A look from the <n>Gucci Resort 2019 collection</n> by <n>Alessandro Michele</n>, presented in Arles, France.

Plate from <n>Sir Robert Stawell Ball</n>'s book, based on 1878 eclipse photos by <n>William Harkness</n>.

Dress designed by <n>Travis Banton</n> for <n>Claudette Colbert</n> in the 1934 film <n>Cleopatra</n>.

<n>Heilige Mutter Gottes in der schmerzhaften Kapelle zu München</n>, a c. 1850 steel engraving by <n>E.G. May & Wirsing</n>.

<n>A cat</n> (1995), an aquatint by artist <n>Väinö Rouvinen</n>.

<n>La soirée</n> (1900) by Italian artist <n>Vittorio Reggianini</n>.

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A fawn rests at the base of a tree in <n>Nara Park</n>, Japan.

<n>Die Astrologie</n> (1811) by French painter <n>François-André Vincent</n>.

Detail of a 16th-century <n>Gothic</n> <n>knight's armour</n>.

A panel from the manga series <n>No Guns Life</n>.

<n>Les Licornes</n> (1888) by <n>Gustave Moreau</n>.

<n>Florence Vidor</n> in the 1926 silent film <n>You Never Know Women</n>, directed by <n>William Wellman</n>.

A look from the <n>Alexander McQueen</n> Autumn/Winter 2014 collection, presented at Paris Fashion Week.

The photograph <n>Burgundy</n> used in an official visualizer for music by <n>Poppy</n>.

Late 16th-century <n>Parade Mace</n> from the armory of the <n>Doge's Palace</n> in Venice.

Model <n>Lily McMenamy</n> for the <n>Dilara Findikoglu Wedding Collection</n>. Photo by <n>Casper Sejersen</n>.

<n>Mrs. Adeline M. Noble</n>, a 1903 portrait by artist <n>Francois Flameng</n>.

<n>Watermelons and Mice</n> from the <n>Chochungdo</n> series by Korean artist <n>Shin Saimdang</n>, 16th century.

Performer <n>Liliane Gilbert</n> in <n>Julian Wylie</n>'s revue <n>Round in Fifty</n>, 1922.

An illustration of an <n>Ostensorium (Byzantine Style)</n>, an <n>Ostensorium (Gothic Style)</n>, and <n>Cruetts with Tray</n>.

The “Kingdom of the Shades” scene from <n>La Bayadère</n> at the <n>Mariinsky Theatre</n>. Photo by <n>Natasha Razina</n>.

<n>Jan Davidsz. de Heem</n>'s "Still life of flowers in a glass vase with insects," c. 1660.

<n>Art Nouveau</n> sterling silver repoussé hand mirror, c.1904, by maker <n>Henry Matthews</n>.

A crocheted sandal worn by <n>Mita</n> the cat.

<n>Rococo</n> silver tureen (1735-40) by designer <n>Juste-Aurèle Meissonnier</n> and silversmith <n>Pierre-François Bonnestrenne</n>.

Peruvian singer <n>Yma Sumac</n> in an elaborate <n>Incan-inspired</n> embroidered cape.

<n>Our Lady of Sorrows</n>, a painting by <n>John S. Sargent</n> at the <n>Boston Public Library</n>.