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Background imageTorture Collection: The Prison, after Giulio Romano, c1536-1543. Creator: Scultori (called Mantovano)

The Prison, after Giulio Romano, c1536-1543. Creator: Scultori (called Mantovano); Giovanni Battista (1503-1575)
The Prison, after Giulio Romano, c1536-1543. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imageTorture Collection: Iron Jacket on SUCCESS worn by Bush Ranger, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Iron Jacket on SUCCESS worn by Bush Ranger, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Iron Jacket on SUCCESS worn by Bush Ranger, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTorture Collection: Wooden maiden - SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Wooden maiden - SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Wooden maiden - SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTorture Collection: Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTorture Collection: Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Torture irons on SUCCESS, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTorture Collection: Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, ca. 1505. Creator: Hans Baldung

Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, ca. 1505. Creator: Hans Baldung
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, ca. 1505

Background imageTorture Collection: Neros Torches - Burning of Christians at Rome, 1890. Creator: Unknown

Neros Torches - Burning of Christians at Rome, 1890. Creator: Unknown
Neros Torches - Burning of Christians at Rome, 1890. From " Cassells Illustrated Universal History Vol. II - Rome", by Edmund Ollier

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom Of Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, c1490. Creator: Luca Signorelli

The Martyrdom Of Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, c1490. Creator: Luca Signorelli
The Martyrdom Of Saint Catherine Of Alexandria, c1490. Three episodes from the legend of Saint Catherine of Alexandria. On the left, a pagan emperor sits enthroned alongside his wisest philosophers

Background imageTorture Collection: Mahakala with Two Chained Men (recto), 19th century. Creator: Unknown

Mahakala with Two Chained Men (recto), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Mahakala with Two Chained Men (recto), (image 1 of 2), 19th century

Background imageTorture Collection: Passion of Christ, c1440-1460. Creator: Unknown

Passion of Christ, c1440-1460. Creator: Unknown
Passion of Christ, c1440-1460. The story threads its way from the upper left rear to the lower right front: Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane

Background imageTorture Collection: Torture scene, c17th century. Creator: Anon

Torture scene, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Torture scene, c17th century

Background imageTorture Collection: Punished by order of the King; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875

Punished by order of the King; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Punished by order of the King; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates

Background imageTorture Collection: Mr. F. W. Bowlby, the 'Times'' correspondent in China - from a photograph by Herbert Watkins, 1860

Mr. F. W. Bowlby, the "Times'" correspondent in China - from a photograph by Herbert Watkins, 1860
Mr. F. [sic] W. Bowlby, the "Times'" correspondent in China - from a photograph by Herbert Watkins, 1860. The body of that gentleman was rendered up by the Chinese authorities

Background imageTorture Collection: Halloween, San Diego, California, USA, 2022. Creator: Ethel Davies

Halloween, San Diego, California, USA, 2022. Creator: Ethel Davies
Halloween, San Diego, California, USA, 2022. Illuminated skeleton, celebrating Halloween, San Diego, California, USA

Background imageTorture Collection: Night, 1918. Artist: Max Beckmann

Night, 1918. Artist: Max Beckmann
Night, 1918. From the collection of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf, Germany

Background imageTorture Collection: Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan, 1623. Creator: Dirck van Baburen

Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan, 1623. Creator: Dirck van Baburen
Prometheus Being Chained by Vulcan, 1623. Other Title(s): Prometheus Chained by Vulcan

Background imageTorture Collection: Plate XV from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780

Plate XV from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate XV from Life and Adventures of the Knight Don Quixote de la Mancha, 1780. Alternate Title: Leben und Thaten des weissen Junkers Don Quixote von La Mancha

Background imageTorture Collection: Ancient instrument of torture called 'The Virgin', found in the Castle of Feistritz, Germany, 1860

Ancient instrument of torture called "The Virgin", found in the Castle of Feistritz, Germany, 1860
Ancient instrument of torture called "The Virgin", found in the Castle of Feistritz, in Germany, 1860. Mr. Pearsall was lucky enough to hear in casual conversation that a specimen of this

Background imageTorture Collection: Torii Tsuneemon Crucified, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi

Torii Tsuneemon Crucified, 1868. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Torii Tsuneemon Crucified, 1868. From One Hundred Warriors in Battle Selected by Yoshitoshi

Background imageTorture Collection: Apollo Flaying Marsyas, 1651-1706. Creator: Girolamo Troppa

