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Misanthrope, 1568. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderMisanthrope, 1568. From the collection of the Museo e Gallerie Nazionali di Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Plate 11 for 'Moral and Satiric Content', 1778. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus ChodowieckiPlate 11 for 'Moral and Satiric Content', 1778
Plate 8 for 'Moral and Satiric Content', 1778. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus ChodowieckiPlate 8 for 'Moral and Satiric Content', 1778
The Merry Family, 1668. Creator: Jan SteenThe Merry Family, 1668. Young and old are having a wonderful time: mother and grandmother are singing, the children are playing music and smoking, and father raises his glass
The Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650. Creator: UnknownThe Legend of the Baker of Eekloo, 1550-1650
Le Président de la diète, 19th century. Creator: Honore DaumierLe President de la diete, 19th century. The President of the regime
A Moral Entertainment, Roslyn, NY, 1938. Creator: UnknownA Moral Entertainment, Roslyn, NY, 1938. The Federal Theatre Project, created by the U.S. Works Progress Administration in 1935, was designed to conserve and develop the skills of theater workers
Trios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. CreatorTrios Dogs, A Graphic Tale, with a Moral, for those who can find it out!, 1834. Prime minister Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of Wellington holding a bone labelled Power ; Governor-General of Canada John
Aesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Creator: UnknownAesop, (c620-564 BC), 1830. Aesop (c620-564 BC) a slave and fabulist storyteller in Ancient Greece credited with tales collectively known as Aesops Fables
Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: UnknownCanute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. King Canute (c995-1035), explaining his humanity, the sea would not obey him. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"
The Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Creator: UnknownThe Banquet of Damocles, 1890. Damocles, 4th century BC courtier, swapped places for a day with King Dionysius II who arranged for a sword held by a single hair of a horses tail to hang above his
The Three Sages, c19th century, (1910). Creator: UnknownThe Three Sages, c19th century, (1910). Wrought iron tsuba of Confucius; Sakya Muni and Lao-tsze of Taoist philosophy discussing the essence of life. An allegory of moral principle
Poster The moral censoring in theater plays
Virtue on a Balloon. Artist: Orelli, Vincenzo Angelo (1751-1813)Virtue on a Balloon. Found in the collection of Church in Grumello de Zanchi, Bergamo
Jupiter, Mercury and the Virtue (Jupiter Painting Butterflies). Artist: Dossi, Dosso (ca. 1486-1542)Jupiter, Mercury and the Virtue (Jupiter Painting Butterflies). Found in the collection of Wawel Royal Castle, Krakow
Allegory of Virtue and Nobility. Artist: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)Allegory of Virtue and Nobility. Found in the collection of Museo Poldi Pezzoli, Milan
A wood-engraving by Helen Press. Artist: Helen PressA wood-engraving by Helen Press. A true and noble heart disdains to gain a moments pleasure from anothers pain. If all creation lived in mutual love, this world would much resemble that above
An Allegory (Vision of a Knight), c. 1504. Artist: Raphael (1483-1520)An Allegory (Vision of a Knight), c. 1504. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
The Parable of the Blind, 1568. Artist: Pieter Bruegel the ElderThe Parable of the Blind, 1568. Christs words about peoples inner blindness to true religion: they are blind guides, and if one blind man guides another they will both fall into the ditch
Liberty, Revolution of July 27-29th, 1830, Paris
The Red Shoes, fairy story by Hans Christian Andersen, c1880. Karen in her magic red shoes, unable to stop and hear what the angel says because the shoes compel her to dance and dance
The Pied Piper leading away the children of Hamelin, c1899. Illustration from a childrens book. The story of the Pied Piper is best known in the English-speaking world from Robert Brownings poem
A Foolish and a Betting Man and A Wise and a Better Man, 1852. Cartoon from Punch (London, 1852) on the folly and profligacy of smoking and betting contrasted with the wisdom and prudence of saving