Vampire Setting

Vampirella by Joe Jusko. Vampires still need a gothic scenery.

Forgotten Worlds

Some more of the impressive artwork by Frederick Catherwood, who visited and painted the ruins of the Maya civilization in the 19th century. His paintings have the enchantment of a long forgotten world.

Photo Engravings

Fountains Abbey in North Yorkshire was founded in 1132 as a Cistercian monastery. Now it is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.



These photos are from the beginning of the 20th century and it’s easy to see how the photographer was imitating the older steel engravings of ruins. The aesthetic view had been formed by painting and engraving.

Romantic Monastery

The ruins of a monastery by the German painter Carl Hasenpflug (1802–1858)

A nice romantic ruin painting in the good old Caspar David Friedrich tradition.