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Uncanny pic of the day: The Librarian

Posted on September 15, 2011 by

One of the many fascinating composite images by the 16th century artist Arcimboldo. I love Arcimboldo’s stuff. This one seems especially appropriate for today as once again I demonstrate what a book fool I am.

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Pic of the day: Charles Altamont Doyle

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Charles Doyle, father of Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, was a troubled man. He suffered from depression and became an alcoholic; eventually he was put away in an asylum. Like his father John and his much more successful brother … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic of the day: The strange world of Henry Heath

Posted on September 11, 2011 by

I know very little about Henry Heath other than the fact that I really want to see more of his stuff. He was clearly off his trolley. Love these weird vignettes, one of a series, I believe. Not sure whether … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic of the day: The dead – alive!

Posted on September 8, 2011 by

This splendid image comes from The Terrific Register, a sensation-mongering journal of the Georgian period. This engraving illustrates the story of a woman suddenly waking up in her coffin during her own, well, wake! Such stories were fairly frequently reported … Continue reading →

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Uncanny Pic of the day: The Book Fool

Posted on September 7, 2011 by

No, it’s not that uncanny, but it seemed appropriate after my last blog. This Book Fool comes from a 15th century German ‘Ship of Fools’. If I had a library (rather than a few book cases) I’d hang one of … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic: A Symbolist sea monster

Posted on September 6, 2011 by

The Symbolists provide rich ground for weird imagery, but depictions of straightfowardly paranormal or, in particular, cryptozoological themes are rare. In ‘Moonlit Night’ (1907), the Russian Symbolist Wassily Kandinsky portrayed a distinctly Nessie-like sea or lake monster rearing out of … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic of the day: an expressive head

Posted on September 4, 2011 by

I don’t know much about the artist Jaroslav Panuska: I discovered him recently, but he did some weiiiiiird stuff. This is one of a series of ‘Expressive Heads’ he drew in the early 1900s. It would have been great as … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic of the day: The Vision of Ezekiel

Posted on September 3, 2011 by

Some years ago I picked up a falling-apart 1880s copy of the Bible illustrations by the great Gustave Dore. One print, of Noah’s flood, was missing but otherwise it was intact. A few little rips here and there and a … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic of the day: Harry Clarke meets Poe

Posted on September 2, 2011 by

Irish artist Harry Clarke is perhaps best known for his stained glass window designs – and his 1919 illustrated edition of Edgar Allen Poe’s ‘Tales of Mystery and Imagination’. In the latter he is one of the few artists to … Continue reading →

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Uncanny pic of the day: Rackham meets Rossetti

Posted on August 31, 2011 by

I keep name-checking the great Arthur Rackham, so here he is with one of his stunning colour illustrations to Christina Rossetti’s classic poem of fairy inveigling, ‘Goblin Market’.

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