magic

Matthäus Merian the Elder, The Microcosm and the Macrocosm from Musaeum Hermeticum, 1678. Engraving, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, California.
Alchemy Symbols and Their Meanings
Serving as an arguable transition from the mysticism of religion-based scientific belief into modern science, alchemy bridges the gap between the spiritual and the physical. Although most alchemists…
Alexander McQueen (1969-2010) Evening dress (detail), from the In Memory of Elizabeth How, Salem, 1692, Ready-to-wear collection, fall/winter 2007 Velvet, glass beads, and satin
The Salem Witch Trials Revisited at New-York Historical Society
Three hundred years after the Salem Witch Trials, we are still reckoning and learning from this period of American intolerance and injustice. The trials of 1692-1693 led to the deaths of twenty-five…
brightly colored poster advertising a magic show
Illusions: The Art of Magic at the Art Gallery of Ontario
Witness a golden age of entertainment through dozens of beautifully-preserved posters advertising magicians and their feats of incredible illusionism.