Menace Collection

Benito Mussolini, Italian fascist dictator, c1930s
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian fascist dictator, often refered to as Il Duce addressing fascist youths on the occasion of the calling up of the conscripts of the 1911 class, about 560

The set of the bears. Untitled plate 14, 1664. Creator: Marcus de Bye
The set of the bears. Untitled plate 14, 1664. Fourteenth in the set, a bear is depicted in a menacing, crouching pose. In the distance, two people, out of the reach of danger

A scene of witchcraft. Plate 4 from: Scherzi di Fantasia (Sktches of Fantasy), 1743-50. The aged, central bearded figure, almost certainly a magician from his appearance

Nagazashi Gonji by a Lotus Pond, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nagazashi Gonji by a Lotus Pond, 1865. Series: Biographies of fine modern men

Long-Haired Foreigner, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Long-Haired Foreigner, 18th century

Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake... 1858
Two Actors portraying wrestlers: (upper) actor Ichikawa Ebizo (Danjuro VII) as Tetsugatake (lower) Iwakawa, 1858

Tiger Walking, 1850s. Creator: Antoine-Louis Barye
Tiger Walking, 1850s. A tiger appears against the barren rocks and sands of the Gorges d'Apremont

Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Masashibo Benkei in Kanjincho, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Ichikawa Danjuro IX as Masashibo Benkei in Kanjincho, 1890

Nyudozen Dajodaijin, between circa 1845 and circa 1849. Creator: Ando Hiroshige
Nyudozen Dajodaijin, between circa 1845 and circa 1849. From number 76

AI Image - Illustration of Napoleon the pig from George Orwell's "Animal Farm", 2023. In "Animal Farm", a satire on Stalinism first published in England in 1945

Embankment by Kuichigai Moat in Asakusa; The Actor Kataoka Nizaemon VIII as Tamigaya Iemon, 1863. From Flowers of Edo with Views of Famous Places

Bust Portrait of Three Actors Ichikawa Komazo II, Sakata Hangoro III, Nakayama Fukasaburo I, c1794

To from the series Saisho nana iroha, 1856. Creator: Utagawa Kunisada
To from the series Saisho nana iroha, 1856. Actors Ichikawa Ebizo V as Toshibei and Nakamura Utaemon IV as Sukune Taro

Coiled Dragon, First half of 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Coiled Dragon, First half of 19th century

Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Baku: Monster that Eats Nightmares, 18th century

Snake, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Snake, 18th century

Badger Disguised as Priest, early 19th century. Creator: Masakazu
Badger Disguised as Priest, early 19th century

August Strindberg, 1906-1907. Creator: August Strindberg
August Strindberg, 1906-1907. Photographic self-portrait made with the so-called Wunderkameran

Ein Schritt (A Step), 1883. Creator: Max Klinger
Ein Schritt (A Step), 1883

Scene from Ancient History, c. 1750. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Scene from Ancient History, c. 1750

Youth. n. d. Creators: Claude Gillot, Jean Audran
Youth.n.d

Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments... 1919. Creator: Unknown
Her ghastly face and blood-stained garments struck terror to the souls of the petrified spectators, 1919....the brides sumptuously lacquered kago appeared, surrounded by a numerous retinue

The Nightmare, c1790. Artist: Henry Fuseli
The Nightmare, c1790. The feeling of suffocating anxiety experienced in a nightmare is represented by the demon, sitting on the dreamers chest with implied sexual menace

The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Ancient Incident of Umewaka and the Child Seller beside the Sumida River, 1883. Series: Famous Places in the East

Nikki Danjo Naonori Changing into a Rat, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Nikki Danjo Naonori Changing into a Rat, 1865. Series: One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

The Irish Vampire, 1885. Artist: John Tenniel
The Irish Vampire, 1885. The Irish National League, with the face of Charles Stewart Parnell (1846-1891), shown as a vampire preying on Ireland. Cartoon from Punch. (London, 24 October 1885)

Scene from Little Red Riding Hood, 1900. Artist: Tom Browne
Scene from Little Red Riding Hood, 1900. This fairy tale, common to Germany, Sweden and France appears in Histoires ou Contes du temps passe (Tales of Times Past) by Charles Perrault, Paris 1697

Young Couple Threatened by Death` (or `The Promenade ), 1495, (1906). Artist: Albrecht Durer
Young Couple Threatened by Death` (or `The Promenade ), 1495, (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt

The widow of the Black Prince appealing to Wat Tyler for protection from the mob, 1381
The widow of the Black Prince appealing to Wat Tyler for protection from the mob. Wat Tyler (1360-1381) was the leader of the Peasants Revolt

Naples, 19th century. Artist: Landelot-Theodore Turpin de Crisse
Naples, 19th century. Vesuvius looms menacingly in the background. From the Musee Baron Martin de Gray, France

Bayadere costume design for Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Danse sacree, costume design for a Ballets Russes production of Le Dieu Bleu (The Blue God), 1911. Story by Jean Cocteau and Frederigo de Madrazo, Music by Reynaldo Hahn

Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian fascist dictator, 1922
Benito Mussolini (1883-1945) Italian fascist dictator, often refered to as Il Duce, centre right, leading the march on Rome, 1922

The Shadow on the Hills, 1878. Artist: Joseph Swain
The Shadow on the Hills, 1878. An armed man in a turban, possibly a native sepoy, who represents India stands looking into the distance

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