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The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik GoltziusThe Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588
Mouse or rat trap?, late 19th or early 20th century
Guerin de Lorraine Freeing Vienne from the Saracens; Histoire de Charles Martel, written 1463-1465; illuminated 1467-1472
Initial S: The Massacre of the Innocents; Antiphonal, late 13th century
A Judicial Duel Between Gillion's Son Gerard and the Emir Lucion; Roman de Gillion de Trazegnies, 1464
The Deposition; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf MasterThe Deposition; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Christ's body is removed from the cross. Pincers are used to pull out the nails
The Crucifixion; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf MasterThe Crucifixion; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440
The Martyrdom of Saint Thomas Becket; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Assassination of the Archbishop of Canterbury in 1170. Soldiers slice off the top of Becket's head before killing him
Saint Denis Holding His Head; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf MasterSaint Denis Holding His Head; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Additional Info: Saint Denis, the first bishop of Paris, was beheaded in that city in the year 250
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf MasterThe Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440
Saint Erasmus; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. Creator: Fastolf MasterSaint Erasmus; Book of Hours, about 1430-1440. According to legend, the saint was martyred by being disembowelled; his abdomen was slit open and his intestines were wound around a windlass
Initial O: The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus; Llangattock Hours, 1450s
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian; Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469. Additional Info: Naked and vulnerable, Saint Sebastian stands in front of a tree
Saint Peter Martyr; Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469. Creator: Taddeo CrivelliSaint Peter Martyr; Gualenghi-d'Este Hours, about 1469
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian; Book of Hours, about 1460. Creator: UnknownThe Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian; Book of Hours, about 1460
The Massacre of the Innocents; Llangattock Hours, 1450s. Additional info: This finely illustrated book of hours takes its name from the Baron Llangattock, who owned the book in the 1900s
A Scythian Drinking the Blood of a Slain Enemy; Miroir Historial, about 1475
Virginius Kneeling with the Severed Head of his Daughter Virginia before the Judge Appius; Roman de la Rose, about 1405
The Personification of Poverty Showing the Captive Riches at the Gallows to her Son; Roman de la Rose, about 1405
The Personifications of False Pretence and Abstinence Cutting out Resistance's Tongue; Roman de la Rose, about 1405
A Hunter and a Beaver; De Natura Avium; De Pastoribus et Ovibus; Bestiarium; Mirabilia Mundi; Philosophia Mundi; On the Soul, 1277 or after
A Massacre of Family Members; Historia de duobus amantibus, about 1460-1470
Saint Denis Carrying his Head; Book of Hours, about 1440-1450
Fromont de Lens Leaving Bordeaux and the Battle against the Army of Gasgogne, written 1463-1465; illuminated 1467-1472
Bullfight, Suerte de Varas, 1824. Creator: Francisco GoyaBullfight, Suerte de Varas, 1824. Before a mesmerised crowd, man and beast dramatically confront one another
Salome with the head of John the Baptist, mosaic, Saint Mark's Basilica, Venice, Italy, 13th century
Temple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 2nd century BC. Creator: UnknownTemple of Kom Ombo, Egypt, Ptolemaic Dynasty, 2nd century BC. Relief dedicated to the crocodile god Sobek and falcon god Haroeris showing a lion eating a hand
Saint Lucia of Syracuse, Christian martyr, 1853. Creator: TordSaint Lucia of Syracuse, Christian martyr, 1853. Saint Lucia (283-304 CE). In medieval accounts, Saint Lucy's eyes were gouged out prior to her execution. (Colorised black and white print)
