Diagrams of the cosmos, alchemists' emblems, impossible sea creatures and the spirits of old Edo: 24 public-domain works, each EXEPERT Certified. Pick a piece to lift it off the wall, then turn it, tilt it and zoom into the detail.
Frames
Sacred Geometry
Paintings and diagrams that treat circles, spirals and perfect solids as a hidden grammar running through the universe.
Alchemy & the Cosmos
Laboratory visions, emblem riddles and star charts from people who read chemistry and the heavens as one secret text.
Strange Nature
Naturalists, engravers and dreamers who found the living world stranger than anything they could invent.
Spirits & Yokai
Ghosts, demons and shape-shifters from Japanese prints and picture books of the Edo and Meiji eras.
From the Community
Work by EXEPERT community artists, shown with their permission. Submissions are open: send a link and a note to hello@exepert.com.
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Every work here is in the public domain: the artist died in 1955 or earlier and the work was made before 1931. Images come from the holding museums and Wikimedia Commons; each piece links to its source.
