Punishment Collection (#17)

The Death of Ananias, 1515. Artist: Raphael
The Death of Ananias, 1515. From the Victoria and Albert Museum, London

The Conversion of the Proconsul, 1515-1516. Artist: Raphael
The Conversion of the Proconsul, 1515-1516. The Jewish sorcerer Elymas has just been struck blind by Paul because he tried to prevent Peter

The Flagellation, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1194-1260

Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. Artist: Etienne Jeaurat
Transport of Prostitutes to the Salpetriere, c1760-1770. From the Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France

Chinese prisoners in cangues, 1910. Postcard

The cangue, China, 1907. Postcard

Children in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard

A coolie in the stocks, Hong Kong, 1908. Postcard

The Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. Artist: W Walker
The Transformation of Galanthis into a Weasel, 1777. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1777

Sisyphus pushing his stone up a mountain, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Sisyphus Pushing His Stone up a Mountain, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Oeneus, King of Calydon, having neglected Diana in a sacrifice is punished for his impiety, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655

Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Deluge, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The Deluge, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Prometheus tortured by a vulture, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Prometheus tortured by a vulture, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Phaeton struck down by Jupiters thunderbolt, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Danaides condemned to fill bored vessels with water, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The Danaides condemned to fill bored vessels with water, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Ixion in Tartarus on the wheel, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Ixion in Tartarus on the wheel, 1733. According to Greek mythology, Tartarus was the deepest part of the Underworld and reserved for evildoers. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733

Tantalus torment, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Tantalus torment, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Nymph Echo Changed into Sound, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
The Nymph Echo Changed into Sound, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Acteon turn d into a Stag, and devour d by his dogs, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Acteon turn d into a Stag, and devour d by his dogs, 1733. Prince Acteon happened upon Diana naked while she was bathing. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733

Oeneus, King of Calydon is Punished for his Impiety, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Oeneus, King of Calydon, Having Neglected Diana in a Sacrifice is Punished for his Impiety, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

The Flaying of Sisamnes, (detail), 1498. Artist: Gerard David
The Flaying of Sisamnes, (detail), 1498. Found in the collection of the Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium

The Flagellation of St Gervais, c1620-1670. Artist: Philippe de Champaigne
The Flagellation of St Gervais, c1620-1670

Heads of Rebels, 1881. Artist: Wilhelm Gentz
Heads of Rebels, 1881. Published in L Egypt by Gaston Maspero, 1881

Two female French collaborators, Chartres, France, 1944. The two, a mother and her daughter, both have shaven heads, the usual punishment meted out to women believed to be guilty of collaborating

The Mouths Labour, c1592-1635. Artist: Jacques Callot
The Mouths Labour, c1592-1635

The Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty, 1564-1638. Artist: Pieter Brueghel the Younger
The Drunkard Pushed into the Pigsty, 1564-1638. From a private collection

Out hunting for teeth, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Out hunting for teeth, 1799. Plate 12 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Yes, he broke the pot, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Yes, he broke the pot, 1799. Plate 25 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Nothing could be done about it, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Nothing could be done about it, 1799. Plate 24 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression

Night celebration on the Neva, 1923. Artist: Boris Mikhajlovich Kustodiev
Night celebration on the Neva, 1923

Prometheus Bound, c1640. Artist: Jacob Jordaens
Prometheus Bound, 1640. Hermes, messenger of the gods, watches as the eagle swoops down to peck out the liver of the chained Prometheus. Each night the liver regenerated

St Jeromes Dream, c1600. Artist: Orazio Borgianni
St Jeromes Dream, c1600. St Jerome (c340-420), one of the four great Fathers of the Christian church who translated the Old Testament from Hebrew into Latin

Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. Artist: Frans Francken II
Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. At the foot of the cross are the Virgin Mary with St John the Apostle (left) and Mary Magdalene and Mary the wife of Cleophas (right)

Execution of Louis XVI, 1793. Louis XVI (1754-1793), King of France from 1774, making a final speech from the scaffold before his execution by guillotine in the Place de la Revolution

Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Michael Sittow
Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns carrying his cross, urged on by a soldier. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

The Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
The Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. St Stephen (dc35), a deacon of the early Christian church in Jerusalem, was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin

Deliverance of souls from Purgatory, 19th century. An angel is raising a released soul into the presence of the Virgin Mary and the Trinity of God the Father

Christ Nailed to the Cross, c1481. Artist: Gerard David
Christ Nailed to the Cross, c1481. From the National Gallery, London

Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Cornelius Engebrechtsz
Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

The Death of Sapphira, 1654-1656. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Death of Sapphira, 1654-1656. Sapphira and her husband Ananias were supposedly struck dead by God for dishonesty

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded

Expulsion from Eden, stained glass, Chartres Cathedral, France, 1205-1215. Detail from the Good Samaritan and Adam and Eve window in the south aisle

The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. Artist: Pacino di Bonaguida
The Crucifixion, (part of a diptych), early 14th century. From the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA

The Crucifixion, St Marks Basilica, Venice, Italy

Christ on the Cross, 16th century. From Museu Nacional de Soares dos Reis, Portugal

Christ on the Cross, 17th century. Artist: Hermann Weyer
Christ on the Cross, 17th century. From the collection of the Museum of Fine Art, Budapest, Hungary

La Justice Eternelle, Franco-Prussian war, 1870-1871. Frances defeat in the war was a national humiliation and resulted in the downfall of the French Second Empire

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