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Man Proposes, God Disposes. Edwin Landseer's 1864 painting Man Proposes, God Disposes is believed to be haunted, and a bad omen. [6] According to urban myth, a student of Royal Holloway college once committed suicide during exams by stabbing a pencil into their eye, writing "The polar bears made me do it" on their exam paper. [7]
Yūrei-zu (幽霊図) are a genre of Japanese art consisting of painted or woodblock print images of ghosts, demons and other supernatural beings. They are considered to be a subgenre of fūzokuga, "pictures of manners and customs." [1] These types of art works reached the peak of their popularity in Japan in the mid- to late 19th century. [2]
In November 1985 one woman from Leeds who destroyed her picture of "The Crying Boy" seemed certain that its destruction was to blame for the deaths in a fire of her husband and three sons. A Mrs Woodward of Forest Hill, London destroyed her picture, believing it to be responsible for the loss of her son, daughter, husband and mother in separate ...
Kuchisake-onna (口裂け女, 'Slit-Mouthed Woman') [1] is a malevolent figure in Japanese urban legends and folklore. Described as the malicious spirit, or onryō, of a woman, she partially covers her face with a mask or other item and carries a pair of scissors, a knife, or some other sharp object. She is most often described as a tall woman ...
A one-man Stoneham show at the gallery, which included the piece, was reviewed by the art critic at the Los Angeles Times. During the show, the painting was purchased by actor John Marley, [1] notable for his role as Jack Woltz in The Godfather. Some time after Marley's death, the painting was found at the site of an old brewery by an elderly ...
Wings of Love was immortalized on the wall of Stan and Hilda Ogden's house in Coronation Street [12] and the painting also achieved cult status through its appearance in the 1977 film of Mike Leigh's play Abigail's Party, [13] In the film, the painting provokes a heated debate on the nature of "erotic art"; this culminates in Beverly Moss's ...