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Background imageTragic Collection: Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis

Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Creator: Henry Wallis
Chatterton (The Death of Chatterton), 1856. Thomas Chatterton (1752-1770) was an unsuccessful poet whose suicide became a symbol of blighted artistic genius

Background imageTragic Collection: Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938

Benny Lynch, Scottish boxer, 1938. Born in the Gorbals district of Glasgow, Lynch (1913-1946) has been described as Scotlands greatest ever boxer

Background imageTragic Collection: Isolde, c1895, (1896). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley

Isolde, c1895, (1896). Artist: Aubrey Beardsley
Isolde, c1895, (1896). From The Studio Volume 6. [London Offices of the Studio, London, 1896]

Background imageTragic Collection: The Day of the Last Judgement, 1912. Creator: Kandinsky, Wassily Vasilyevich (1866-1944)

The Day of the Last Judgement, 1912. Creator: Kandinsky, Wassily Vasilyevich (1866-1944)
The Day of the Last Judgement, 1912. Found in the Collection of the Musee national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris

Background imageTragic Collection: Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Abyss of Hell)

Illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri (Abyss of Hell), 1480-1490. Found in the collection of the Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana

Background imageTragic Collection: The Finding of Moses

The Finding of Moses. Found in the Collection of Collection Perez Simon, Mexico

Background imageTragic Collection: Prophets and Sibyls: Jonah (Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican), 1508-1512

Prophets and Sibyls: Jonah (Sistine Chapel ceiling in the Vatican), 1508-1512. Found in the collection of The Sistine Chapel, Vatican

Background imageTragic Collection: Dante and Virgil in Hell. Artist: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)

Dante and Virgil in Hell. Artist: Bouguereau, William-Adolphe (1825-1905)
Dante and Virgil in Hell. Found in the collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Background imageTragic Collection: Jeremiah lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem

Jeremiah lamenting the Destruction of Jerusalem, 1630. Found in the collection of the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageTragic Collection: The Hell. Artist: Napoletano, Filippo (1598-1629)

The Hell. Artist: Napoletano, Filippo (1598-1629)
The Hell. Private Collection

Background imageTragic Collection: The Last Judgment (Winged Altar)

The Last Judgment (Winged Altar), Early 15th cen.. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageTragic Collection: The Prophet Isaiah and the Hellespontine Sibyl, 1492-1495

The Prophet Isaiah and the Hellespontine Sibyl, 1492-1495. Found in the Collection of Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Background imageTragic Collection: The Prophet Daniel and the Erythraean Sibyl, 1492-1495

The Prophet Daniel and the Erythraean Sibyl, 1492-1495. Found in the Collection of Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Background imageTragic Collection: The Prophet Jeremiah and the Agrippine Sibyl, 1492-1495

The Prophet Jeremiah and the Agrippine Sibyl, 1492-1495. Found in the Collection of Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Background imageTragic Collection: The Prophet Obadiah and the Libyan Sibyl, 1492-1495

The Prophet Obadiah and the Libyan Sibyl, 1492-1495. Found in the Collection of Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Background imageTragic Collection: The Prophet Jeremiah and the Phrygian Sibyl, 1492-1495

The Prophet Jeremiah and the Phrygian Sibyl, 1492-1495. Found in the Collection of Apostolic Palace, Vatican

Background imageTragic Collection: A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed. Creator: Anon

A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed. Creator: Anon
A Child of the Honigh Family on its Deathbed.

Background imageTragic Collection: Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt as Gilberte

Mdlle. Sarah Bernhardt as Gilberte, in "Frou-Frou," at the Gaiety Theatre, 1880. London stage production

Background imageTragic Collection: Madame Modjeska as Constance, in 'Heartsease'

Madame Modjeska as Constance, in "Heartsease", at the Royal Court Theatre, [London], 1880

Background imageTragic Collection: Jairus' Daughter, 1888. Creator: Juliaan De Vriendt

Jairus' Daughter, 1888. Creator: Juliaan De Vriendt
Jairus' Daughter, 1888.

Background imageTragic Collection: Jairus' Daughter, 1888. Creator: Juliaan De Vriendt

Jairus' Daughter, 1888. Creator: Juliaan De Vriendt
Jairus' Daughter, 1888.

Background imageTragic Collection: Death in the Sickroom, 1893. Creator: Edvard Munch

Death in the Sickroom, 1893. Creator: Edvard Munch
Death in the Sickroom, 1893. Additional Info: The picture shows what we can assume to be the artist's family grouped around his sister Sophie, who died in 1877

Background imageTragic Collection: Catullus and Lesbia, who in his arms seeking solace for her spurvs death

Catullus and Lesbia, who in his arms seeking solace for her spurvs death, 1809.

