Tragedy Collection (page 7)

Person killed by the Pompeii eruption, 79 AD. Vesuvius erupted in 79 AD killing the people of the towns of Pompeii and Herculaneum

Paris altarpiece, 15th century. Christ crucified (centre) with the Virgin Mary and St John the Apostle on the left and right of the cross

Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. Artist: Frans Francken II
Christ on the Cross between the two Thieves, 17th century. At the foot of the cross are the Virgin Mary with St John the Apostle (left) and Mary Magdalene and Mary the wife of Cleophas (right)

The Entombment, 1450s. Artist: Dieric Bouts
The Entombment, 1450s. Christs body is being lowered into the tomb. The group includes the Virgin Mary, holding Christs wrist, and the other three Marys who were present at the Crucifixion

Christ on the Cross, c1480. The Virgin Mary and her supporters cluster drooping in grief to the left of the cross, while the soldiers and executioners stand up straight on the right

Christ on the cross, crucifix, 14th century
Christ on the Cross, crucifix, 14th century. From the National Museum of Machasdo de Castro, Coimbra, Portugal

Crucifixion, early 16th century. Artist: Gerard David
Crucifixion, early 16th century. From the Metropolitan Museum, New York

Lamentation over Christ, early 16th century. Artist: Gerard David
Lamentation over Christ, early 16th century. The Virgin Mary kisses the head of the dead Christ whose forehead shows the wounds inflicted by the crown of thorns

Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Michael Sittow
Jesus on the Road to Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Jesus, wearing the crown of thorns carrying his cross, urged on by a soldier. From the Pushkin Museum of Fine Art, Moscow

The Trinity, 14th century. Artist: Robert Campin
The Trinity, 14th century. The Father, Son and the Holy Ghost, represented by the dove on Christs shoulder. Left wing of a triptych. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Calvary, late 15th / early 16th century. Artist: Cornelius Engebrechtsz
Calvary, late 15th/early 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg, Russia

Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. Artist: Maerten van Heemskerck
Golgotha ( Calvary ), 16th century. At the Crucifixion, the soldier pierces Christs side with a lance. In the right foreground the soldiers cast lots for Christs cloak

The Three Maries ( The Dead Christ Mourned ), c1604. Artist: Annibale Carracci
The Three Maries ( The Dead Christ Mourned ), c1604. The Virgin Mary, lamenting, holds the body of the dead Christ in her lap

Calvary, late 16th century. Artist: Pieter Piertsz the Elder
Calvary, late 16th century. Christ on the cross between the two thieves. From the Republic of Latvia Museum of Foreign Art, Riga

Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Sacrifice of Iphigenia, 1735. Artemis, the Greek goddess of hunting, watches the preparations for the sacrifice of Iphigenia, daughter of Agamemnon, that she has demanded

Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Artist: Jacopo Bassano il vecchio
Descent from the Cross, 16th century. From the Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal

Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. Artist: Mestre Hilarius
Triptych of Santa Clara, 1486. The panels depict Christ praying on the Mount of Olives, St Clare and the Miracle of the Safekeeping and the Lamentation of Christ

Train Crash at Bellevue in 1842 (19th century). From the Chateau of Sceaux, France

Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667. Artist: Ludolf Backhuysen I
Seascape with a fire in the distance, 1667

Death of the Dido, 1757. Artist: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Death of the Dido, 1757. After piling a wooden effigy of her deceased husband in their matrimonial bed atop her own funeral pyre, Dido, the queen of Carthage

Tragedy, 1897. Artist: Klimt, Gustav (1862-1918)
Tragedy, 1897. Found in the collection of the Vienna Museum

Fyodor Sologub, Russian poet, with his wife Anastasia, early 20th century. Artist: Mikhail Leshchinsky
Fyodor Sologub, Russian poet, with his wife Anastasia, early 20th century. Sologub (1863-1927) was a member of the Symbolist movement in Russian literature

Scene from Shakespeares King Lear, c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares King Lear, c1858. Lear, betrayed by his daughters Goneril and Regan and confused by rage, powerlessness and ill-treatment, is comforted by his youngest daughter

Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Macbeth, c1858. Macbeth about to murder the sleeping Duncan (Act 2 Scene 2). The play was first performed in c1606

