Allegory, religion, mythology, history, storytelling, narrative

Fox in monk’s habit (Reinaert) at feet of lion (Nobel) and lioness (Gentel), amid other animals (1910)

Bernard Willem Wierink (Dutch, 1856 - 1939)

Illustration

The Sleeping Beauty (1903)

Joseph Edward Southall (English, 1861 – 1944)

Mythology

Die Verspottung Jesu

Hans Thoma (German, 1839-1924)

Religion

The Rape of Ganymede

Giovanni Battista Naldini (Italian, 1535-1591)

Mythology

Leda Et Le Cygne (1888)

Emmanuel Benner (French, 1836-1896)

Mythology

Ostertriptychon; Die Hölle (1907)

Hans Thoma (German, 1839-1924)

Religion

Our Lord Jesus Christ (1886-1894)

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)

Religion

The Offering of Abraham (c. 1896-1902)

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)

Religion

The Return of the Prodigal Son (1886-1894)

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)

Religion

The Queen of Sheba Visits Solomon (c. 1896-1902)

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)

Religion

Three of David’s Captains (c. 1896-1902)

James Tissot (French, 1836-1902)

Religion