Vlad the Impaler T-Shirt peter_paul_rubens The Flammarion engraving is a

The Flammarion engraving is a wood engraving by an unknown artist

one of the many diagrammatic attempts to capture the complexity and scope of Milton's epic poem

and is labeled with the names of God and its angels

it's an invitation to embrace the mystique and allure of the Witches Sabbath

symbolizing the bridge between the mortal and the divine realms

Vlad the Impaler T-Shirt peter_paul_rubens The Flammarion engraving is aVlad III earned his fearsome nickname for impaling more than 20,000 people and killing as many as 60,000 others during his bloody reign. He was even said to dine among his impaled enemies and dip his bread in their blood. Interestingly, Bram Stoker used elements of Vlad's real story for the title character of his 1897 novel "Count Dracula."