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Torturing Collection

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Background imageTorturing 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 imageTorturing 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 imageTorturing 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 imageTorturing 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 imageTorturing Collection: Captif Sacrifie par les Antis, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart

Captif Sacrifie par les Antis, 1723. Creator: Bernard Picart
Captif 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

Background imageTorturing Collection: Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler

Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler
Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is stripped and an iron chain pulled against his chest until it breaks through the flesh to his bones; One of four scenes of Inquisition

Background imageTorturing Collection: Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler

Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. Artist: LC Stadler
Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition, 1813. The victim is tied to a contrivance which winds a rope more and more tightly until his ribs are crushed; One of four scenes of Inquisition torture

Background imageTorturing Collection: St Erasmus, c1400 (1964)

St Erasmus, c1400 (1964). Also known as St Elmo, Erasmus of Formiae is a Christian saint and martyr. Born in what is today Croatia in the 3rd century, he was martyred in c303

Background imageTorturing Collection: The question extraordinaire, extreme form of torture, 1882-1884

The question extraordinaire, extreme form of torture, 1882-1884. A print from La France et les Francais a Travers les Siecles, Volume I, F Roy editor, Saint-Antoine, 1882-1884

Background imageTorturing Collection: Prometheus tortured by a vulture, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart

Prometheus tortured by a vulture, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Prometheus tortured by a vulture, 1733. A plate from Le Temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Background imageTorturing Collection: Torturing a prisoner on the rack, Middle Ages

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)

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

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


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