Ridicule Collection

Behold the Reward of those Who Meddle in Other Peoples Affairs, c1900-1950
Behold the Reward of those Who Meddle in Other Peoples Affairs. c1900-1950

Christ Mocked (image 1 of 2), between c.1600 and c.1625. Creator: Unknown
Christ Mocked (image 1 of 2), between c.1600 and c.1625

Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
Peder Sunnanvader's and Master Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Laughing Jester, Made 1540s. Creator: Unknown
Laughing Jester, Made 1540s

Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866

Cheating at Cards, c.1650-1668. Creator: Jan Miense Molenaer
Cheating at Cards, c.1650-1668

Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses... Creator: Unknown
Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Aubusson, c. 1650. Detail from a larger artwork

Christ Crowned with Thorns, c.1622. Creator: Gerrit van Honthorst
Christ Crowned with Thorns, c.1622

Sketch for the church of Saint Gervais: "Ecce Homo", c.1819. Creator: Georges Rouget
Sketch for the church of Saint Gervais: "Ecce Homo", c.1819. Pilate presents Jesus to the people. Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint Gervais "Ecce Homo")

Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903. Creator: Luc Olivier Merson
Une larme pour une goutte d'eau (Notre-Dame de Paris), 1903

Christ Crowned with Thorns, page 72 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
Christ Crowned with Thorns, page 72 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Pillory and Stocks of the Middle Ages, c1934. Illustration showing medieval punishment. The accompanying text explains that ridicule was regarded as a great remedy against minor offences

Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. Creator: Robert van Audenaerde
Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. After Carlo Maratti

Ecce Homo, ca. 1435-1491. Creator: Martin Schongauer
Ecce Homo, ca. 1435-1491

The Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, mid 19th century. Creator: WH Egleton
The Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, mid 19th century. Biblical scene, from Judges 16: 21: But the Philistines took him, and put out his eyes, and brought him down to Gaza

Minstrel poster, Alabama, 1936. Creator: Walker Evans
Minstrel poster. Alabama. [Advertisement for J.C. Lincolns Sunny South Minstrels. Big tent shows which included comedy, dancing and music, initially featured white performers in " blackface

Apollo Exposing Mars and Venus to the Ridicule of the Olympians, from Ovids Metamorphoses, Aubusson, c. 1650

Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, 1865. Creator: Edouard Manet
Jesus Mocked by the Soldiers, 1865

Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1490. Creator: Unknown
Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1490

Christ Presented to the People, 1475 / 85. Creator: Unknown
Christ Presented to the People, 1475/85

Station of the Cross No. 3: "Jesus Falls the First Time", c. 1936
Station of the Cross No. 3: " Jesus Falls the First Time", c. 1936

Station of the Cross No. 2: "The Cross is Laid on Jesus", c. 1936
Station of the Cross No. 2: " The Cross is Laid on Jesus", c. 1936

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Twelve Large Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras, Plate 7), February 1725-26

Hudibras Encounters the Skimmington (Plate 7: Illustrations to Samuel Butlers Hudibras), 1725-30 (?)

Hudibras in Tribulation (Twelve Large Illustrations for Saumel Butlers Hudibras, Plate 6), February 1725-26

Hudibras and the Skimmington (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras, no. 9), 1721-26

Hudibras and Ralpho Made Prisoners and Carried to the Stocks (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras, no. 6), 1721-26

Hudibras in Tribulation (Seventeen Small Illustrations for Samuel Butlers Hudibras, no. 7), 1721-26

The Mystery of Masonry Brought to Light by the Go... [first published December 1724]
The Mystery of Masonry Brought to Light by the Gormagons, [first published December 1724] later reissue

Plate 24 from Los Caprichos : Nothing could be done about It (Nohubo remedio. ), 1799
Plate 24 from Los Caprichos : Nothing could be done about It (Nohubo remedio.), 1799

The Wild Man or the Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, 1566. Creator: Unknown
The Wild Man or the Masquerade of Orson and Valentine, 1566. After Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Christ Crowned with Thorns, ca. 1500. Creator: Possibly Albrecht Dürer (German
Christ Crowned with Thorns, ca. 1500

Ecce Homo (reverse copy). n. d. Creator: Unknown
Ecce Homo (reverse copy).n.d

Ecce Homo, from the series The Large Passion, ca. 1498-99. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Ecce Homo, from the series The Large Passion, ca. 1498-99

The Scourging of Christ. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Scourging of Christ.n.d

Ecce Homo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Ecce Homo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509

Ecco Homo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Ecco Homo, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ Crowned with Thorns, from The Small Passion, ca. 1509

Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the Engraved Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Christ Crowned with Thorns, from the Engraved Passion, 1512

Ecce Homo, from The Passion, 1512. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Ecce Homo, from The Passion, 1512

The Branded Bully, or the Ass Stripp d of the Lions Skin, 1786. 1786
The Branded Bully, or the Ass Stripp d of the Lions Skin, 1786

Ducking a Scold, [April 12, 1803], reissued April 12, 1812

Ducking a Scold, April 12, 1803. April 12, 1803. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
Ducking a Scold, April 12, 1803

Times Past - A Welch Gentleman going to make a visit, 1830. Creator: William Heath
Times Past - A Welch Gentleman going to make a visit, 1830. Racist caricature of a Welsh man riding a goat on St Davids Day, with a leek in his hat

The Jesters, 1865, (1965). Creator: Illarion Pryanishnikov
The Jesters, 1865, (1965). A retired official is mocked by drunks. Scene inspired by A.N.Ostrovskys play " Jokers", which premiered in 1864 in St Petersburg and Moscow

Perkin Warbeck Reading his Confession, 1897. Creator: John Leech
Perkin Warbeck Reading his Confession, 1897. Pretender to the English throne Perkin Warbeck is ridiculed as he sits in the stocks

Mark Lane, London, 1783. Christopher Atkinson in the pillory outside the Corn Exchange, London, in the presence of the Sheriffs

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