Art in the Public Domain

This one isn't too bad either!

Here's the full illustration and the title page:

Happy #ValentinesDay! 🫀

We are absolutely in love with this colourful illustration of the circulatory system from the "Atlas of Human Anatomy and Physiology" by William Turner M.R.C.S., Edinburgh, 1857, in our book collection. #MuseumValentine #ArchivalValentine

🥁 Announcing the Public Domain Image Archive! 🥁

We are v excited to share our new sister-project, the Public Domain Image Archive (PDIA), a curated collection of 10k+ out-of-copyright historical images, all free to explore and reuse: pdimagearchive.org @pdimagearchive

Nature personified as a woman forging a bird next to a fire with tools, while recently forged peacock, falcon, deer, bear, and man watch in fascination. Roman de la Rose, Ludwig XV 7, fol. 121v,, Paris, circa 1405 (Getty Museum) https://www.getty.edu/art/collection/object/105WXR#full-artwork-details

For what it's worth, Nature forges lots of other thing too

An illumination of a woman in a dress at a forge with a hammer, with a baby on the anvil. In the background is a fire and on the floor are various unfinished babies

Getting ready for the New Year

[“Nature Forging a Baby,” British Library, Harley 4425 (Roman de la Rose), fol. 140, Bruges, c. 1490-c. 1500.] #earlymodern #newyears #allegoryfail

It's giving season, and we’re giving away free art! Specifically, 88,000 downloadable artworks available for free for any purpose you’d like under Creative Commons Zero (CC0).

How to access:

snowball fight, italy, ca. 1400

This weekend we're at the Burbank Art Fair on San Fernando 11am-5pm Saturday and Sunday... and we continue at the Original Farmers Market through to the end of December.

Cover of the magazine the court Illustrated with picture of a woman in a sort of tutu wearing a black mask across her eyes holding a candle and a candle holder in one hand and a mirror in the other and grinning up at her is a jackalantern caption underneath some pumpkins!

L. E. Wilcox, 1921

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Ladies’ Home Journal,
Plum Leaves, 1895.

A book spread open with off-white pages. Spreading across the two pages is a simplified illustration of elegant plant stalks with leaves, printed in predominantly yellow and green inks, with sparse brown-ink finer details, and some subtle clusters of pink and gray background flowers. Some writing in Japanese floats above the illustration on the right hand page.

"Sorimachi 409"

1746

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An aged, yellowed newspaper cover with a giant illustration (printed in orange, blue-gray, gray-black, and light pink/orange) at the top, some columns of text in the middle-ish area, and then a shorter illustration at the bottom. Picture 1: If There Were No ASCAP-- A busy office shows 1930s style workers scrambling around the space from desks to drawers with lots of phones ringing and possibly song lyrics playing throughout. Picture 2: But There IS An ASCAP-- And Here's the Result: A nice, orderly office with people calmly working at their desks.

"If there were no ASCAP--; But there IS an ASCAP-- and here's the result"

1937

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A very stylized, flat, force-perspective illustration printed in yellow and brown inks on off-white paper. It shows a bed with a yellow-patterend blanket over it, and an assortment of paper folios(?) and possibly a long-sleeved shirt dangling off the foot board. A lit candle sits on a ramshackle footstool to the side and in the background are abstract representations of frenetic people in various states of activity. The image is chaotic and striking.

Sanctuary, [Detail]

1930

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The Murder Of Queen Galswintha, From A 14th-Century Illustrated Manuscript Of The Grandes Chroniques De France - The Historian's Hut Above is an illustration of a 6th-century crime that would cause decades of family feuding and civil war. Sleeping in the bed is Galswintha, daughter of King Athanagild of the Visigoths (r. 551-567). ...

This illustration depicts the murder of Queen Galswintha, a 6th-century crime that would cause decades of family feuding and civil war. For more info on the art and history, click on the picture below. thehistorianshut.com/2020/05/07/t...

Edmund Ironside And Canute The Great, Painted by Matthew Paris (d. 1259) For His Chronica Majora - The Historian's Hut This image, created by the monk, historian and artist Matthew Paris (d. 1259) for his Chronica Majora, depicts an interesting tale from English history. In 1016, King Æthelred the Unready died while h...