Apollo Flaying Marsyas, 1651-1706. Creator: Girolamo Troppa
Apollo Flaying Marsyas, 1651-1706

Background imageTorture Collection: Constitutio criminalis Theresiana (Maria Theresia Gerichtssatzung), 1769. Creator: Anonymous

Constitutio criminalis Theresiana (Maria Theresia Gerichtssatzung), 1769. Creator: Anonymous
Constitutio criminalis Theresiana (Maria Theresia Gerichtssatzung), 1769. Private Collection

Background imageTorture Collection: A Naples: Délégués de la commission... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier

A Naples: Délégués de la commission... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
A Naples: Delegues de la commission... 19th century. Naples: delegates of the clubbing commission in the exercise of their delicate duties

Background imageTorture Collection: A Tormentor With Tongs. Creator: Zuccaro, Taddeo, follower of

A Tormentor With Tongs. Creator: Zuccaro, Taddeo, follower of
A Tormentor With Tongs

Background imageTorture Collection: Twentieth-century civilization; ['Causes and Cures of Crime', Mosby], 1916. Creator: Unknown

Twentieth-century civilization; ["Causes and Cures of Crime", Mosby], 1916. Creator: Unknown
Twentieth-century civilization; ["Causes and Cures of Crime", Mosby], 1916

Background imageTorture Collection: Fantasy of an Antique Prison, 1770/1780. Creator: Karl Schutz

Fantasy of an Antique Prison, 1770/1780. Creator: Karl Schutz
Fantasy of an Antique Prison, 1770/1780

Background imageTorture Collection: The Brazen Bull of Phalarus. Creator: Pierre Woeiriot

The Brazen Bull of Phalarus. Creator: Pierre Woeiriot
The Brazen Bull of Phalarus

Background imageTorture Collection: The Death of Atilius Regulus, c. 1662. Creator: Salvator Rosa

The Death of Atilius Regulus, c. 1662. Creator: Salvator Rosa
The Death of Atilius Regulus, c. 1662

Background imageTorture Collection: The Flaying of Marsyas, 1526/1530. Creator: Parmigianino

The Flaying of Marsyas, 1526/1530. Creator: Parmigianino
The Flaying of Marsyas, 1526/1530

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750

Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750. Creator: Cretan School
Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750

Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750. Creator: Cretan School
Saint George slaying the dragon and scenes from his life, between 1700 and 1750

Background imageTorture Collection: Attilius Regulus, 1535. Creator: Georg Pencz

Attilius Regulus, 1535. Creator: Georg Pencz
Attilius Regulus, 1535

Background imageTorture Collection: Tête de supplicié, c.1810. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux

Tête de supplicié, c.1810. Creator: Jean-Baptiste Carpeaux
Tete de supplicie, c.1810

Background imageTorture Collection: Maquette du décor de la chapelle des Morts (dite chapelle des Ames) église Notre-Dame... c.1836

Maquette du décor de la chapelle des Morts (dite chapelle des Ames) église Notre-Dame... c.1836
Maquette du decor de la chapelle des Morts (dite chapelle des Ames) eglise Notre-Dame-de-Lorette : Dieu le pere, le Christ et la Vierge. Anges du Jugement dernier. Anges musiciens

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint Agatha tied to a tree, her breasts have been cut off, from the series Picc... ca. 1500-1540

Saint Agatha tied to a tree, her breasts have been cut off, from the series Picc... ca. 1500-1540. Creator: Anon
Saint Agatha tied to a tree, her breasts have been cut off, from the series Piccoli Santi (Small Saints), ca. 1500-1540

Background imageTorture Collection: Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, at the Latin Gate, between 1637 and 1647

Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, at the Latin Gate, between 1637 and 1647. Creator: Charles le Brun
Martyrdom of Saint John the Evangelist, at the Latin Gate, between 1637 and 1647

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint Mark Saving a Slave from Torture, from Opera Selectiora, 1745. Creator: John Baptist Jackson

Saint Mark Saving a Slave from Torture, from Opera Selectiora, 1745. Creator: John Baptist Jackson
Saint Mark Saving a Slave from Torture, from Opera Selectiora, 1745

Background imageTorture Collection: The Scourging of Christ (verso), and The Israelites Enslaved in Egypt (recto), from... 1929

The Scourging of Christ (verso), and The Israelites Enslaved in Egypt (recto), from... 1929. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
The Scourging of Christ (verso), and The Israelites Enslaved in Egypt (recto), from Schatzbehalter (Treasury), 1491, portfolio assembled 1929

