Christomythopoesis

The sun and moon (often personified as Sol and Luna) appear frequently in Crucifixion scenes across Christian art, primarily to visualize th...

The word "mask" meaning a covering for the face entered English only in the 1530s as "maske" or similar, borrowed from M...

Interestingly, in The Lord of the Rings Tom Bombadil is simply ' queer '. In 'Bombadil Goes Boating' though he has 'go...

Daniel Maclise, Snap-Apple Night (1833) - as Hallowe'en is known in Kerry As we know it, that is? In all probability, yes, it is , and ...

This is of course the counterpart (its "sister" painting, if you like) of Waterhouse's other painting,  The Crystal Ball .

The above icon shows an... unusual representation of the Crucifixion. The woman riding on the beast is of course Ecclesia . The beast itsel...