A stunning depiction of young romance. Cot's work depicts a young couple locked in an embrace on a swing amid a forest or garden. The two are wearing classical garb, and are seemingly enthralled by each other, described by one source as "drunken with first love".

This work depicts the goddess Venus arriving at the shore after her birth, when she had emerged from the sea fully-grown. Her handmaiden running to her side ready to dress her while angels gently guiding her to land.

A Dutch Golden Age masterpiece. This work depicts an idealized character rather than a specific person. The painting, also known as the "Mona Lisa of the North," features a young woman in exotic attire, including a turban and a large pearl earring, turning towards the viewer with an enigmatic expression.

One of my personal favorites. The painting shows Cupid, the god of love, carrying Psyche, the goddess of the soul, towards his palace, symbolizing their love and Psyche's transition to a divine realm. Bouguereau's work is known for its idealized figures, romanticism, and detailed execution.

The painting shows a youthful Bacchus reclining in classical fashion with grapes and vine leaves in his hair, fingering the drawstring of his loosely draped robe. On a stone table in front of him is a bowl of fruit and a large carafe of red wine. He holds out a shallow goblet of the same wine, inviting the viewer to join him.

Psyche, a mortal woman of extraordinary beauty, becomes the lover of the god Cupid. However, their love is fraught with trials imposed by Venus, Cupid’s mother. One of Psyche’s tasks is to retrieve a golden box from Persephone, the queen of the underworld, and deliver it to Venus. Psyche is warned not to open the box, but her curiosity overwhelms her. Upon opening it, she finds not beauty, as expected, but a deadly sleep that renders her unconscious. Waterhouse’s painting illustrates this moment of forbidden curiosity, highlighting both Psyche’s human frailty and her enduring grace.

It depicts a scene from Homer's Odyssey where the sorceress Circe offers a poisoned drink to Ulysses (also known as Odysseus) and his crew. A potion that will transform the men into beasts like the many poor sailors who had the misfortune of coming ashore to her isle. The painting is known for its Art Nouveau style and its portrayal of Circe as a powerful and alluring, yet dangerous, woman, who’s power rivals that of Hecate.

Depicts a representation of the biblical temptress Salome. Hair ruffled, clothes in disarray, she has just danced for her stepfather Herod, governor of Judea. The platter and knife allude to her reward: the severed head of John the Baptist. Just months after this picture’s sensational debut at the Salon of 1870, the young Regnault was killed in the Franco-Prussian War. His posthumous fame was such that an outcry arose when the painting left France for America in 1912.

Depicting a sleeping woman with a grotesque demon perched on her chest, and a horse’s head peering from behind a curtain. The painting is a dramatic representation of a nightmare, exploring themes of the unconscious, sleep paralysis, and folklore.

A romantic work, the figure of Lucifer is shown as a nude, handsome young man reclining, hands clasped, his face partially obscured by his arm. His wings are mostly white at the scapulars but dappled with blue and gold while the primary feathers are a rich dark navy that blend into the dark foreground. A thorny vine trails horny behind his legs and near his feet. In the sky numerous less detailed angels are in flight all towards the same direction Lucifer faces. Lucifer glares out angrily from behind his arm, tears visibly in his eyes.

A High Renaissance piece depicting the Archangel Micheal conquering the devil. Vivid colors and dripping with details. This piece is exquisite.

Depicts Satan, surrounded by a coven of young and aged witches in a moonlit barren landscape. The goat possesses large horns and is crowned by a wreath of oak leaves. On the right, an old crone can be seen holding an extremely starved looking, but apparently still living, infant in her hands, while a younger witch to her right does the same with a healthier looking child, implying they will follow the same fate. The goat figure seems be acting as a sort of priest at an initiation ceremony for the children. The dead body of an infant can be seen discarded to the left, whereas the legs of another can be seen held down with force to the ground by a presumably younger witch in the center foreground. More witches, young and old, can be seen in the background, as well as three dead infants hanging from the neck on a stake to the left.

The painting depicts a somber angel in dark robes hovering over a battlefield strewn with the bodies of fallen soldiers. The angel is portrayed with a tender and sorrowful expression, suggesting a sense of guidance and compassion rather than terror, representing the spiritual dimension of death and the hope of transcendence. The lifeless bodies on the barren field symbolize the immense human cost of war, while the faces of the deceased cradled within the angel's robes represent the souls being guided towards a peaceful afterlife. The angel's halo and wings further underscore the themes of divinity, protection, and spiritual evolution beyond the physical realm.

Created by Swiss artist Arnold Böcklin. The painting depicts an artist at his easel, seemingly lost in thought as Deaths creeps up behind him playing a fiddle. Reminding the artist, while he creates immortality in his work, he, himself is mortal. This artwork is a symbolist piece that explores themes of mortality and the danse macabre, drawing inspiration from medieval artistic traditions.