Queen of the Night by Karl Friedrich Schinkel

Cropped Section of Karl Friedrich Schinkel's Stage Set for Mozart's Magic Flute, 1815

Karl Friedrich Schinkel had an impressive ability to create stunning and beautiful works of art. This stage set for Mozart's The Magic Flute shows the Queen of the Night with symbology familiar to readers of this blog and others.

Stage Set for Mozart's The Magic Flute - Karl Friedrich Schinkel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Another of Schinkel's works is an image of Rhea and Cronos. Rhea in this picture holds a meteorite, the stone disguised as a wrapped-up baby.

Cronos and Rhea by Karl Friedrich Schinkel - Karl Friedrich Schinkel; 1781-1841, Public domain, attraverso Wikimedia Commons.

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