The Anthropic Principle — Nicola Verlato 

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The Anthropic Principle, 2003 by Nicola Verlato (b. 1965)

Surrogate — Cynthia Sitton

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Surrogate, 2016 by Cynthia Sitton

The Play Scene in Hamlet — Edwin Austin Abbey

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The Play Scene in Hamlet, 1897 by Edwin Austin Abbey (1852-1911)

The Permanent Adventure — Félix Labisse

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L’Aventure Permanente (The Permanent Adventure),1944 by Félix Labisse (1905-1982)

To escape the insidious commercial excesses of Christmas (Glen Baxter)

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Zora Neale Hurston’s hand-drawn Christmas card

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Zora Neale Hurston’s hand-drawn Christmas card (1926). From Fannie Hurst’s papers at the Harry Ransom center in Austin, TX. Via the Ransom Center’s Instagram account.

Incarnation, Birth, and Resurrection — Wolfgang Grässe

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Incarnation, Birth, and Resurrection , 1973 by Wolfgang Grässe (1930-2008)

Alenushka — Viktor Vasnetsov

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Alenushka, 1881 by Viktor Vasnetsov (1848-1926)

Black Spruce — Jamie Wyeth

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Black Spruce, 1994 by Jamie Wyeth (b. 1946)

Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine — Artemisia Gentileschi

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Self-Portrait as Saint Catherine by Artemisia Gentileschi (1593-1653)

Late Visitors — Paul Fenniak

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Late Visitors, 2017 by Paul Fenniak (b. 1965)

Christmas Card — Aubrey Beardsley

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A Christmas card (1895) designed by Aubrey Beardsley (1872-1898)

“A Tale of Christmas” — Moebius

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“A Tale of Christmas” by Moebius. Published in Heavy Metal, December 1979. Via the Bristol Board.

Untitled (Club Couple) — Kerry James Marshall

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Untitled (Club Couple), 2014 by Kerry James Marshall (b. 1955)

Charles Darwin at the age of 75 — Adrian Ghenie

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Charles Darwin at the age of 75, 2014 by Adrian Ghenie (b. 1977)

A Distinct Affection of a More Animal Kind — Sanam Khatibi

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A Distinct Affection of a More Animal Kind, 2016 by Sanam Khatibi (b. 1979)

The Knives — Michaël Borremans

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The Knives by Michaël Borremans (b. 1963)