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Visions of Poe II

Visualisations of the writings of Edgar Allan Poe (January 19, 1809 – October 7, 1849) by various artists

Hugo Steiner Prag : (1880–1945)

Carlo Farneti : (1892-1961)

Wilfried Satty (1939-1982) 

Harry Clarke : (March 17, 1889–1931)

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James Carling 

A Flowering of Evil : Three Visions of Baudelaire

"Alas! And as within a heavy shroud I have
Entombed my heart in this perverse allegory"
from 'A Voyage to Cythera' by Charles Baudelaire

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by Carlos Schwabe

The dark, evocative poetry of Charles Baudelairehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Baudelaire ) has long cast a spell upon the imaginations of further writers and artists. Featured below are a selection of images of poetry from Les Fleurs du Mal (The Flowers of Evil) as envisioned by 3 separate hands.

by Carlos Schwabe  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Schwabe

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Carlo Farneti (From the collection of Richard Sica)

to see more in this series http://ajourneyroundmyskull.blogspot.com/2010/02/les-fleurs-du-skull.html

Perverse Allegory : A visual tribute to the writings of Charles Baudelaire by Andrew L. Paciorek : 2009  (music 'Sense of Doubt' by Bowie & Eno')

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