Death and the Maiden XVII

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My original tumblr post was here.  I believe this is a picture of Theda Bara  (1885-1955), used a promotional still for the silent melodrama A Fool There Was (1915).   Original text:

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Death and the Maiden XVI

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My original tumblr post was here.  Original text:

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I believe this image is a grayscale of a Gil Elvgren pin-up.   Here is a color version:

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Found at the Pinterest board Sexy Retro Halloween.

Death and the Maiden XV

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My original tumblr post was here.  This image contains the text “Lettre d’adieu.” Original text:

Death and the Maiden XIV

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My original tumblr post was here.  Image is a bookplate with the legend “Ex libris Gino Sbattini.”  Original text:

Death and the Maiden XIII

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My original tumblr post was here.  Original text:

Death and the Maiden XII

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My original tumblr post was here.  This appears to b work by Joanna Krótka, who hasa professional site here.  Original text:

Death and the Maiden XI

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My original tumblr post was here.  Original text:

This image appears to be a crop from a promotional poster for a movie called Witchcraft ’70.
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Image source Rotten Tomatoes.

Death and the Maiden IX

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My original tumblr post was here.  This is Eve, the Serpent, and Death (early 16th cent.) by Hans Baldung (ca. 1484-1545).  Original text:

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Death and the Maiden VIII

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My original tumblr post was here.  Image contains the text “Foolish mortal 2012” but beyond that I have been unable to finds its provenance.  Original text:

Death and the Maiden VII

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My original tumblr post was here. This image is Death and the Maiden by odingraphics. Original text: