John Bingley Garland, ca. 1850–60.

Source: Harry Ransom Center

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/c90b2aa1-c8b2-4370-b7b6-ff917fc81d95

#flags #collage #crucifixion #religion #blood #emblems #crucifixes #christianity #mythology #architecture #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Peter Rollos, from Le Centre de l'amour: decouvert soubs divers emblesmes galans et facetieux (ca. 1687).

Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/6bef461b-c051-48da-bb91-b36c0382bc12

#curtains #emblems #love #windows #beds #art #publicdomain

Earth (1793) by William Blake, from The Gates of Paradise.

Source: Yale Center for British Art

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/4dd349b3-597a-4093-8077-17cdddaf0b8e

#childhood #paradise #morality #anguish #emblems #personification #earth #art #publicdomain

Representation of the Inner State of a Man, Who Is a Servant of Sin, and Suffers the Devil to Reign Within Him. (1851) by Johannes Gossner, from The Heart of Man: Either a Temple of God, or a Habitation of Satan: Represented in Ten Emblematical Figures, Calculated to Awaken and Promote a Christian Disposition.

Source: New York Public Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/ead2fc1f-c68e-4eaf-985e-ed2f638e67c1

#animals #devils #angels #symbolism #emblems #allegory #christianity #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Théodore Marcile, from Civitas veri sive morvm (1609).

Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/a04719fa-8963-4bae-a95c-24cc62228987

#classical #aristotle #dystopia #nature #ethics #emblems #allegory #landscapes #mythology #morals #utopias #architecture #truth #art #publicdomain

Death of a Godly and Righteous Man (1851) by Johannes Gossner, from The Heart of Man: Either a Temple of God, or a Habitation of Satan: Represented in Ten Emblematical Figures, Calculated to Awaken and Promote a Christian Disposition.

Source: New York Public Library / Internet Archive

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/3e9b2c3e-4ad0-4476-8734-25b273c3d10e

#spirituality #angels #death #emblems #christianity #beds #art #publicdomain

Illustration by Daniel de La Feuille, from Devises et Emblemes Anciennes & Modernes (1699).

Source: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign / Internet Archive

Available to buy as a print.

https://pdimagearchive.org/images/364ab41d-3c59-4007-8fb0-3c54a6744196

#animals #easels #vignettes #painting #circles #proverbs #mottos #emblems #celestial #circular #art #publicdomain

1956

The image depicts a collection of vintage memorabilia spread out across a marble-like background.
Tags: vintage collectibles, emblems, badges, British coin, aircraft model, air freshener bottle, candlestick holder

https://nocontext.loener.nl/fullpage/02-February1956-Page-026.png

#photography #illustration #madman #nocontext #sfw #vintagecollectibles #emblems #badges #Britishcoin #aircraftmodel #airfreshenerbottle #candlestickholder

A legislative experiment explores communication using "What Three Words" addresses to create ... well, I'm not sure what. It's some sort of useless mnemonic aid I guess.

https://waferiction.blogspot.com/2025/09/what-three-words-legislative-experiment.html

This project uses seemingly random words, nonsense couplets and AI-generated art. The resulting images, akin to early modern emblems, serve as mnemonic aids, exploring how we create meaning. #Capitals #Provinces #AIArt #Canada #geography #Emblems