Torture Collection (page 4)

The martyrdom of St Denis, 1317. On the orders of Sisinnius, St Denis is martyred on a brazier, watched by St Eleutherius and St Rusticus

St Denis is thrown into the furnace, 1317. St Eleutherius and St Rusticus, in chains, look on as their companion is tortured on the orders of Sisinnius

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius, 1317
Flagellation of St Denis, St Rusticus and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, 1317
Flagellation of St Denis, St Rustic and St Eleutherius, on the orders of Sisinnius, 1317. Manuscript illustration from a work on the life of St Denis (died c258 AD), written by Yves

Martyrdom of St Bartholomew, 1644. Artist: Jusepe de Ribera
Martyrdom of St Bartholomew, 1644

The Chinchillas, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
The Chinchillas, 1799. Plate 50 of Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

The Martyrdom of Erasme Saint, 1624. Artist: Nicolas Poussin
The Martyrdom of Erasme Saint, 1624. This work represents Erasme, bishop of Formie, undergoing martyrdom lasting persecutions of Diocletien

Calvary, detail from left side panel, 1545-1550. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck
Calvary, detail from left side panel, 1545-1550. From the collection of the Hermitage, St. Petersburg, Russia

Costume design for the the ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein, 1911. Artist: Leon Bakst
Costume design for the the ballet dancer Ida Rubinstein, 1911. Design for the performance of Debussys Le Martyre de St Sebastien (The Torment of Saint Sebastian) at Pariss Chatelet Theatre

Depiction of the flagellation of Christ on a Swedish chest, 18th century
Depiction of the flagellation of Christ, as a detail from a carved and painted Swedish wooden chest, in the collection of the Nordika Museum in Stockholm, 18th century

Image of the martyrdom of St Edmund, 9th century
Wall-painting of the martyrdom of St Edmund (841-869), in the Church of St Peter and St Paul in Pickering, Yorkshire, 9th century

Egyptian clay figure stuck with pins, with a possible magical use. From the Louvres collection

Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Hell: the city of Dis, Roman god of the underworld, 1863. Dante and Virgil observing sinners burning in Hell. From Inferno, first part of Divina Commedia by Dante Alighieri

Crucifixion, 1866. Artist: Gustave Dore
Crucifixion, 1866. Jesus being nailed to the cross. From the Bible (John 19.18)

Greek gods Pluto and Persephone sit with Cerberus, the three-headed dog, (15th century)
Pluto and Persephone enthroned: the God and goddess of the underworld, they sit with the three-headed dog, Cerberus, at their feet

Spanish conquistadors torturing American indians, 1539-1542. Ferdinand de Soto (c1496-1542), Spanish explorer and conquistador

Jesus scourged on the face, c1897. Artist: James Tissot
Jesus scourged on the face, c1897. After his arrest, during the week of his Passion leading up to the crucifixion, Jesus was humiliated, tried and tortured

Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil looking down upon souls in torment in the inferno, 1863. Italian poet Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) was a great admirer of Virgil, and in his Divina Commedia (Divine Comedy)

Torturing a prisoner on the rack, Middle Ages. A 19th-century representation of a medieval torture device in use, from World of Wonders, published by Cassell and Co, (London, 1894)

Hell, 12th century. Engraving after a miniature in a 12th century manuscript, Hortus deliciarum, produced in a monastery at Hohembourg

Jewesses Suffering Martyrdom, c1804
Jewish women being tortured and put to death for having their sons circumcised. From the Bible (1 Maccabees 1.60)

Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Artist: Gustave Dore
Dante and Virgil looking into the inferno, 1863. Dante, keeping close to his guide Virgil, looks down at one of the sinners burning in hell in their open tombs

Torture and murder of Christian nuns and priests during the Boxer rising in China, 1891. From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 19 December 1891

Spanish Jew before Grand Inquisitor, 1891. Artist: Paul Hardy
Spanish Jew before Grand Inquisitor, 1891. Spanish Inquisition (late 15th century). Illustration by Paul Hardy for The Saving of Karl Reichenberg, story by Arthur Page, London 1891

Prevention Better Than Cure, 1869. Artist: John Tenniel
Prevention Better Than Cure, 1869. The message implicit in this cartoon is that more bobbies on the beat will prevent crime

Christ Crowned with Thorns, ca. 1470-80. Creator: Master of Jesus in Bethany
Christ Crowned with Thorns, ca. 1470-80

Letter T. Creator: Hans Holbein the Younger
Letter T

Regulus, 1500-1550. Creator: Sebald Beham
Regulus, 1500-1550. Marcus Atilius Regulus is said to have been packed into a wooden box, spiked with sharp nails on all sides

Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand. n. d. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of the Ten Thousand.n.d

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