“Jane Eyre”, Charlotte BrontëWood engraving by Fritz Eichenberg, 1943. fritzeichenberg janeeyre charlottebrontë darkacademia gothicaesthetic bookart
“Oedipus stood before the Sphinx” by Artuš Scheiner, 1920 artusscheiner classicart vintageillustration goldenageofillustration artnouveau greekmythology
Illustration by Frank C. Papé, created in 1929 for Anatole France’s tale of horror and fantasy, “The Mass of Shadows,” included in the author’s short-story collection “Mother of Pearl”. frankcpape anatolefrance classicillustration goldenageofillustration
«The Adventures of Baron Munchausen»Illustration by Sergey Alimov. sergeyalimov baronmunchausen munchausen seamonster illustration
“ Reynard the Fox” by Heinrich Kley, 1920 heinrichkley reinekefuchs germanartist vintageillustration arthistory
From the story “The Reward of Virtue”“And the Demons Disappeared” Illustrated by Kay Nielsen, 1930. kaynielsen goldenageofillustration 1930sart macabreart bookillustration
“The Goose Girl” (Die Gänsemagd) illustrated by Paul Hey, 1939 paulhey vintageillustration fairytales gothicaesthetic brothersgrimm
The King’s Choice, ca 1910 by John Bauer. johnbauer classicillustration goldenageofillustration folkloreart fairytaleillustration
“Cat and Leeks” by Shirō Kasamatsu, 1958 shirokasamatsu japaneseart woodblockprint blackcatart catart
“Cat and Mouse” by Louis Wain, c. 1900. louiswain vintageillustration catart catlovers classicillustration arthistory
“Pinkel the Thief” from “The Orange Fairy Book” (1906), illustrated by H. J. Ford. hjford andrewlang fairytales vintageillustration blackandwhiteart
From Aesop’s fable “The Trees and the Axe,” illustrated by Arthur Rackham, 1912. arthurrackham darkfantasy classicillustration 1910sart arthistory goldenageofillustration
“The Embrace,” Rockwell Kent, 1918. rockwellkent thelovers vintageillustration blackandwhiteart 1910sart
thecolorblockcurator saintbowie enchantedbook 'The Wild Swans' illustrated by Elenore Plaisted Abbott, 1922