River Landscape with Burning Village, 1625-1650 or 1650-1675. Creator: Aert van der Neer
River Landscape with Burning Village, 1625-1650 or 1650-1675.

Background imageTragic Collection: Landscape with Salmacis and Hermaphroditus

Landscape with Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, c1745-1805.

Background imageTragic Collection: The dying child, 1881. Creator: Hans Heyerdahl

The dying child, 1881. Creator: Hans Heyerdahl
The dying child, 1881.

Background imageTragic Collection: Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Racine's Phedre, about 1874. Creator: W&D Downey

Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Racine's Phedre, about 1874. Creator: W&D Downey
Sarah Bernhardt in the role of Racine's Phèdre, about 1874

Background imageTragic Collection: Saint Stephen, 1867. Creator: Constantin Emile Meunier

Saint Stephen, 1867. Creator: Constantin Emile Meunier
Saint Stephen, 1867

Background imageTragic Collection: Phyllis Hanging Herself from a Tree and Medea Killing her Children; Roman de la Rose

Phyllis Hanging Herself from a Tree and Medea Killing her Children; Roman de la Rose, about 1405

Background imageTragic Collection: 'The Siren and the Drowned Leander

"The Siren and the Drowned Leander, " by J. Durham, A.R.A. exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1872. Mr. J. Durham, A.R.A

Background imageTragic Collection: A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown

A tragic masked ball, 1930. Creator: Unknown
A tragic masked ball, 1930. Un Tragique Bal Masque. Guest in a burning bear costume. Back cover of " Le Petit Journal Illustre". [France, 30 March 1930]

Background imageTragic Collection: The Broken Jug. about 1860. Creator: Unknown

The Broken Jug. about 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Broken Jug. about 1860

Background imageTragic Collection: Fragmentary cameo sculpture with a theatrical mask and seated figure

Fragmentary cameo sculpture with a theatrical mask and seated figure, 2nd century A.D

Background imageTragic Collection: Fragment of a Yellow Fresco Panel with Muse, A.D. 1-79. Creator: Unknown

Fragment of a Yellow Fresco Panel with Muse, A.D. 1-79. Creator: Unknown
Fragment of a Yellow Fresco Panel with Muse, A.D. 1-79

Background imageTragic Collection: Lamp Fragment (Handle Ornament), 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown

Lamp Fragment (Handle Ornament), 1st century A.D. Creator: Unknown
Lamp Fragment (Handle Ornament), 1st century A.D. Additional Info: Moldmade. Flat ornament handle with part of ring behind

Background imageTragic Collection: Ophelia, c1870s. Creator: Joseph Mordecai

Ophelia, c1870s. Creator: Joseph Mordecai
Ophelia, c1870s

Background imageTragic Collection: Venus Epithalamia, c1870s, (1900). Creator: Unknown

Venus Epithalamia, c1870s, (1900). Creator: Unknown
Venus Epithalamia, c1870s, (1900)

Background imageTragic Collection: Dante and Virgil in front of Charon's Boat, 1874. Creator: Vetri, Paolo (1855-1937)

Dante and Virgil in front of Charon's Boat, 1874. Creator: Vetri, Paolo (1855-1937)
Dante and Virgil in front of Charon's Boat, 1874. Found in the Collection of the Galleria d'arte moderna, Palermo

Background imageTragic Collection: Amnon and Tamar, c 1640. Creator: Tiarini, Alessandro (1577-1668)

Amnon and Tamar, c 1640. Creator: Tiarini, Alessandro (1577-1668)
Amnon and Tamar, c 1640. Found in the Collection of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio di Cesena

Background imageTragic Collection: Esther before Ahasuerus, 1875. Creator: Merle, Hugues (1823-1881)

Esther before Ahasuerus, 1875. Creator: Merle, Hugues (1823-1881)
Esther before Ahasuerus, 1875. Private Collection

Background imageTragic Collection: The Dance around the Golden Calf, 1602. Creator: Mander, Karel van, the Elder (1548-1606)

The Dance around the Golden Calf, 1602. Creator: Mander, Karel van, the Elder (1548-1606)
The Dance around the Golden Calf, 1602. Found in the Collection of the Frans Hals Museum Haarlem

Background imageTragic Collection: Theatre Scene (Ida Aalberg as Mary Stuart), 1905. Creator: Magnus Enckell

Theatre Scene (Ida Aalberg as Mary Stuart), 1905. Creator: Magnus Enckell
Theatre Scene (Ida Aalberg as Mary Stuart), 1905

Background imageTragic Collection: Aino, c1890s. Creator: Albert Edelfelt

Aino, c1890s. Creator: Albert Edelfelt
Aino, c1890s

Background imageTragic Collection: Aino Myth, triptych, 1891. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela

