The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus
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Scenes from the Imaginarium

A set of original illustrated plates depicting the wagon, the mirror, and the shifting landscape beyond it.

Heavy crimson curtains parted to reveal a glowing doorway of light
Plate IThe Threshold
The travelling stage wagon parked at night, curtains open to a small lit stage
Plate IIThe Wagon by Night
A staircase spiralling impossibly upward through clouds toward an oversized moon
Plate IIIThe Staircase
A forest of trees growing downward from the sky above a mirrored horizon
Plate IVThe Downward Forest
Several ornate clocks with differing times drifting weightlessly through a violet sky
Plate VBorrowed Time
A still lake perfectly mirroring a pale moon and a scattering of stars
Plate VIThe Mirror Lake