Imagination Collection

Germany, Bayreuth, The Rhine-daughters, Sketch for scenic design of The Ring of the Nibelungs by Richard Wagner
Hermann Hendrich (1854-1931), The Rhine-daughters, sketch for the scenic design of The Ring of the Nibelungs by Richard Wagner (1813-1883)

sisyphus
Jeffrey Hummel

Whither Away by Florence Mary Anderson
A group of delicate looking fairies and pixies ride around on dragonflies and bees. c.1925

Shakespeares Bees by Pauline Baynes
William Shakespeare, lost in thought, and inspired by a swarm of honey bees as he writes Henry V

The Land of Christmas Plays by Pauline Baynes
Charming illustration showing a land populated by all the characters from Christmas plays and pantomimes including Aladdin, Sleeping Beauty, Red Riding Hood, Jack and the Beanstalk and Robinson Crusoe

Gargoyle of the Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, France
The gargoyles are an essential part of the history of the cathedral, and a key aspect of the site. The gargoyles main purpose is very practical

Rose-ringed / ring-necked parakeets (Psittacula krameri) in flight on way to roost in an urban cemetery, London, UK. January

The Subzeppmarinellin by Heath Robinson, WW1 cartoon
The subzeppmarinellin for making sure of your enemy. All bases covered with this combined submarine and zeppelin from the imagination of William Heath Robinson during the First World War. Date: c.1916

Milky Way Over Hollow Rock
Hollow rock is an iconic coastal formation located on the North West side of Lake Superior. Air glow creates a colorful luminescent atmosphere below the night sky and Milky Way

A gigantic scarp on the surface of Uranus moon, Miranda. It is the sheerest known cliff in the solar system. It may be 3 miles high

A total eclipse of the Sun as seen from being in Earths orbit

A spacial phenomenon in the cosmos

Sagrada Familia Cathedral by Gaudi, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Barcelona, Catalunya (Catalonia) (Cataluna), Spain, Europe

Half Dome mountain at sunset in Yosemite Valley, Yosemite National Park, California, USA

Castles in the Air by Chesley Bonestell
Fantasy illustration showing a young woman sitting on a rock and gazing at the sky from which emerges a magnificent golden castle traversed by a rainbow. 1925

A lone Star Fighter pilot looks around the alien landscape after a crash landing
A lone Star Fighter pilot looks around the alien landscape, in which he was forced to make an emergency crash landing after his ship developed technical problems

B-29 Superfortress planes under attack from Japanese Nakajima Ki-84 fighter planes
American B-29 Superfortress heavy bombers under attack from Japanese Nakajima Ki-84 fighter planes during World War II

Ankylosaurus dinosaurs defend themselves against a T-Rex
A pair of Ankylosaurus herbivore dinosaurs defending themselves against a deadly carnivorous T.Rex during Earths Cretaceous Era

Giganotosaurus hunting. Giganotosaurus was a large carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous Period approximately 100 to

Cactus plant with teeth and eyes
Blue cactus plant wearing costume of plastic vampire teeth and bloodshot eyeballs

Black-headed gull (Chroicocephalus ridibundus) in flight, artistically blurred photograph, Cheshire, UK, February. Highly Commended in the British Wildlife Photography Awards (BWPA) competition 2013

David Buck - English actor
David Buck (1936-1989), English actor, known for his role as Richard Beckett in the series Plays of Mystery and Imagination. Date: 1966

An alien planet and its moon in orbit around a red giant star

Planet Earth on human hands, breaking down and crumbling with fragments falling apart. Airbrush illustration

The universe is a place of intense color and beauty

Saturn seen from the surface of its moon, Rhea. It is the largest of Saturns airless satellites. It was discovered in 1672 by Giovanni Cassini

A futuristic alien plant harvest

Albertosaurus hunts by moonlight. Albertosaurus was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period