Euripedes, Ancient Greek tragedian
Euripedes (c480-406) Greek tragedian. Portrait bust

Aeschilus, Ancient Greek tragedian. Portrait bust of Aeschilus (c525-c456 BC), the father of Greek tragedy

Marble portrait bust said to be of Sophocles, Athenian writer of tragedies. Sophocles (c496-405 BC) was one of the great figures in Ancient Greek drama

Theatrical masks of tragedy and comedy depicted in a Roman mosaic

Macbeth and the Witches, late 19th century. Artist: Henry Daniel Chadwick
Macbeth and the Witches, late 19th century. Scene in William Shakespeares (c1564-1616) play Macbeth

The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, late 18th century. Artist: Henry Fuseli
The Three Witches Appearing to Macbeth and Banquo, late 18th century. Scene in William Shakespeares (c1564-1616) play Macbeth

Punch cartoon on the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. Artist: Bernard Partridge
Punch cartoon on the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. A German submarine torpedoed the Lusitania off the Irish coast on 7 May 1915. Although unarmed, she was carrying munitions

On the sinking of the Lusitania, 1915. Britannia to America: In silence you have looked on felon blows, On butchers work of which the waste lands reek; Now, in Gods name

Scene from Shakespeares Othello, 19th century. Desdemona and Emilia lie dead, Othello has stabbed himself and Iago is taken prisoner (Act 5)

Scene from Shakespeares Hamlet, 19th century. Hamlet seeing his fathers ghost on the battlements of Elsinore Castle (Act 1 Scene 5)

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1870. Richard III (King of England 1483-1485), Duke of Gloucester at this time, woos Anne, daughter of Richard Neville, Earl of Warwick, The Kingmaker

Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591), c1858. Artist: Robert Dudley
Scene from Shakespeares Richard III, (1591) c1858. Richard III gives Sir James Tyrrell the order to kill the sons of Edward IV, the Princes in the Tower, with the inducement say it is done

Sarah Siddons, English actress, 1784. Artist: John Kay
Sarah Siddons, English actress, 1784. Mrs Siddons (born Sarah Kemble) (1755-1831) as Lady Randolph in John Homes tragedy Douglas at the Theatre Royal, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 1784

The Death of Romeo, 19th century. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet, showing Friar Lawrence finding Romeos body. The play was first performed c1595

An Accident in Santander, Divers Looking for the Bodies of the Victims, 1893. Fire broke out on the commercial ship Cabo-Machchichaco, the crew of the liner Alphonse III, tried to help

It is the east and Juliet is the sun, 1856-1858. From Act II, Scene 2 of Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

Illustration for the play Whims of Marianne, 1851. Artist: Eugene Louis Lami
Illustration for the play Whims of Marianne, 1851. Alfred de Mussets tragedy is about a young woman who heartlessly ignores a passionate suitor, only to change her tune when he finally gives up on her

Toll of the Sea, the sinking of the Titanic, 1912. Cartoon showing Britannia and America supporting each other in grief. The SS Titanic, operated by the White Star Line

Beware the Ides of March, 1858. Artist: Sir John Gilbert
Beware the Ides of March, 1858. A soothsayer warning Julius Caesar of the Ides of March - the day on which he was assassinated

Ophelia and Laertes (or Ophelia Here is Rosemary ), 1879. Artist: William Gorman Wills
Ophelia and Laertes (or Ophelia Here is Rosemary ), 1879. Scene depicting the two characters from Shakespeares tragedy Hamlet. From a private collection

Scene from The Babes in the Wood, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
Scene from The Babes in the Wood, 1878. No burial these prettye babes/Of any man receives./Till Robin-redbreast painfully/Did cover them with leaves

Scene from The Babes (Children) in the Wood, 1878. Artist: Randolph Caldecott
Scene from The Babes (Children) in the Wood, 1878. These prettye babes, with hand in hand, /Went wandering up and downe. The Babes uncle has paid two ruffians to murder them

Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, c1860s. Artist: Ford Madox Brown
Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet, c1860s. Act 3, scene 5: the lovers on the balcony. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet. The play was first performed c1595

Scene from Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet. Act V, scene 3: The Death of Romeo. Illustration for William Shakespeares tragedy Romeo and Juliet

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