marrakesh - The Entrance to the Bazaars
Morocco - Marrakesh - Entrance to the Souks

Pavement map showing routes of Portugese explorers below Monument to the Discoveries, Belem, Lisbon, Portugal, Europe

Wall detail, Majorelle Gardens, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Namibia - Sand dune in the early morning in the Namib Desert. Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia
TD-1589 Namibia - Sand dune in the early morning in the Namib Desert Namib-Naukluft Park, Namibia Thomas Dressler Please note that prints are personal display purposes only

Olympics / 1932 / Bobsleigh
German two-man bobsleigh team at Lake Placid

Dorian Gray / Wilde / Books
Dorian goes upstairs to the locked room where his portrait is kept

Galina Ulanova, Russian Ballerina as Giselle
Galina Ulanova (1910-1998), Russian Ballerina in the role of Giselle. Date: circa 1930s

The Invention of the Art of Drawing (oil on canvas)
490133 The Invention of the Art of Drawing (oil on canvas) by Suvee, Joseph Benoit (1743-1807); 267x131.5 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: In this painting)

Sandhill, Newcastle on Tyne. The Tyne Bridge is in the backg
Long shadows on Sandhill, Newcastle on Tyne. The Tyne Bridge is in the backgound Date: 1989

At the Races, c1866-1868, (1937). Creator: Edgar Degas
At the Races, c1866-1868, (1937). The Parade, or Race Horses in front of the Stands. Painting in the Musee d Orsay, Paris. From " The Impressionists" by Wilhelm Uhde

Argentina, Rio Pinturas, Cueva de los Manos, imprints of human hands on rock

Aerial view of the village of Iseltwald and its peninsula with the old Castle during an autumnal sunset on Lake Brienz. Iseltwald, Lake Brienz, Bernese Oberland, Interlaken-Oberhasli district

Footsteps on the sand in a beach that looks like a desert, Maspalomas, Gran Canaria, Spain

The stone head of Buddha statue in roots of a Bodhi tree, Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya
The stone head of a Buddha statue in the roots of a Bodhi tree in Wat Mahathat, Ayutthaya, Thailand

Young man in white shirt and blue jeans jumping

Young man wearing an open plaid shirt in a backyard

Marlene Dietrich in Josef von Sternbergs Shanghai Express (1932)
Marlene Dietrich

Sunset on Kallur Lighthouse on Kalsoy island, Faroe Islands, Denmark, Europe

Gathering Plums, 1901, (c1930). Creator: Henry Herbert la Thangue
Gathering Plums, 1901, (c1930). A young woman and boy fill baskets with fallen fruit in an orchard with a stream running through it. Painting in the Manchester Art Gallery, Manchester

Road Through Glenelly Valley, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

A carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April

Sussex river. UK
Tom Walmsley / SplashdownDirect

An elephant at sunset on the Chobe River

St. Tropez, (oil on canvas)
657448 St. Tropez, (oil on canvas) by Hankey, William Lee (1869-1952); Private Collection; (add.info.: St.Tropez. William Lee Hankey (1869-1952). Oil on canvas

ALEXANDRE KERENSKY WITH A BLACK GLOVE, 1917-1918 (oil on canvas)
7215396 ALEXANDRE KERENSKY WITH A BLACK GLOVE, 1917-1918 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Sepherot Foundation, Vaduz

Cricket bowling poses (litho)
7201194 Cricket bowling poses (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cricket bowling poses)

Cafe at Biskra, Algeria, 1884. Creator: Frederick Arthur Bridgman
Cafe at Biskra, Algeria, 1884

Sunset at Agios Georgios beach, Antiparos, Cyclades, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Beech woodland at Bolderwood, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK

Legian Beach Sunset, Indonesia
Sunset on Legian Beach Bali

Hay bales in the evening light
A view of a field with stacked bales of hay in the evening light. Pencil and watercolour sketch by Raymond Sheppard

Villa Nova plantation house once owned by Anthony Eden

Porch Light
A lamplight pattern from a porch light at St. Edwards House, Westminster, London

Elter Water, Wetherlam and The Tilberthwaite Fells from Loughrigg Fell in autumn, Lake District National Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Cumbria, England, United Kingdom, Europe

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"Exploring the Depths of Shadows: From Plato's Cave to Saturn's Rings" Embarking on a journey through the enigmatic realm of shadows, we find ourselves delving into various dimensions and captivating narratives. Just as young Napoleon Bonaparte immersed himself in studying the intricacies of history, so too do we venture forth into this intricate tapestry. Drawing inspiration from Plato's Cave Allegory, where prisoners mistake shadows for reality, we ponder the profound implications of perception and truth. Jan Saenredam and Cornelis Cornelisz van Haarlem transport us to the very depths of Plato's cave with their mesmerizing depiction from 1604. Yet shadows extend far beyond philosophical musings; they permeate our universe in awe-inspiring ways. Cassini captures Saturn's rings casting ethereal shadows against its majestic backdrop—a celestial dance that leaves us breathless. In nature’s embrace, a snow leopard gracefully treads through pristine snow while its shadow dances alongside—an endangered species embodying resilience amidst adversity. Meanwhile, Milton Keynes shopping centre buzzes with activity as shoppers traverse sunlit corridors—each figure accompanied by their own fleeting shadow. Jupiter reveals its grandeur as moons cast delicate silhouettes upon its colossal form—a cosmic ballet unfolding before our eyes. A boy and his bicycle pause by the River Severn, their intertwined shadows mirroring an idyllic moment frozen in time. A black and white still life image unveils a brass clarinet—the instrument’s shadow whispering tales of melodies past. In Devon UK’s countryside, round straw bales stand tall under morning sunlight—a testament to farming traditions illuminated by strong sidelight. Venturing further south to South Africa, digital manipulation adds whimsy to Jackass Penguin’s existence—its playful silhouette joining forces with reality itself. Transported back in time to 1920s France via La Vie Parisienne Magazine Plate—we witness society cloaked in alluring shadows, capturing the essence of an era.