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‘the woman’s body was yellow as the snake, and had something of the serpent’s sinuous grace.’

illustration by james allen st. john.

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the lamia in the penthouse, virgil finlay, 1952.

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the kiss by lionello balestrieri.

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marek piestrak - wilczyca, 1983.

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faust (2011).

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the naiads, gioacchino pagliei, 1881

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rathaus in rothenburg, carl probst, 1854-1924

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florette ph. by jacques-henri lartigue, Paris, 1944

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“live by the sword, die by the sword” by ellen rogers

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per aspera ad astra by karl wilhelm diefenbach

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louis vuitton ss20, thibaut grevet

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john longstaff, the sirens, 1892

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ophelia by miklós ligeti

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butterflies, william baxter closson, 1887

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the ruins of holyrood chapel, louis daguerre, 1824

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jean-joseph benjamin-constant, la ville de paris conviant le monde à ses fêtes, 1890.

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gabriel ferrier - le serpent.

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les mains de la mort s’approchent by marcel roux.

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marcel roux - offeering their souls to satan.