A group of Dodo birds crossing a natural bridge over a stream

Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist), 1897. Creator: Claude Monet
Branch of the Seine near Giverny (Mist), 1897

Fairies by the Brook, 1895 (oil on canvas)
5615403 Fairies by the Brook, 1895 (oil on canvas) by Pirner, Max (1854-1929); 99x61 cm; Narodni Galerie, Prague, Czech Republic; Austrian, out of copyright

Utopia Collection
Leila

Primordial Soup
Christophe Kiciak

The Vanishing Time
Sandy Wijaya

Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Creator: John William Waterhouse
Destiny, 1900, (c1930). Woman holding a glass bowl, with ships reflected in a large mirror behind; allegorical scene with spatial and temporal inconsistencies

The Key to the Moon by Florence Mary Anderson
Enchanting illustration showing a small child climbing a ladder to unlock a small door in the moon while a group of fairies and elves hover around in the starlit sky. circa 1920

High Above the Town by Florence Mary Anderson
A group of children with a baby fly high above a town in a winged cradle, accompanied by a fairy. c.1925

Filling the Air with Fairy Forms -- a little girl blows a dandelion clock and in her imagination it turns into a flight of fairies. Date: circa 1920s

Illustration of Saturn and Earth to scale
Illustration showing Saturn (left) and Earth (right) to scale. Saturn is nine times the diameter of Earth. Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun, Earth is the third

The mysterious Bermuda Triangle where aircraft and vessels vanish
For decades the area known as the Bermuda Triangle has been a place of deep mystery as ships, aircraft and people have all mysteriously vanished, never to be seen again

Chiron passing near Saturn. Chiron is a weird cross between an asteroid and comet, which are known as centaurs

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

Poe / Cask of Amontillado
THE CASK OF AMONTILLADO Fortunato, dressed as a clown, is duped into a trip to the vaults

Aim for the moon
Maarten Léon

The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Oil on canvas)
7393515 The Temptation of Saint Anthony (Oil on canvas) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635) (after); 47 x 72 cm; Fondation Glenat, Grenoble, France; © Fonds Glenat

A Peter Pan map of Kensington Gardens, 1923 (colour litho)
1198174 A Peter Pan map of Kensington Gardens, 1923 (colour litho) by Gill, Leslie MacDonald (Max) (1884-1947); 102x127 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Gill)

The island
Willy Marthinussen

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"Unleash the Power of Imagination: A Journey through Time and Space" a gateway to infinite possibilities, allowing us to transcend the boundaries of reality and explore realms beyond our wildest dreams. Just like Shakespeare's bees buzzing with creativity in Pauline Baynes' enchanting illustrations, our minds take flight into uncharted territories. Whither away does imagination lead us? Florence Mary Anderson's whimsical artwork beckons us to follow its trail, leading us on an adventure where rose-ringed parakeets soar through London's urban cemetery at dusk. Their vibrant plumage against the January sky reminds us that even in the midst of darkness they can illuminate our path. Like Sisyphus tirelessly pushing his boulder up a hill, we too face challenges along this imaginative journey. But just as Pauline Baynes invites children into "The Land of Christmas Plays, " we find solace in knowing that within our minds lies a sanctuary where anything is possible. Gargoyles perched atop Notre Dame Cathedral watch over Paris with their stone eyes, reminding us that imagination has no bounds – it can transform ordinary structures into extraordinary works of art. And who better than Heath Robinson's "Subzeppmarinellin" to demonstrate how imagination transcends time itself? But let us not confine our imaginations solely to Earthly wonders; instead, let them ascend towards celestial marvels. The Milky Way stretches across Hollow Rock like a cosmic canvas painted by stars themselves. Uranus' moon Miranda reveals its scarred surface – proof that even distant worlds hold mysteries awaiting exploration. In Earth's orbit during a total eclipse of the Sun, we witness firsthand the awe-inspiring spectacle created by nature itself. Our imaginations become intertwined with space-time phenomena as we ponder the vastness and complexity of existence.