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Art history contains a wide spectrum of topics from beauty and refinement to fear, death and terror. When thinking of the Art of Goya, Caravaggio, and Hieronymus Bosch one may quickly recall historical masterpieces renowned for their magnificence, but these famous Artists also produced some of the best known "Dark Art". Living through tumultuous times filled with religious famine, war and plague; Art history is not without its dark masterpieces. Below we have chosen five (or six) of the most well-known works of darkness. The Nightmare by Henry Fuseli "The Nightmare" by Swiss Artist Henry Fuseli focuses on the looming terror that comes only...

Thank you for taking the time to speak with Dark Art & Craft we have admired your photographic work for some time! Can you tell us a little more about yourself and your current location in Madrid, Spain?

Auto-Combustion (Detail) all images courtesy and copyright via the Artist  An Interview with Davide Rankore This month Dark Art & Craft had a chance to speak with skilled Italian illustrator Davide Rankore. Rankore's decomposing humanoid creatures are made with beautifully horrific detail, each subject more terrifyingly mutilated than the last. Hello Davide, Thank you for taking the time to speak with Dark Art & Craft. Can you tell us a little about yourself & your work?  I am an illustrator, I love photography and brutal music, and I create homemade masks. Does your location (Italy) impact your work or style?...