Art Comparison from Tome of Magic

[Hussar]

Found a FANTASTIC website today. A collection of rare manuscripts online of artwork from the past few centuries dealing with fantasy, weird tales etc. Check it out here

But, what really caught my eye was this pic:

Demon of the Second Class

Which comes from J.A.S. Collin de Plancy. Dictionnaire Infernal. Paris : E. Plon, 1863. Page 123.

Now, compare that to this pic from Tome of Magic:

Interesting no?

 

[Nightfall]

Uhm I'm not seeing the connection. Course it would help if your pic link would work...

 

[Davelozzi]

The link works fine for me. The picture shown is extremely similar, pretty much the same exact creature done as a b&w pencil sketch.

Interesting indeed.

 

[Nightfall]

Dave,

It didn't work before. Now it does.

 

[Mouseferatu]

Not only not surprising but absolutely intentional, considering that Matt based a great many of the vestiges on actual Goetic materials.

 

[Nightfall]

Well that explains that.

 

[Hussar]

Hrm, link works for me. Dunno how to fix it.

 

[Nightfall]

Like I said, it works now. It didn't before.

 

[Davelozzi]

Not only not surprising but absolutely intentional, considering that Matt based a great many of the vestiges on actual Goetic materials.

Goetic, eh? Sounds like a candidate for the "words you learned from D&D" thread. What's it mean?

 

[Nightfall]

Goethe perhaps. No idea but it's better than another Goth.