Poetry Collection (#7)

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Poetry and Poets, 1800s. Creator: Francisco Goya
Poetry and Poets, 1800s. Poetry is symbolised by a woman with a lyre. She is seated near the top of Mount Helicon, abode of the muses, goddesses of poetry

Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811. Creator: Kubo Shunman
Court Lovers Exchanging Poems, c1811

Title Page for Wiesiger's Poems, 1792. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Title Page for Wiesiger's Poems, 1792

Illustration for Phil Engelhard's Poems, 1782. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Phil Engelhard's Poems, 1782

Plate 11 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. Creators: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Daniel Berger
Plate 11 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. From Almanac Genealogique, 1772. Italian epic poem written by Ludovico Ariosto in the early 16th century

Plate 5 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. Creators: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, Daniel Berger
Plate 5 for Ariosto's Orlando Furioso, 1772. From Almanac Genealogique, 1772. Italian epic poem written by Ludovico Ariosto in the early 16th century

Falling Leaves, 1858. Creator: H. Shepherd
Falling Leaves, 1858. Illustration to a poem or song: "The Wind whose wordless song we hear, The requiem of Autumn sings; Yet, as it sadly fills the ear, A tempered gladness with it brings

Emblematic Group of Figures, by Mr. John Thomas, over the Principal Entrance of the Leeds... 1858. Creator: Unknown
Emblematic Group of Figures, by Mr. John Thomas, over the Principal Entrance of the Leeds Townhall, 1858. Bas-relief by...Mr. Thomas of London, the sculptor of the Houses of Parliament

Karl August Nicander, 1799-1839, 1827. Creator: Olaf Johan Sodermark
Karl August Nicander, 1799-1839, 1827

"Caught!", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "Caught!", 1860. Creator: Unknown
"Caught!", 1860. Stolen kisses! stolen kisses! O what precious spoil they are! Whether cheek of sleeping miss is Walnut-brown or lily-fair

Cover of "Le Roi des Aulnes" (Der Erlkönig), 1904. Creator: Léon Gruel
Cover of "Le Roi des Aulnes" (Der Erlkonig), 1904. Decorative cover made by Leon Gruel who chose to employ a traditional 16th-century style of decoration featuring interconnected ribbons

Cover of "L'Offrande Lyrique", 1925. Creator: Paul Gruel. Cover of "L'Offrande Lyrique"
Cover of "L'Offrande Lyrique", 1925. This collection of poems by the Bengali poet and composer Rabindranath Tagore (1861-1941)

Mounted warriors, leaf from a Shahnama, 741 AH/AD 1341. Creator: Unknown
Mounted warriors, leaf from a Shahnama, 741 AH/AD 1341. Page from a dispersed illustrated and illuminated manuscript of Firdawsi's Shahnamah (Book of kings)

Cover of "La Sandale Ailée", 1914. Creators: Unknown, Léon Gruel
Cover of "La Sandale Ailee", 1914. Decorative design by Antoine Calbet, bound by Leon Gruel, for a volume of French poetry - "The Winged Sandal" in English) - by Henri de Regnier

Cover of "Halyartès, poème en prose", 1904. Creator: Léon Gruel
Cover of "Halyartes, poeme en prose", 1904. Decorative cover for a prose poem by Ephraim Mikhael, bound by Leon Gruel

Brush Box and Maple Branch with Poem, c1850. Creator: Unknown
Brush Box and Maple Branch with Poem, c1850

Babhruvahana Faces Arjuna's Army with Syamakarna... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana Faces Arjuna's Army with Syamakarna (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 2 of 2), c1850

Babhruvahana Kills Animals to Save Syamakarna (recto), Babhruvahana Faces... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana Kills Animals to Save Syamakarna (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

Babhruvahana Surrenders the Sacrificial Horse Syamakarna to His Father... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana Surrenders the Sacrificial Horse Syamakarna to His Father Arjuna (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Babhruvahana Surrenders the Sacrificial Horse Syamakarna... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana Surrenders the Sacrificial Horse Syamakarna to His Father Arjuna (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

King Khusraw and Barbad, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
King Khusraw and Barbad, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Two Generals, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1475 and 1500

Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625. Creator: Unknown
Meeting of Warriors, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), between 1620 and 1625

Radha and Krishna, Illustration to Poems by Shribhatta, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Radha and Krishna, Illustration to Poems by Shribhatta, c1800

Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso).. c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana and the Mongoose Fight the Serpents (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 2 of 2), c1850

Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight of the Mongoose and the Serpent Armies (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

Babhruvahana Resumes his Fight with Vrishaketu (verso)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Babhruvahana Resumes his Fight with Vrishaketu (verso), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 1 of 2), c1850

Vrishaketu Shoots Babhruvahana into the Air on a Circle of Arrows (recto)... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Vrishaketu Shoots Babhruvahana into the Air on a Circle of Arrows (recto), Scenes from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas) (image 2 of 2), c1850

