ARLIS-L comes through again! Thanks to those that identified the images from Carnivale. Attributions below if you are interested:
Image 1: The Last Day of Pompeii by Karl Briullov. 1833. Russian State Museum, St. Petersburg.
Image 2: The Archangel Michael Fighting Devils (detail) by Josse Lieferinxe. Louvre, Paris.
Want to know more about the opening credits for the show? A kind soul also directed me to a TV Guide piece and an article about the, apparently Emmy award-winning, credits at:
http://www.darnellworks.com/a52/nr0052.htm
You can view the opening credits at: http://www.hbo.com/carnivale/behind/index.shtml
-Amy
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Amy E. Trendler
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