Killing Collection (page 17)

The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Artist: Gregorio Lopez
The Martyrdom of St Sebastian, 16th century. Sebastian was born in Gaul and was a member of the Emperor Diocletians Praetorian Guard. As a Christian he was sentenced to be executed by archers

Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Martyrdom of St Laurence, mid 15th century. St Laurence (d258) saint and martyr, Deacon of the Christian church in Rome. Under the persecution of Valerian he was condemned to death by being broiled

Arrest and Stoning of St Stephen, mid 15th century. Artist: Fra Angelico
Arrest and 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

Rat Hunting, 1823. It was important to control rats in both town and country as they spread disease and contaminated and consumed grain and other food supplies

Killing Birds of Paradise, New Guinea, 1908. The European hunter has a gun, while the native is proving himself proficient with his bow and arrow

Heroic wireless operators, 1912. Top: sending SOS signals from the wireless room of the Titanic as the water rises. Bottom: the last minutes of the wireless operators during the Fez massacre

Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Artist: W Woollett
Human sacrifice on Tahiti in the South Pacific, c1773. Captain Cook and his officers watching a group of Tahitians chanting as a man

Telegenic Troupe kill leopards at Spectacle, Roman floor mosaic from Moknine, 3rd century. At Sousse Museum

Ashurnasirpal II killing lions, c645 BC-635 BC. The royal Lion Hunt of Ashurbanipal. Assyrian palace relief from the North Palace of Nineveh

Massacre of the Innocents, Fresco in church of Santi Agostino, Siena, 1482. Artist: Matteo di Giovanni
Massacre of the Innocents, Fresco in church of Santi Agostino, Siena, 1482. Mateo di Giovanni. The Massacre of the Innocents is the biblical account of infanticide by Herod the Great

Detail from a Psalter, Massacre of the Children, c1140. Probably illuminated at Canterbury c.1140 AD

Terracotta Flask with moulded medallion, Bellerophon killing the Chimaera, c300BC-c250BC. Made in Apulia

Theseus and the Minotaur on the lid of a Greek Dish, c5th century BC. Theseus told his father (the king) he was going to Crete to kill the Minotaur and end the terror

Roman stone relief, 2nd century
Roman stone relief of Mithras slaying the bull, now in the Louvre, 2nd century

Detail of a Roman mosaic showing lions killing a boar, 2nd century

Italian earthenware plate showing Pelias being killed by his daughters, 16th century. Artist: Francesco Durantino
Italian earthenware plate showing Pelias being killed by his daughters on the instructions of Medea, made in Urbino and from the V&As collection, Francesco Durantino, 16th century

Egyptian relief of the cutting up of a carcass, on the stela of Sebeka from Thebes, from the British Museums collection

Roman statuette of Mithras slaying the bull, 3rd century
Roman statuette of Mithras slaying the bull from Dadofori, Sicily. From Palermo Museums collection, 3rd century

Roman depiction of Mithras killing the bull, 3rd century
Depiction of Mithras killing the bull, from France and from the Louvres collection. Probably part of a Mithraic cult, favoured by soldiers, 3rd century

Roman mosaic of performers killing a leopard at a spectacle, 3rd century
Roman mosaic of a spectacle, showing members of the Telegenic Troop killing leopards, as a servant brings their pay. From Moknine, Tunisia, and now at Sousse Museum, 3rd century

Detail of an Etruscan sarcophagus from Chiusi showing the death of Eteocles and Polynices, the incest-born sons of Oedipus and Jocasta

Viking cross-slab showing the story of Sigurd, with Loki killing the otter below, and the horse Grani above, from Maughold on the Isle of Man

Miniature of Durga killing the buffalo demon, 13th century
143 mm high miniature of Durga killing the buffalo demon, from Mysore state, from the V&As collection, 13th century

The Martyrdom of Saint Peter, end 1620s. Artist: Guercino
The Martyrdom of Saint Peter, end 1620s. Guercino (1591-1666). Found in the collection of the State A. Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow

Islamic ivory panel of a hunting scene from Egypt

Metope of Perseus killing Medusa, 6th century BC
Metope of Perseus, with Athenas help, killing Medusa, from whose blood Pegasus is born. From temple C, Selinunte, Sicily, 6th century BC

Detail of the wooden portal of Hylestad Church, Norway, showing Sigurd killing Regin the smith

Greek vase showing Perseus killing a Gorgon, made in Thebes, from the Louvres collection

Greek vase detail of Perseus killing the Gorgon, 7th century BC
Greek vase detail of Perseus killing the Gorgon. A Greek Rithos from Thebes, from the Louvres collection, 7th century BC

Bronze Roman relief of Mithras killing a bull from Hungary. Mithras was a particularly favoured god of soldiers. From the National Museums collection in Budapest

Relief of the Pharoah in chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, c14th century BC. The reliefs appear on the Third Pylon built by Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

Detail of relief of Pharaoh in chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, c1400 BC
Detail of a relief of the Pharaoh in his chariot riding down his enemies, Temple of Amun, Karnak, Egypt, c14th century BC. The reliefs appear on the Third Pylon built by Amenhotep III (Amenophis III)

St George killing the dragon, 1598. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St George killing the dragon, 1884. Artist: George Heywood Maunoir Sumner
St George killing the dragon, 1884. Perhaps a Roman centurion beheaded near modern Tel Aviv, St George (dc303) is the patron saint of England, Catalonia, Genoa, Greece, Portugal, Russia, Venice

St Stephen, first Christian martyr c36 (1493). Stephen was found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, supreme council of the Jews, and stoned to death. From the Bible (Acts 7:57)

The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Shootings of May 3rd 1808, 1814. Painted in 1814 for King Ferdinand VII of Spain, this is a forceful, sobering condemnation of the horrors of war

Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Macbeth about to murder the sleeping Duncan (Act 2 Scene 2). The play was first performed in c1606

David slaying Goliath, c1860. Having killed the Philistine giant with a stone from his sling, David makes sure that Goliath is really dead

Death of Saul and his armour bearer in battle with the Philistines, 1870. Artist: Kronheim & Co
Death of Saul and his armour bearer in battle with the Philistines, 1870. Rather than be captured, they fell on their swords. From the Bible (I Chronicles)

David slaying the Philistine giant Goliath, c1870. According to the Bible, Goliath was 6 cubits (approximately 3 metres) tall

St Bartholomews Day Massacre, Paris, 24 August 1572
St Bartholomews Day Massacre, Paris, August 1572. The massacre occurred after a failed attempt by the powerful Catholic Guise family to murder the Huguenot (Protestant)

Murder of Francois de Lorraine, Duc de Guise, French Religious Wars, 18 February 1563 (1570). Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-1563), one of the leaders of the Catholic faction

Massacre at Vassy, French Religious Wars, 1 March 1562 (1570). Artist: Jacques Tortorel
Massacre at Vassy, French Religious Wars, 1 March 1562 (1570). Francois de Lorraine, 2nd Duc de Guise (1519-1563), directs massacre of Huguenots during a service, watched by Charles de Lorraine

Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). Artist: Gustave Dore
Martyrdom of St Stephen, c36 (1866). St Stephen, the first Christian martyr, having been found guilty of blasphemy by the Sanhedrin, the supreme council of the Jews, being stoned to death

The Death of Caesar, 44 BC (c1780-1832). Artist: Guillaume Lethiere
The Death of Caesar, 44 BC (c1780-1832). The body of the murdered Julius Caesars (100-44BC) displayed to the crowd outside the Senate in Rome

The dispute of Thomas a Becket and Henry II, 1170 (c1180). Thomas a Becket (1118-1170), Archbishop of Canterbury, in dispute with Henry II (1133-1189) King of England from 1154

The Martyrdom of St Maurice, 286 (c1580-1581). Artist: El Greco
The Martyrdom of St Maurice, 286 (c1580-1581). St Maurice was an Egyptian-born Roman Christian soldier, martyred in 286. Commanded by the Emperor Maximian to sacrifice to the gods

Judith killing the Assyrian general Holofernes, 19th century. The Jewish heroine Judith was living in Bethulia when it was besieged by the Assyrian army commanded by Holofernes

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