{"product_id":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print","title":"Clarke Poe Flashing Fire From Its Eyes – Gothic Wall Art","description":"\u003cp\u003eInky black lines coil across the page as a snarling ape lunges upon a fallen woman, its teeth gnashing and eyes flashing fire. \u003cem\u003eHarry Clarke Murders in the Rue Morgue\u003c\/em\u003e renders Edgar Allan Poe's tale in dense Victorian detail, with the hand-lettered caption sweeping through the composition. Every claw and shadow pulls the eye toward the violent heart of the scene.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade for readers of Poe, collectors of dark illustration and anyone drawn to Victorian macabre storytelling. It settles naturally into a book-lined study, adding drama above a desk, and it anchors a moody reading nook where its detail rewards close looking. Explore more in our \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hausofprints.com\/collections\/gothic-wall-art\" title=\"Gothic Wall Art\"\u003eGothic Wall Art\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003ePrint Details\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrinted on premium 230GSM archival matte paper, giclée printed for gallery-quality colour and detail.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in ten sizes — 5×7, 8×10, 11×14, 16×20, A3, 18×24, 20×25, 24×30, 24×36, and 32×40.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnframed print — frames shown in photos are for display only; ships worldwide rolled in a crush-resistant tube.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat is memento mori art?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMemento mori art reminds viewers of mortality, using motifs like skulls, hourglasses and extinguished candles to symbolise life's brevity. Rooted in medieval and Renaissance traditions, it invites reflection on death and time. Harry Clarke's dark Poe illustrations share this contemplative, mortality-haunted spirit through their shadowy, dramatic storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWho illustrated Dante's Inferno?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGustave Doré created the most famous engravings for Dante's Inferno in the 1860s, and Sandro Botticelli produced celebrated earlier drawings. Harry Clarke, the Irish stained-glass and book artist behind this Rue Morgue plate, is renowned for his own intricate Poe illustrations in a comparable gothic tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat is vanitas painting?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVanitas painting is a genre of still life laden with symbols of transience such as skulls, wilting flowers, hourglasses and guttering candles. Popular in seventeenth-century Dutch art, it warns against vanity and worldly pleasure. Its brooding symbolism echoes the shadowy mood found in gothic illustration like this print.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"font-weight:700;\"\u003eWhat wall art suits gothic home decor?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGothic home decor suits dark, dramatic art such as Victorian illustration, memento mori motifs, danse macabre scenes and moody literary plates. Harry Clarke's Poe illustration works luminously, its dense black line work and eerie narrative pairing with deep walls, antique furniture and candlelit reading corners.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Haus of Prints","offers":[{"title":"16x20","offer_id":48905579462848,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-16x20","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"5x7","offer_id":48905579364544,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-5x7","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"8x10","offer_id":48905579397312,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-8x10","price":54.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"11x14","offer_id":48905579430080,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-11x14","price":64.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"A3","offer_id":48905579495616,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-A3","price":69.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"18x24","offer_id":48905579528384,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-18x24","price":84.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"20x25","offer_id":48905579561152,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-20x25","price":89.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x30","offer_id":48905579593920,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-24x30","price":99.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"24x36","offer_id":48905579626688,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-24x36","price":115.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"32x40","offer_id":48905579659456,"sku":"clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-32x40","price":129.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0692\/1758\/3296\/files\/clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print-framed-statement.webp?v=1787824086","url":"https:\/\/hausofprints.com\/products\/clarke-poe-rue-morgue-1919-print","provider":"Haus of Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}