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Simon of Trent from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World... 1929)

The Martyrdom of Saint Simon of Trent from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World... 1929. Creator: Michael Wolgemut)
The Martyrdom of Saint Simon of Trent from Schedel Weltchronik (Schedel's World History), Plate 23 from Woodcuts from Books of the 15th Century, 1493, portfolio assembled 1929

Background imageTorture Collection: Christ Crowned with Thorns, page 72 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

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

Background imageTorture Collection: The Scourging of Christ (verso); The Israelites Enslaved in Egypt (recto), pages 70... 1491

The Scourging of Christ (verso); The Israelites Enslaved in Egypt (recto), pages 70... 1491. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
The Scourging of Christ (verso); The Israelites Enslaved in Egypt (recto), pages 70 and 69, from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Background imageTorture Collection: Christ Nailed to the Cross, page 85 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Christ Nailed to the Cross, page 85 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
Christ Nailed to the Cross, page 85 from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Background imageTorture Collection: The Wheel, plate fourteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen

The Wheel, plate fourteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
The Wheel, plate fourteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Background imageTorture Collection: The Strappado, plate ten from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen

The Strappado, plate ten from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
The Strappado, plate ten from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence; (reverse) Giving Drink to the Thirsty. Detail from a larger artwork

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint Ignatius of Antioch Disemboweled by Trajans Torturers, 1525 / 27

Saint Ignatius of Antioch Disemboweled by Trajans Torturers, 1525 / 27
Saint Ignatius of Antioch Disemboweled by Trajans Torturers, 1525/27

Background imageTorture Collection: Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, 1440 / 45. Creator: Master of Riglos

Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, 1440 / 45. Creator: Master of Riglos
Retable of Saints Athanasius, Blaise, and Agatha, 1440/45. [St Agatha suffered the excision of her breasts with pincers, among other forms of torture]

Background imageTorture Collection: Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus, 1590 / 1600. Creator: Giovanni Battista Caccini

Phalaris and the Bull of Perillus, 1590 / 1600. Creator: Giovanni Battista Caccini
Phalaris 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

Background imageTorture Collection: The Flaying of Marsyas, mid-17th century. Creator: Giovanni Pietro Possenti

The Flaying of Marsyas, mid-17th century. Creator: Giovanni Pietro Possenti
The Flaying of Marsyas, mid-17th century

Background imageTorture Collection: Copy of Attilius Regulus, from Roman Heroes. Creator: Unknown

Copy of Attilius Regulus, from Roman Heroes. Creator: Unknown
Copy of Attilius Regulus, from Roman Heroes

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrs of Gorchum, 1630-87. Creator: Francois Collignon

The Martyrs of Gorchum, 1630-87. Creator: Francois Collignon
The Martyrs of Gorchum, 1630-87

Background imageTorture Collection: The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge), 1871. Creator: Felicien Rops

The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge), 1871. Creator: Felicien Rops
The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge), 1871

Background imageTorture Collection: The Strappado, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Strappado, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Strappado, c. 1633

Background imageTorture Collection: The Wheel, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot

The Wheel, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques Callot
The Wheel, c. 1633

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480 / 1490. Creator: Unknown

The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480 / 1490. Creator: Unknown
The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480/1490

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom of a Saint. Creator: Unknown

The Martyrdom of a Saint. Creator: Unknown
The Martyrdom of a Saint. [Probably French 16th century, restrike 1968]

Background imageTorture Collection: The scourging, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar

The scourging, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus Hollar
The scourging, 1625-77

Background imageTorture Collection: Phalaris Having Perillus Thrown into the Bronze Bull, 17th century

Phalaris Having Perillus Thrown into the Bronze Bull, 17th century

Background imageTorture Collection: Justice (Justicia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle

Justice (Justicia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip Galle
Justice (Justicia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60

Background imageTorture Collection: Christ with the Instruments of Torture Supported by a Little Angel, 1517

Christ with the Instruments of Torture Supported by a Little Angel, 1517

Background imageTorture Collection: Plate 28 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): Rabbl

Plate 28 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): Rabble. (Populacho.), 1810 (published 1863)

Background imageTorture Collection: The Arch with a Shell Ornament, from Carceri d invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), ca

The Arch with a Shell Ornament, from Carceri d invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), ca. 1749-50

Background imageTorture Collection: Regulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture, 18th century. Creator: Pierre Chenu

Regulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture, 18th century. Creator: Pierre Chenu
Regulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture, 18th century. Artist: Pierre Chenu

Background imageTorture Collection: Martyrdom of St. Andrew. Creator: Carlo Maratti

Martyrdom of St. Andrew. Creator: Carlo Maratti
Martyrdom of St. Andrew

Background imageTorture Collection: The Prison, 1550-1600. Creator: Unknown

The Prison, 1550-1600. Creator: Unknown
The Prison, 1550-1600. Formerly attributed to Giorgio Ghisi. After Giulio Romano

Background imageTorture Collection: The Prison. n. d. Creator: Unknown

The Prison. n. d. Creator: Unknown
The Prison.n.d

Background imageTorture Collection: The Prison; a group of men in a dungeon bound in chains and shackles

The Prison; a group of men in a dungeon bound in chains and shackles; to the right a figure hanging from his arms, tied to a boulder.n.d. Formerly attributed to Giorgio Ghisi, After Giulio Romano

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom of Saint John, from The Apocalypse, Latin Edition 1511, ca. 1496

The Martyrdom of Saint John, from The Apocalypse, Latin Edition 1511, ca. 1496

Background imageTorture Collection: The death of Marcus Atilius Regulus, shown being nailed into a tub by the Carthagi... ca

The death of Marcus Atilius Regulus, shown being nailed into a tub by the Carthagi... ca
The death of Marcus Atilius Regulus, shown being nailed into a tub by the Carthaginians, ca. 1661-62

Background imageTorture Collection: The Fall of the Damned, 1642. Creator: Pieter Soutman

The Fall of the Damned, 1642. Creator: Pieter Soutman
The Fall of the Damned, 1642

Background imageTorture Collection: The First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800. Creator: Dent

The First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800. Creator: Dent
The First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800

Background imageTorture Collection: The Martyrdom of St Lawrence, ca. 1640-70. Creator: Attributed to Cornelis Meyssens

The Martyrdom of St Lawrence, ca. 1640-70. Creator: Attributed to Cornelis Meyssens
The Martyrdom of St Lawrence, ca. 1640-70

Background imageTorture Collection: Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, 1571. Creator: Cornelis Cort

Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, 1571. Creator: Cornelis Cort
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, 1571

Background imageTorture Collection: Marcus Atilius Regulus in a barrel while two men are hammering in the nails, various fi

Marcus Atilius Regulus in a barrel while two men are hammering in the nails, various figures throughout, 1555-77

Background imageTorture Collection: The Cobblers Cure for a Scolding Wife, 1813. 1813. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson

The Cobblers Cure for a Scolding Wife, 1813. 1813. Creator: Thomas Rowlandson
The Cobblers Cure for a Scolding Wife, 1813

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Creator: Unknown

Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Creator: Unknown
Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Fourth-century Christian martyr, shown with the spiked wheel used to torture her

Background imageTorture Collection: Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a Laudario, ca. 1340

Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a Laudario, ca. 1340

Background imageTorture Collection: Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D, ca. 1470-73. Creator: Sano di Pietro

Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D, ca. 1470-73. Creator: Sano di Pietro
Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D, ca. 1470-73

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint Reparata Being Prepared for Execution. Creator: Bernardo Daddi

Saint Reparata Being Prepared for Execution. Creator: Bernardo Daddi
Saint Reparata Being Prepared for Execution

Background imageTorture Collection: Saint Reparata Tortured with Red-Hot Irons. Creator: Bernardo Daddi

Saint Reparata Tortured with Red-Hot Irons. Creator: Bernardo Daddi
Saint Reparata Tortured with Red-Hot Irons

Background imageTorture Collection: Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder

Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Detail from crucifixion scene. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin

Background imageTorture Collection: The Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Creator: Luca Signorelli

The Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Creator: Luca Signorelli
The Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Christ, tied to a column, is whipped by his persecutors. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy

Background imageTorture Collection: The Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Creator: Unknown

The Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Creator: Unknown
The Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent (future King George IV) being roasted by demons. From an album containing portraits

Background imageTorture Collection: Be none of you outrageous, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré

Be none of you outrageous, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Be none of you outrageous: ere your time dare seize me, come forth from amongst you one, who having heard my words, decide he then if he shall tear these limbs, c1890

Background imageTorture Collection: By the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, c1890. Creator

By the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, c1890. Creator
By the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, which look d at us and said, " Woes me!", c1890



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