This illustration, by the Swedish artist Ernst Josephson (1851 – 1906), alludes to the legendary sibling-kings, Alf and Yngve, from ancient and early-medieval Swedish...
Winston Churchill (c. 1874-1965)
"Once the process of heresy-hunting pervades an army, true comradeship dies. Officers are promoted not for professional knowledge but for being...
In The Malleus Maleficarum (published 1487), the text’s authors informed readers, “There is a common report current in the districts of the River Etsch, as also...
In this drawing, the French artist Jules-Eugène Lenepveu (c. 1819–1898) depicts the pivotal scene from the life of the mythical Theban princess, Antigone. Her...
This 17th-century tapestry was designed by Salomon de Bray and manufactured in the workshop of Pieter de Cracht. Their artwork re-creates a myth from...
