The Occult in Art

London UK: Alpine Fine Arts Collection (UK), 1993. 2nd Edition . Hardcover. Good/Good. 242 pages. Book has sever spine cock and remnants of sticker inside front endpage and has small stains top of page edges and inside back endpage. Dust jacket is worn and scuffed with small abrasion top corner left corner back cover. Profusely Illustrated throughout. The unknown and mystical are never far from our minds, witches, ghosts and demons, have fascinated the artistic imagination, since the dawn of civilization. As though bewitched themselves, artists of all eras have again, and again turn to magic, and the occult for some of their most powerful subjects. What we envision at the mention of witches, ghosts or the devil has more often than not been shaped by artist's vision. The Occult in Art is the first extensive study of this artistic bewitchment, examining significant works of art inspired by occult themes. Great Masters, such as Michelangelo, Rembrandt and Goya are represented along with more contemporary artists like Munch, Gauguin, Picasso and others. The text also analyzes the purported powers and promises of various occult phenomenon, such as witchcraft, alchemy, astrology, and Satanism . Introduction by Isaac Bashevis Singer