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The <n>Gothic</n> interior of <n>Ely Cathedral</n> in England. The current building dates back to 1083.

Titled <n>Archangel Michael and guardian angels escorting souls to heaven</n>. From <n>Digital Vision</n>/<n>Getty Images</n>.

A detail from the painting <n>Adam and Eve</n> (1507) by artist <n>Albrecht Dürer</n>.

<n>Automedon with the Horses of Achilles</n> (1868) by <n>Henri Regnault</n>.

A detail from <n>Portrait of a Lady with an Ostrich-Feather Fan</n> by <n>Rembrandt van Rijn</n>, c. 1656-1658.

<n>Atlas carrying the world</n>, an engraving from 1608 by an <n>Unknown artist</n>.

The cover art for the book <n>Split or Swallow</n> by author <n>Lindsay Straube</n>.

<n>Agnus Dei</n> (1635-40) by <n>Francisco de Zurbarán</n>, from the collection of the <n>Museo Nacional del Prado</n>.

<n>David Delruelle</n>'s 2014 collage <n>Untitled (Nurses)</n>, using a photograph by <n>Alfred Eisenstaedt</n>.

<n>Median Scholar among the Spirits</n> by <n>Denis Forkas</n>, 2014. Cover for <n>Behemoth</n>'s <n>Xiądz</n> EP.

<n>Judith</n> (1892) by French artist <n>Jules Joseph Lefebvre</n>.

<n>Ingrid Bergman</n> as <n>Joan of Arc</n>.

A portrait featuring eyewear by <n>Balenciaga</n>.

Detail from <n>Young Man Holding a Book</n> by <n>Master of the View of Saint Gudula</n>, ca. 1480.

A <n>Playboy</n>-inspired runway look by <n>Vivienne Westwood</n> from 1994.

Model <n>Emily Feld</n> wears the <n>Chelsea lace set</n> by <n>Mane Intimates</n>. Photo by <n>Honey’s On Film</n>.

A woodcut titled <n>Agere & pati fortia.</n>, c. 1557.

A detail from <n>Edwin Austin Abbey</n>'s <n>Pre-Raphaelite</n> painting, <n>King Lear, Act I, Scene I</n> (1898).

Digital illustration <n>Blue Snake</n> (2017) by artist <n>Paul Fuentes</n>.