This image, created by the monk, historian and artist Matthew Paris (d. 1259) for his Chronica Majora, depicts an interesting tale from English history, featuring Edmund Ironside And Canute The Great. For more info, click on the picture below. thehistorianshut.com/2020/05/06/e...

Welp, I know how I am spending my day.

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Yellowed paper with dark gray and dirty yellow ink depicts a floral border of roses with a representation of an old-fashioned hot air balloon and basket in the center. The center illustration is composed of small dots, making it look kind of transparent next to the solidly-inked floral border. Within the balloon are illegible scrawls of handwritten text, the direction of the lines vaguely resembling the folds in a brain.

"[Tribute to French ballonist Henri Giffard in the form of a handwritten French text shaped as a balloon, inside a printed floral border] / C.T. ; Clarey & Gibert, Tours. "

1878

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black and white illustration printed on yellowed paper. Features a distorted, melting skull beginning to engulf a grand piano as it simultaneously penetrates a distorted shaft between the lid and keys.

"Atmospheric skull sodomizing a grand piano (detail)."

Salvadore Dali, 1935

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Book jacket, blue ink printed on off-white, aged paper. Features a geometric, simplified illustration of three sets of circles floating in the sky via enormous balloons (upside-down tear-drop shapes). The point where the balloon connects to the circle, there are three progressively enlarged rings encircling it like a halo. Text: Exploring the Upper Atmosphere. Doroth Fisk. The first book in any language about the STRATOSPHERE. There is a further block of text on the section of the cover that folds around the cover to rest inside the book.

"Exploring the upper atmosphere."

1934

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Word prompt today is "Atmosphere"-- go find your favorite public domain images and share them in a reply!

Some archives to start with:
📚 Library of Congress www.loc.gov/collections
📚 New York Public Library: digitalcollections.nypl.org
📚 Smithsonian www.si.edu/OpenAccess

Augustus At The Tomb Of Alexander The Great, Painted By Lionel Royer (1852-1926) - The Historian's Hut This painting, created by the French artist Lionel Royer (1852-1926), depicts a meeting between two storied figures from history. Standing in the center, draped in red, is Octavian—soon to be named Au...

This artwork, by Lionel Royer (1852-1926), is thought to depict the Roman ruler, Augustus, laying flowers and a golden diadem on the mummified remains of Alexander the Great (d. 323 BCE). For more info on art and history, click on the picture below.
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Jing Ke’s Attempted Assassination Of King Zheng Of Qin, Created By An Anonymous Artist C. 3rd Century - The Historian's Hut In the curious scene displayed above, an artist (whose name remains unknown) re-created an assassination attempt that was carried out against King Zheng of Qin (r. 246-210 BCE)—the man who would event...

This ancient artwork re-creates an assassination attempt that was carried out against King Zheng of Qin (r. 246-210 BCE)—the man who would eventually become the First Emperor of the Qin Dynasty. For more info on the art and history, click on the picture below.
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Cleopatra Enjoys Herself At Sea, Designed By Justus van Egmont (c. 1601–1674) And Woven By Willem van Leefdael (c. 1632–1688) - The Historian's Hut This tapestry, designed by Justus van Egmont (c. 1601–1674) and woven by the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (c. 1632–1688), purports to show Queen Cleopatra of Egypt (r. 51 BCE-30 BCE) enjoying a lux...

This tapestry, by Justus van Egmont (c. 1601–1674) and the workshop of Willem van Leefdael (c. 1632–1688), purports to show Queen Cleopatra of Egypt (r. 51 BCE-30 BCE) enjoying a luxurious sea cruise. For more info on the art and the history, click below.
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A yellowed postcard with printed text reading THE SHIP ON WHICH I SAILED HAS ARRIVED SAFELY OVERSEAS. Name Organization American Expeditionary Forces There is handwriting in blue pen filling in the name of the service member "Ruby(?) M. Morse U.S.A.N.C." and their organization "Group 'A'". A separate note in pencil below this reads "Rec'd Sept.(?) 25th a.m."

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Nice to know they got there safely.