Mystical Jokers

The mystical joker section is one of my favorite categories. Here's four of the 30 that I consider mystical or devilish.

One joker is a dybbuk by the famed artist: Arthur Szyk. A dybbuk which in Jewish or Kabalistic mythology is a malicious possessing spirit believed to be the dislocated soul of a dead person. Arthur Szyk was a famous artist in mid 20th Century who escaped the Holocaust by moving to America. He's wearing the blue tights above.

I'd also like to call out the forlorn jester. He's is derivative of a famous enigmatic painting by Jan Matejko in 1862. In the painting there is a distraught brooding court jester who contrasts dramatically with his character and the court ball visible in the background.
The painting is about a specific court jester and moment in history. Sta?czyk is the jester and the year is 1533 ( there's some debate if the jester is mythical or historical and the date seems to be also up for discussion). On the table lies a letter likely announcing that Poland has lost Smolensk (now in Russia) to the Grand Duchy of Muscovy, causing Sta?czyk's sorrow and reflection on his fatherland's fate. The letter seems to have been discarded by some official, and only the jester realizes its significance – while the rulers are partying...(Source: Wikipedia)

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