Per chance, does anyone remember the name of the piece and who painted it? I know it's listed on the insert but I don't have the cd with me.

"Satan's Play Room" extracted from "Satan's Daily Life in the 19th Century" by Jac Remise.

It's called "Satan's Play Room" by Jac Remise.



"As we say in England, it can get a bit trainspottery"

I don't think Jac Remise is the artist, but rather someone who edited a book from 1978 containing various images from the mid 19th century:

The book consists of b&w photos of dioramas of the life of Satan; playing cards, enjoying a concert, sitting in judgement, torture scenes in Hell etc. Satirical and a lot of fun".

>Voodoo

"One of the more unusual art books that I have is Diableres published in France in 1978. But the images in the book date back to the mid 19th century.
They are stereoviews of clay dioramas possibly produced as social satire on the regime of Napoleon III".

>Lounge


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Found some more info in the review section of the book on amazon:

Satan

"If you are unfamiliar with the book's contents, the pages contain pictures of diorama sculptures of what the life of Satan would have been like in France at the end of the 1800's, if he were, in some respects, just like the average, albeit well-off, French citizen. The works themselves are detailed, imaginative, and very well executed. The themes range from humorous, to festive, to horrible, and even cautionary. There are sculptures that depict the marriage of Satan, Satan being chased from Paradise, Satan having a day in the park, and so on. There is very little text provided by the author, Jac Remise, at the front of the book.
I do not speak a word of French, so I have little idea of who made the sculptures, or who took the pictures of them. Signatures on the sculptures themselves give date in the late 1800's, and only 2 people's names can be discerned--de Cougny (Hennetier), and Habert".


"These b/w pictures of diorama sculptures were handed to photographer Jac Remise - more famous for his photos of toys and model railways and aircrafts.
It's worth to ask if the artwork as seen in this book still exist today - and if yes - where. Invaluable"!

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Rip this joint, gonna save your soul, round and round and round we go......



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Brian May (from Queen) is a an avid collectionner of all these "Diableries"
http://rockerparis.blogspot.fr/2014/11/brian-may-librairie-le-monte-en-lair.html

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Xx1ocNo3Hzo/VHOQ58A_L8I/AAAAAAAAne0/Xf9Ik0UDt5A/s1600/brian-may-diableries.jpg

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Kj045pc_mQQ/VHRyA7EtRqI/AAAAAAAAngk/TY0PGcgCkSE/s1600/diableries.jpg

This is the original edition :
[www.amazon.com]

And yeah it's a superb sinister book. The printing is gorgeous, much nicer than the current reissues that look bland.



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The Black Crowes already had a Remise picture for
their 1992 "Southern Harmony" album:

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theimposter
Per chance, does anyone remember the name of the piece and who painted it? I know it's listed on the insert but I don't have the cd with me.

I still use that picture, as my computer screen wallpaper ... always loved it!

from the book:

Thank you everybody!

AWESOME!

I STILL HAVE THE TSHIRT...HAVENT FIT INTO IT SINCE 1994

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