The Lady of Shalott is a ballad in four parts by Alfred Tennyson about the legendary figure of Elaine. According to legend, Elaine is trapped in a tower. This tower stands on an island in the middle of the river that flows to Camelot. The cursed Elaine is not allowed to look out of the window but only in [...]

John William Waterhouse is one of the most famous artists of the Romantic period and a representative of the Pre-Raphaelite and realistic academy art. His works are characterized by the transfiguration of past epochs, especially the Middle Ages. Thematically, he dealt with antiquity and history in general, but also myths and legends - especially from the British [...]

Doré illustrated stories from the Old and New Testaments. The four horsemen of the apocalypse are a very well-known motif that has been taken up again and again. Here Dore focuses primarily on the rider Death. This portrayal gained notoriety in the scene as the band Emperor used a section of it as the cover artwork for “Wrath of the Tyrant”. [...]

Doré illustrated stories from the Old and New Testaments. Sennacherib was once king of Assyria. His campaigns are described in the Old Testament. So he launched an attack on Judea and besieged Jerusalem. He let the trapped Jews announce that they should quietly pray to their God - he would just as little help them as [...]