Holiday Sights: the torture in Her Majesty's Tower, 1871. Creator: UnknownHoliday Sights: the torture in Her Majesty's Tower, 1871
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, ca. 1505. Creator: Hans BaldungMartyrdom of St. Lawrence, ca. 1505
Execution of political prisoners in Cuba, 1869. Creator: UnknownExecution of political prisoners in Havannah, Cuba, 1869. Francisco Leon and Augustin Medina were charged with...aiding the insurrection by secreting arms and resisting their seizure
"South Sea Whaling" by Oswald W. Brierly, in the General Exhibition of Water-Colour Drawings, Dudley Gallery, 1868. Engraving of a painting
"David Showing The Head Of Goliath To Saul" (RA Gold Medal Painting), by Miss Louisa Starr, 1868
Jael hammering a tent peg into the temple of the sleeping Sisera, to the right a servant hides behind a curtain; from the series of 112 prints of the sacred history
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35. Creator: Attributed to PayagThe Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva, ca. 1630-35
Battle Between Iranians and Turanians, Folio from a Shahnama (Book of Kings), 1562-83
Battle between Alexander and Darius, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet)... A.H. 931 / A.DBattle between Alexander and Darius, Folio from a Khamsa (Quintet) of Nizami, A.H. 931/A.D. 1524-25
Trompe l'oeil: Two bats nailed to a timber wall, knife and quill pen ("The Bat Painting"), 1738
AI IMAGE - Illustration of Sweeney Todd, 2023. Creator: Heritage ImagesAI IMAGE - Illustration of Sweeney Todd, 2023. Notorious fictional villain, known as the Demon Barber of Fleet Street, who murders his customers with a straight razor and gives their corpses to Mrs
Man being trampled by an elephant - folio from the Akbarnama, late 10th century AH/AD 16th century
The Suicide of Two Foreign Clerks, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka YoshitoshiThe Suicide of Two Foreign Clerks, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 647
Sheep Butcher. Creator: UnknownSheep Butcher, Unknown date. Manner of David Teniers the Younger
Two Owls Fighting over a Rat, late 17th-early 18th century. Creator: Hans Georg MullerTwo Owls Fighting over a Rat, late 17th-early 18th century
Night, 1918. Artist: Max BeckmannNight, 1918. From the collection of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany
Head of a Chinese Criminal exposed in a Cage to his Children...1857. Creator: UnknownHead of a Chinese Criminal exposed in a Cage to his Children, from a drawing by a Chinese artist...1857. The penal code of China...is marked by great barbarity
Garotting a Chinese Criminal - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. Creator: UnknownGarotting a Chinese Criminal - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. The penal code of China...is marked by great barbarity
Chinese Criminal led to Execution - from a drawing by a Chinese artist, 1857. The penal code of China...is marked by great barbarity
Saints Christophorus and Erasmus, each with a coat of arms, 1510-1550. Erasmus is holding his entrails wound on a windlass. Possibly by Hans Sebald Beham
A Dog and a Cat near a partially disembowelled Deer, 1645-1660
Salomé with the head of John the Baptist, c.1861. Creator: Jan Adam KrusemanSalome with the head of John the Baptist, c.1861
Salome receives the head of John the Baptist, c.1640-c.1645. Alternative title: The beheading of John the Baptist
Bear Hunt, 1649. Creator: Paulus PotterBear Hunt, 1649
Apollo Flaying Marsyas, 1651-1706. Creator: Girolamo TroppaApollo Flaying Marsyas, 1651-1706
The Judgement of Solomon, 1615-1618. Creator: Peter Paul RubensThe Judgement of Solomon, 1615-1618
The Feast of Herod. Salome Bringing the Head of St John the Baptist on a Charger, 1600-1699
Sigismonda, published June 4, 1795. Creator: Benjamin SmithSigismonda, published June 4, 1795. The weeping princess presses to her breast the heart of her lover Guiscardo, which his murderers have sent to her in a goblet
