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Copy of Attilius Regulus, from Roman Heroes. Creator: UnknownCopy of Attilius Regulus, from Roman Heroes
The Martyrs of Gorchum, 1630-87. Creator: Francois CollignonThe Martyrs of Gorchum, 1630-87
The Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge), 1871. Creator: Felicien RopsThe Red Iron (Le Fer Rouge), 1871
The Strappado, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques CallotThe Strappado, c. 1633
The Wheel, c. 1633. Creator: Jacques CallotThe Wheel, c. 1633
The Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480 / 1490. Creator: UnknownThe Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1480/1490
The Martyrdom of a Saint. Creator: UnknownThe Martyrdom of a Saint. [Probably French 16th century, restrike 1968]
The scourging, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus HollarThe scourging, 1625-77
Phalaris Having Perillus Thrown into the Bronze Bull, 17th century
Justice (Justicia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60. Creator: Philip GalleJustice (Justicia) from The Virtues, ca. 1559-60
Christ with the Instruments of Torture Supported by a Little Angel, 1517
Plate 28 from The Disasters of War (Los Desastres de la Guerra): Rabble. (Populacho.), 1810 (published 1863)
The Arch with a Shell Ornament, from Carceri d invenzione (Imaginary Prisons), ca. 1749-50
Regulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture, 18th century. Creator: Pierre ChenuRegulus Condemned to the Most Horrible Torture, 18th century. Artist: Pierre Chenu
Martyrdom of St. Andrew. Creator: Carlo MarattiMartyrdom of St. Andrew
The Prison, 1550-1600. Creator: UnknownThe Prison, 1550-1600. Formerly attributed to Giorgio Ghisi. After Giulio Romano
The Prison. n. d. Creator: UnknownThe Prison.n.d
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
The Martyrdom of Saint John, from The Apocalypse, Latin Edition 1511, ca. 1496
The death of Marcus Atilius Regulus, shown being nailed into a tub by the Carthagi... caThe death of Marcus Atilius Regulus, shown being nailed into a tub by the Carthaginians, ca. 1661-62
The Fall of the Damned, 1642. Creator: Pieter SoutmanThe Fall of the Damned, 1642
The First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800. Creator: DentThe First Stage of Cruelty, ca. 1800
The Martyrdom of St Lawrence, ca. 1640-70. Creator: Attributed to Cornelis MeyssensThe Martyrdom of St Lawrence, ca. 1640-70
Martyrdom of St. Lawrence, 1571. Creator: Cornelis CortMartyrdom of St. Lawrence, 1571
Marcus Atilius Regulus in a barrel while two men are hammering in the nails, various figures throughout, 1555-77
The Cobblers Cure for a Scolding Wife, 1813. 1813. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonThe Cobblers Cure for a Scolding Wife, 1813
Saint Catherine of Alexandria. Creator: UnknownSaint Catherine of Alexandria. Fourth-century Christian martyr, shown with the spiked wheel used to torture her
Manuscript Leaf with the Martyrdom of Saint Bartholomew, from a Laudario, ca. 1340
Martyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D, ca. 1470-73. Creator: Sano di PietroMartyrdom of Saint Agatha in an Initial D, ca. 1470-73
Saint Reparata Being Prepared for Execution. Creator: Bernardo DaddiSaint Reparata Being Prepared for Execution
Saint Reparata Tortured with Red-Hot Irons. Creator: Bernardo DaddiSaint Reparata Tortured with Red-Hot Irons
Thief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Creator: Lucas Cranach the ElderThief on the cross, 1500-1504, (1943). Detail from crucifixion scene. Drawing in the Kupferstichkabinett, Staatlichen Museen, Berlin
The Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Creator: Luca SignorelliThe Flagellation of Christ, 1482-1485, (1930). Christ, tied to a column, is whipped by his persecutors. Painting in the Pinacoteca di Brera, Milan, Italy
The Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Creator: UnknownThe Fat in the Fire!, c1820. Satirical cartoon of the Prince Regent (future King George IV) being roasted by demons. From an album containing portraits
Be none of you outrageous, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréBe 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
By the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, c1890. CreatorBy the hair it bore the sever d member, lantern-wise pendant in hand, which look d at us and said, " Woes me!", c1890
all-searching Justice, dooms to punishment the forgers, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréThen my sight was livelier to explore the depth, wherein the minister of the most mighty Lord, all-searching Justice, dooms to punishment the forgers noted on her dread record, c1890
Wherefore doth fasten yet thy sight below amongst the maim d and miserable shades?But Virgil roused me: " What yet gazest on? Wherefore doth fasten yet thy sight below amongst the maim d and miserable shades?", c1890
Call thou to mind Piero of Medicina, if again returning, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréCall thou to mind Piero of Medicina, if again returning, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil encounter Pier da Medicina who must hold open his windpipe to speak
Now mark how I do rip me! lo! How is Mahomet mangled!, c1890. Creator" Now mark how I do rip me! lo! How is Mahomet mangled!", c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil witness the suffering of the prophet Mohammed, who is repeatedly ripped open
The other two look d on, exclaiming, Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!, c1890The other two look d on, exclaiming, " Ah! How dost thou change, Agnello!", c1890. The Florentine thief Agnello Brunelleschi and Cianfa Donati the serpent merging into a single body
Amid this dread exuberance of woe ran naked spirits wing d with horrid fear, c1890. The damned, handcuffed with snakes: With serpents were their hands behind them bound
In pursuit he therefore sped, exclaiming; Thou art caught, c1890. CreatorIn pursuit he therefore sped, exclaiming; " Thou art caught", c1890. The demon Alichino chases the escaping sinner Bonturo Dati
This said, they grappled him with more than hundred hooks, c1890. Creator: Gustave DoréThis said, they grappled him with more than hundred hooks, c1890. Naked sinners are punished by demons. Illustration from " The Vision of Hell" (Inferno)
The Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist, c17th century, (1908). Creator: UnknownThe Martyrdom of St John the Evangelist, c17th century, (1908). St John was boiled in oil for refusing to worship pagan gods under the reign of the Roman emperor Domitian at the Latin Gate (Rome)
The burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). Creator: UnknownThe burning of maister Hierome of Prage, (c1563). The martyrdom of Jerome of Prague in 1416. Jerome (1379-1416) was a Czech/Bohemian religious reformer who preached against the church hierarchy
The Execution of Louisa Mabree, the French Midwife. Creator: UnknownThe Execution of Louisa Mabree, the French Midwife. A woman is burned alive in a cage filled with black cats suspended over a blazing fire
Captif Sacrifie par les Antis, 1723. Creator: Bernard PicartCaptif Sacrifie par les Antis, 1723. Captive sacrificed by the Antis. Gruesome scene in the Americas, showing a man tied to a post being flayed and bled with knives