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Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

A man sits at home with his family and offers his wife a drink. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.

Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. Woodcut, 1493.

Saint Anthony Abbot is tormented by seven hell-born creatures; representing the temptation of Saint Anthony. Process print after M. Schongauer.

A young employee is tempted by a drink offered by his fellow workers. Lithograph, c. 1840, after T. Wilson.

A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

Menaka the nymph tempting the yogi, Viswāmitra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

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A woman beleaguered by four enemies; representing Faith resisting Death, Schism, the World and the Devil. Engraving by Hieronymus Wierix after Maarten de Vos, 156-.

A man sits at home with his family and offers his wife a drink. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.

Half-clothed Tilottama flying in the sky playing with a red ball. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.

The soul being refined like metal in a crucible by an angel, Satan, Venus and Death; representing a test of faith. Etching by C. Murer, ca. 1600-1614.

Menaka the nymph tempting the yogi, Viswāmitra. Chromolithograph by R. Varma.