The Month of Bhadon (August-September), Folio from a Barahmasa... between c1700 and c1725. Creator: Unknown
The Month of Bhadon (August-September), Folio from a Barahmasa (The Twelve Months), between c1700 and c1725

Return of the Errant Lover, Folio from an Amaru-Sataka (The Hundred Stanzas of Amaru), c1660. Creator: Unknown
Return of the Errant Lover, Folio from an Amaru-Sataka (The Hundred Stanzas of Amaru), c1660

Month of Bhadon (August-September), Folio From a Barahmasa, between c1640 and c1650. Creator: Unknown
Month of Bhadon (August-September), Folio From a Barahmasa, between c1640 and c1650

The Reversal of Roles, Episodes from the Krishna Lila (The Play of Krishna)... c1725. Creator: Unknown
The Reversal of Roles, Episodes from the Krishna Lila (The Play of Krishna), Folio from a Sur Sagar (The Ocean of Sur Das) (image 2 of 11), c1725

Raja Pandu and Matakunti, c1690. Creator: Unknown
Raja Pandu and Matakunti, c1690

Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560. Creator: Unknown
Piruz advises Nushzad not to rebel against Anushirvan (image 1 of 5), c1560

The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 2 of 9), c1560. Creator: Unknown
The Battle between Bahram Chubina and Sava Shah (image 2 of 9), c1560

Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama... c1615 Creator: Unknown
Zahhak Enthroned with the Two Daughters of Jamshid, Page from a Manuscript of the Shahnama (Book of Kings), c1615

"...The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876
"And the rain poured down from one black cloud - The Rime of the Ancient Mariner", illustrated by Gustave Dore, 1876

Shirin Sees a Portrait of Khusraw, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Mid-15th century. Creator: Unknown
Shirin Sees a Portrait of Khusraw, Page from a Manuscript of the Khamsa of Nizami, Mid-15th century

Khusraw Celebrating after Killing the Dragon, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
Khusraw Celebrating after Killing the Dragon, page from a manuscript of the Khamsa, 17th century

Vrishaketu and Bhima Fighting Yavanatha, Scene from the Story of Babhruvahana... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Vrishaketu and Bhima Fighting Yavanatha, Scene from the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Abhimanyu Hunting, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Abhimanyu Hunting, Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Drummer and Horn Player (Accompanying the Hunt?), Scene from the Story of the Marriage... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Drummer and Horn Player (Accompanying the Hunt?), Scene from the Story of the Marriage of Abhimanyu and Vatsala, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Fight with Ghatotkacha, Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana... c1850. Creator: Unknown
Fight with Ghatotkacha, Scene From the Story of Babhruvahana, Folio from a Mahabharata ([War of the] Great Bharatas), c1850

Idealized Portrait of the Poet Homer, 1639. Creator: Unknown
Idealized Portrait of the Poet Homer, 1639. The old man honored by a laurel wreath is Homer, the greatest poet of antiquity

Rinaldo and Armida, c16th century. Creator: Anon
Rinaldo and Armida, c16th century

The Lorelei, 1904. Creator: Frederick Childe Hassam
The Lorelei, 1904. Named after the siren in the German poet Heinrich Heine's "Die Lorelei" (1827). In the poem, the Lorelei

Illustration for Phil Engelhard's Poems, 1782. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Phil Engelhard's Poems, 1782

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"Poetry: A Journey Through Time and Imagination" Step into the world of poetry, where words dance on the page like graceful ballerinas. This captivating poster showcases the power of verse, inviting you to explore its depths. In the enchanting night mail, letters whisper secrets as they travel through moonlit landscapes. Just like Dante in his Divine Comedy, we are led by Beatrice into a heavenly realm adorned with angels and souls forming a celestial rose. "I am half sick of shadows, " declares John William Waterhouse's haunting artwork. Poetry delves deep into our emotions, unearthing hidden truths that lie beneath the surface. Goblin Market by Pauline Baynes takes us on a fantastical journey where temptation lurks at every corner. Like Dante Alighieri himself, we encounter our beloved muses who inspire us to create masterpieces with their ethereal presence. The Boxer portrait captures raw emotion frozen in time - an art form akin to poetry itself. And Kuindzhi's Moonlit Night on the Dniepr paints a scene so vivid that it feels like stanzas come alive before our eyes. "The Song of the Mad Prince" echoes through Harry Clarke's mesmerizing illustration, reminding us that madness can birth extraordinary creativity. As Claude Monet's Sunset on the Seine at Lavacourt casts its warm glow upon icy waters, we witness nature's poetic symphony unfold. Robin Redbreast perches delicately amidst branches - a symbol of hope and renewal found within verses penned by poets throughout history. And in Waterhouse's portrayal of a mermaid emerging from turbulent waves, we glimpse how they are transport us to mythical realms beyond imagination. Poetry is more than just words; it is an expression of human experience woven together with threads of beauty and meaning. It transcends time and space, touching hearts across generations.