Superstition Collection

Illustration to the The Tale Synko-Philipko, 1890s. Artist: Polenova, Elena Dmitryevna (1850-1898)
Illustration to the The Tale Synko-Philipko, 1890s. Found in the collection of State V. Polenov Open-air Museum of History and Art, Polenovo

Basilica and River Gave, Lourdes, 1930s. Creator: Unknown
Basilica and River Gave, Lourdes, 1930s. The Sanctuary of Our Lady of Lourdes in the town of Lourdes, France, is a destination for pilgrimage

"Allhallow-Eve" - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Creator: Unknown
"Allhallow-Eve" - a sketch in Kilkenny by Edmund Fitzpatrick, 1858. Allhallow-eve (1st of November)...is the night of all others on which the Irish peasantry believe that ghosts, witches

Monsters and mythical creatures, 1489. Creator: Unknown
Monsters and mythical creatures, 1489. Illustration from "De lamiis et phitonicis mulieribus" (translated as "Of Witches and Diviner Women")

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

Scene from "Macbeth", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. Creator: Smyth
Scene from "Macbeth", at the Princess Theatre, 1858. London stage production, showing...the Witch-Cauldron Scene...in the superb revival of "Macbeth

Sleeping Beauty. Creator: Schwind, Moritz Ludwig, von (1804-1871)
Sleeping Beauty. Private Collection

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

The expulsion of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. Creator: Cornelis Anthonisz
The expulsion of the prodigal son, c.1540-c.1550. The son (Filius Prodigus) is driven out by poverty (Paupertas), while superstition (Superstitio) and heresy (Haeresis)

"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
"The Jordan" Epiphany Custom at St. Petersburg, 1856. Ceremony...in commemoration of the baptism of Christ, on the 6th of January, on the ice of the Neva

Winter in Norway - from a picture by Adolphe Tidemand, 1856. Creator: Henry Duff Linton
Winter in Norway - from a picture by Adolphe Tidemand, 1856. With Christmas begin the national festivals...During this season all work is stopped...and the feasts are celebrated with the hospitality

Midsummer's Eve. Sick People Asleep upon the Grave of St. Helena at Tisvilde, 1847. Creator: Jorgen Sonne
Midsummer's Eve. Sick People Asleep upon the Grave of St. Helena at Tisvilde, 1847

L'eau bénite ou le diable chassé d'une église (Holy water or The devil chased out of church)
L'eau benite ou le diable chasse d'une eglise (Holy water or The devil chased out of church). Found in the collection of the Musee du Grand Siecle

Le feu du ciel, 1832. Creator: Boulanger, Louis Candide (1806-1867)
Le feu du ciel, 1832. Found in the collection of the Maison de Victor Hugo

Sketch for the church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis : The Serpent of Airain, c.1819. Creator: Constantin-Louis-Félix Smith
Sketch for the church of Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis : The Serpent of Airain, c.1819. Moses and the Brazen Serpent. Yahweh instructed Moses to erect a bronze effigy of a serpent on a pole

Les diables froids (The Cold Devils), 1905. Creator: Rops, Félicien (1833-1898)
Les diables froids (The Cold Devils), 1905. Private Collection

The Magician (Cave of Eternity), ca 1594. Creator: Goltzius, Hendrick (1558-1617)
The Magician (Cave of Eternity), ca 1594. Private Collection

Ceremony of the Blessing of the Sea, at Ostend, 1854. Creator: Unknown
Ceremony of the Blessing of the Sea, at Ostend [in Belgium], 1854....the annual ceremony of Blessing the Sea...is usually performed on St

Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Creator: Bauer, John (1882-1918)
Brownie by a Fireplace, 1909. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

The Synod at Thurles - the Procession from the College to the Cathedral, 1850. Creator: Unknown
The Synod at Thurles [in Ireland] - the Procession from the College to the Cathedral, 1850. Clergy in a...procession from the College to the Cathedral

Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Creator: Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932)
Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Private Collection

Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Creator: Batten, John Dickson (1860-1932)
Illustration for "Mr. Fox?, from English Fairy Tales, 1890. Private Collection

The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Creator: Dearmer, Mabel (1872-1915)
The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Private Collection

The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Creator: Dearmer, Mabel (1872-1915)
The Frog Princess. Illustration from the book The Parade by Gleeson White, 1897. Private Collection

Tamara and Demon. Illustration to the poem The Demon by Mikhail Lermontov, c. 1880. Artist: Zichy, Mihaly (1827-1906)
Tamara and Demon. Illustration to the poem The Demon by Mikhail Lermontov, c. 1880. Found in the collection of State Lermontov Museum Tarkhany

Single combat of Peresvet and Temir-murza on the Kulikovo Field in 1380. Artist: Jacobi, Mavriki Petrovich (1906-1938)
Single combat of Peresvet and Temir-murza on the Kulikovo Field in 1380. Private Collection

The King of the woods, ca 1887. Artist: Klever, Juli Julievich (Julius), von (1850-1924)
The King of the woods, ca 1887. From a private collection

Axe-Head, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

The Menat, 1923. Symbol of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor, worn for protection, fertility and virility. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London)

The Hand, 1923. One of a series of WD & HO Wills Cigarette Cards called Lucky Charms, (Bristol and London, 1923)

'A kaffir witch doctor, 1864'. Creator: Unknown
'A kaffir witch doctor, 1864'. Engraving from a photograph sent by Mr. S. D. Mandy. 'The Kaffir tribes of British Kaffraria, as well as those in other parts of South Africa

The Fortune Teller and the Lady. Creator: Andries Stock
The Fortune Teller and the Lady

Girl Leaping from Kiyomizu Temple, c. 1765. Creator: Torii Kiyotsune
Girl Leaping from Kiyomizu Temple, c. 1765. It was believed that if one were to survive a 13-metre (43-foot) jump from the stage, ones wish would be granted

Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve... 1794/95. Creator: Toshusai Sharaku
Otafuku Throwing Black Beans to Chase Away the Demons on New Year's Eve (Senmen Otafuku zu), 1794/95

Cover of "Contes de l Isba", 1931. Creator: Bilibin
Cover of " Contes de l Isba", 1931. Private Collection

Sleeping Beauty. Creator: Collier, John (1850-1934)
Sleeping Beauty. Private Collection

Three queens of the underground kingdom, 1879. Creator: Vasnetsov
Three queens of the underground kingdom, 1879. Found in the collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

The Frog Princess, 1901-1918. Creator: Vasnetsov, Viktor Mikhaylovich (1848-1926)
The Frog Princess, 1901-1918. Found in the collection of State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Cunicularii, or the Wise Men of Godlimon in Consultation, December 1726

Chart of the Signs of the Zodiac with Venus, Cupid, and a Bishop Saint

Plate 47 from Los Caprichos : A gift for the master (Obsequio ael maestro), 1799
Plate 47 from Los Caprichos :A gift for the master (Obsequio a el maestro), 1799

Plate 44 from Los Caprichos : They spin finely (Hilan delgado. ), 1799
Plate 44 from Los Caprichos : They spin finely (Hilan delgado.), 1799

The Circumcision, 1611-74. Creator: Leonard Bramer
The Circumcision, 1611-74

The Fortune Teller, 18th century. Creator: Francois Boucher
The Fortune Teller, 18th century

A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller, ca. 1632-33. Creator: Jacob Duck
A Couple in an Interior with a Gypsy Fortune-Teller, ca. 1632-33

The Fortune-Teller, probably 1630s. Creator: Georges de la Tour
The Fortune-Teller, probably 1630s

Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Creator: R I Stevenson
Silver gilt spoon, late 15th century, (1881). Etching of a short-handled spoon made in Denmark, engraved on the bowl with the figures of St Anne, the Virgin Mary and the infant Christ

The peasant and the domovoy, 1922. Creator: Chekhonin, Sergei Vasilievich (1878-1936)
The peasant and the domovoy, 1922. Private Collection

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