Printable Vintage Art: A Trio of Rabbit Paintings

“Hare in a Wooded Landscape,” 19th century by Carl Franz Gruber (1803–1845)

“A Hare in the Forest,” 16th century by Hans Hoffmann (1530–1591)

“White Rabbit, Standing,” 1910 by Jan Mankes (1889–1920)

She died--this was the way she died;
And when her breath was done,
Took up her simple wardrobe
And started for the sun.
Her little figure at the gate
The angels must have spied,
Since I could never find her
Upon the mortal side.
― Emily Dickinson, Selected Poems
The idea of rabbits as a symbol of vitality, rebirth and resurrection derives from antiquity. This explains their role in connection with Easter, the resurrection of Christ. The unusual presentation in Christian iconography of a Madonna with the Christ Child playing with a white rabbit in Titian's Madonna of the Rabbit can thus be interpreted Christologically. Together with the basket of bread and wine, a symbol of the sacrificial death of Christ, the picture may be interpreted as the resurrection of Christ after death. [Source: Wikimedia]

My digitally enhanced versions of the above paintings can be downloaded as high-res JPEGs without a watermark here (top), here (middle) and here (bottom).


Digitally enhanced reproductions of public domain fine art are shared under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

My Photo Journal: Summer Throwback Walk at Lynde Shores Conservation Area in Whitby, Ontario

Youth is happy because it has the capacity to see beauty.
Anyone who keeps the ability to see beauty never grows old.
― Franz Kafka

The world is full of magic things, patiently waiting for our senses to grow sharper.
― W.B. Yeats

Look at everything always as though you were seeing it either for the first or last time:
Thus is your time on earth filled with glory.
― Betty Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn

Picture above shows a fallen tree in the woods while we were out walking one summer day in Lynde Shores Conservation Area many years ago. Doesn't it almost look like it could be a tropical rainforest with the foliage being so lush?

We first started going to Lynde Shores in Whitby, Ontario when our daughter was around 2 years old (she is turning 18 this year) and it was once our favourite go-to destination for at least a decade because she was (still is, actually) absolutely fascinated by the abundance of wildlife that would waddle, scamper or crawl around with no fear of the humans traipsing through their habitat. We go less frequently now as it has gotten much busier since the COVID-19 lockdown but it is still worth visiting especially if you have young children who love getting up close and personal with Nature!

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Printable Vintage Illustration: Young Woman with Wisteria Head Dress

Love is how you stay alive, even after you are gone.
― Mitch Albom

I believe in the power of the imagination to remake the world,
to release the truth within us, to hold back the night,
to transcend death, to charm motorways, to ingratiate ourselves with birds,
to enlist the confidences of madmen.
― J.G. Ballard

I would love to believe that when I die I will live again, that some thinking, feeling,
remembering part of me will continue. But as much as I want to believe that,
and despite the ancient and worldwide cultural traditions that assert an afterlife,
I know of nothing to suggest that it is more than wishful thinking.
― Carl Sagan, Billions & Billions: Thoughts on Life and Death at the Brink of the Millennium

Vintage 19th century illustration showing a young woman with a wisteria head dress. The original caption for this engraving read “La Glycine.” High-res 7.5” x 10” @ 300 ppi JPEG without a watermark here


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