Le jugement du pape Formose, c.1870. Creator: Jean-Paul LaurensLe jugement du pape Formose, c.1870. The judgment of Pope Formosus. After the death of Formosus in 896 CE, Pope Stephen VI sat in judgment of him in 897, in what is known as the Cadaver Synod
Tête de supplicié, c.1810. Creator: Jean-Baptiste CarpeauxTete de supplicie, c.1810
Photographie de la blessure causée par une balle explosiblePhotographie de la blessure causee par une balle explosible... 1914....a un homme du 152me Regt. d'Infanterie (8me Compagnie); (combat du 10 Aout 1914 au col de Lonchpach contre le 171me Regt)
Falconer about to Disengage Falcons from Quarry, 1850. Creator: UnknownFalconer about to Disengage Falcons from Quarry, 1850
Peruvian Mummies, 1850. Creator: UnknownPeruvian Mummies, 1850. Two days journey from Calama lies an old Peruvian burial-place, called Chin-Chin
The Ortolan, 1850. Creator: UnknownThe Ortolan, 1850. The Ortolan is not famed for its song, which is, however, soft and sweet...it formed one of the costly items of M
David and Goliath, n.d. Creator: Henry Pierce BoneDavid and Goliath, n.d
Ward for Condemned Male Prisoners, Newgate Prison, 1850. Creator: UnknownWard for Condemned Male Prisoners, Newgate Prison, [London], 1850. Those sentenced capitally are taken to the condemned cells, not to leave them again until their last moment, except for chapel
The International Exhibition: "Prometheus", a marble statue by Guiseppe [sic] Croft, 1862
The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty. Detail from a larger artwork
Salome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1639 / 42. Creator: Guido ReniSalome with the Head of Saint John the Baptist, c. 1639/42
Saint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas, 1638. Creator: Francisco de ZurbaranSaint Romanus of Antioch and Saint Barulas, 1638. [Emperor Galerius commandanded that Romanus tongue was cut out. Barulas, a Christian child, was martyred alongside Romanus]
Saint Agatha, About 1500. Creators: Vergos Workshop, Rafael VergosSaint Agatha, About 1500. [Among the tortures St Agatha endured was the excision of her breasts with pincers]
The Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1490 / 1500. Creator: Master of PalanquinosThe Beheading of Saint John the Baptist, 1490/1500
Mercury rescues the disguised Io after beheading Argus, c. 1690 / 95Mercury rescues the disguised Io after beheading Argus, c. 1690/95
Saint Christopher Meets Satan; Saint Christopher before the King of Lycia, 1480 / 85Saint Christopher Meets Satan; Saint Christopher before the King of Lycia, 1480/85
Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus, 1590 / 1600. Creator: Giovanni Battista CacciniPhalaris and the Bull of Perillus, 1590/1600. [The brazen bull was allegedly a torture and execution device designed by Perilaus of Athens who offered it to Phalaris, the tyrant of Akragas in Sicily
Head of a Guillotined Man, 1818 / 19. Creator: Theodore GericaultHead of a Guillotined Man, 1818/19
The Flaying of Marsyas, mid-17th century. Creator: Giovanni Pietro PossentiThe Flaying of Marsyas, mid-17th century
Massacre of the Innocents; group of women and children being attacked, two angels at upper left, after Reni, ca. 1640-70
Judith grasping the head of Holofernes by the hair and looking to the left, an old woman at right, 1600-1640. Attributed to Giovanni Andrea Sirani
David looking at the head of Goliath, 1620-30. Creator: Giuseppe CalettiDavid looking at the head of Goliath, 1620-30
David carrying the head of Goliath, which he holds by the hair, 1620-30
David standing with crossed legs and holding the head of Goliath on a pedestal at left, a sword on the ground, after Reni, ca. 1635-45
Salome and the head of Saint John the Baptist, 1815-35. Creator: Giovita GaravagliaSalome and the head of Saint John the Baptist, 1815-35
Magician pointing out a burning head to two youths, from the Scherzi, ca. 1743-50
Glimpses of Old Newgate - Interior of Scaffold, c1900. Creator: RotophotGlimpses of Old Newgate - Interior of Scaffold, c1900
Glimpses of Old Newgate - Burial Ground of Executed Prisoners, c1900. Creator: RotophotGlimpses of Old Newgate - Burial Ground of Executed Prisoners, c1900
