Ancient Essence

Stairs at <n>Villa Monastero</n> on Lake Como, Italy. Photo by <n>Olya Novacovsky</n>.

<n>Untitled</n> (2000) by <n>Anish Kapoor</n>.

<n>TOTEMS</n> by artist <n>SCARLETT ROUGE</n>.

Brass combs photographed by <n>Sergio Guijarro</n>.

<n>Klaus Weber</n>'s sculpture <n>Sandfountain</n> (2012), part of the <n>Frieze Projects East</n> exhibition.

Cover art for the song <n>Runaway</n> by musicians <n>juhvahn</n> and <n>Milord</n>.

A <n>Sun-star (Solaster endeca)</n> from a publication by <n>Augusta Foote Arnold</n>.

Model <n>Filippa Jarnebratt</n> for <n>JANE PRIVÉE</n>. Photo by <n>Sheree Porter</n>, styled by <n>Oriana De Luca</n>.

<n>Video Landscapes</n>, a 1974 video installation by artist <n>Ernst Caramelle</n>.

<n>Piazza San Marco</n>. Photo by <n>Maïté Parisot</n>.

Artwork by Brazilian artist <n>Solange Pessoa</n>.

<n>The Fates Gathering in the Stars</n>, an illustration by artist <n>Elihu Vedder</n>.

<n>Pierrot Listening</n>, c. 1854, by <n>Nadar</n> and <n>Adrien Tournachon</n>, featuring mime <n>Charles Deburau</n>.