Aino Myth, triptych, 1891. Creator: Akseli Gallen-Kallela
Aino Myth, triptych, 1891

Background imageTragic Collection: Love among the Ruins, 1898, (1900). Creator: Unknown

Love among the Ruins, 1898, (1900). Creator: Unknown
Love among the Ruins, 1898, (1900)

Background imageTragic Collection: The Westminster Play, 1871. Creator: Unknown

The Westminster Play, 1871. Creator: Unknown
The Westminster Play, 1871. Stage production in Latin by public school boys

Background imageTragic Collection: Mrs. Mitchell Henry & Geo. Harris Jr. between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service

Mrs. Mitchell Henry & Geo. Harris Jr. between c1915 and c1920. Creator: Bain News Service
Mrs. Mitchell Henry & Geo. Harris Jr. between c1915 and c1920

Background imageTragic Collection: The Last Judgment. Winged Altar after Hieronymus Bosch

The Last Judgment. Winged Altar after Hieronymus Bosch, c1524. Found in the Collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageTragic Collection: The Hell (reverse), Between 1508 and 1516. Creator: Bosch; Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)

The Hell (reverse), Between 1508 and 1516. Creator: Bosch; Hieronymus (c. 1450-1516)
The Hell (reverse), Between 1508 and 1516. Found in the Collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam

Background imageTragic Collection: The Finding of Moses, 1864. Creator: Siemiradzki; Henryk (1843-1902)

The Finding of Moses, 1864. Creator: Siemiradzki; Henryk (1843-1902)
The Finding of Moses, 1864. Found in the Collection of the Private Collection

Background imageTragic Collection: Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 7), March 1, 1866. Creator: James Stephenson

Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 7), March 1, 1866. Creator: James Stephenson
Ophelia (Shakespeare, Hamlet, Act 4, Scene 7), March 1, 1866

Background imageTragic Collection: Scene from Costas opera of 'Don Carlos', 1844. Creator: Unknown

Scene from Costas opera of "Don Carlos", 1844. Creator: Unknown
Scene from Costas opera of " Don Carlos", 1844. The tragic denouement, which is supposed to take place in the Huerta Reale, or royal garden, at midnight

Background imageTragic Collection: The Last Judgment, 1730s-1740s. Creator: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)

The Last Judgment, 1730s-1740s. Creator: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
The Last Judgment, 1730s-1740s. Found in the Collection of Palazzo Leoni Montanari, Vicenza

Background imageTragic Collection: Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell

Dante and Virgil in the Second Circle of Hell, 1823. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

Background imageTragic Collection: With Lippes as Cold as any Stone, They Kist The Children Small, c1878. Creator

With Lippes as Cold as any Stone, They Kist The Children Small, c1878. Creator
With Lippes as Cold as any Stone, They Kist The Children Small, c1878. The dying parents give the Babes a farewell kiss as their uncle feigns grief

Background imageTragic Collection: Jeannette Mason, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Jeannette Mason, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Jeannette Mason, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTragic Collection: Crown Prince Spain, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Crown Prince Spain, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Crown Prince Spain, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Alfonso, Prince of Asturias (1907-1938), the heir to the throne of Spain (1907-1931)

Background imageTragic Collection: Rosa Szabo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Rosa Szabo, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Rosa Szabo, between c1910 and c1915. Shows Rosa Menschik Szabo who drowned in 1912. Her lawyer, Burton W. Gibson, was arrested and accused of her murder

Background imageTragic Collection: The Hunting Disaster in Yorkshire:view of the Ure in flood

The Hunting Disaster in Yorkshire:view of the Ure in flood
The Hunting Disaster in Yorkshire: general view of the Ure in flood, where the accident happened, 1869

Background imageTragic Collection: Achilles, frantic for the loss of Patroclus

Achilles, frantic for the loss of Patroclus, rejecting the consolation of Thetis, 1803

Background imageTragic Collection: The Crown Prince Humbert of Italy and Princess Margaret of Savoy, 1868. Creator: Unknown

The Crown Prince Humbert of Italy and Princess Margaret of Savoy, 1868. Creator: Unknown
The Crown Prince Humbert of Italy and Princess Margaret of Savoy, 1868. Engravings from photographs by M. Alphonse Bernoud and M. Le Lieure

Background imageTragic Collection: Funeral procession of the Prince Royal of Belgium leaving the Palace of Laeken

Funeral procession of the Prince Royal of Belgium leaving the Palace of Laeken, 1869

Background imageTragic Collection: 'Fair Helen of Kirkconnel'

"Fair Helen of Kirkconnel", by J. Archer, in the Exhibition of the Royal Academy, 1869. Engraving of a painting

Background imageTragic Collection: The Death of Hyacinthus, 1752. Creators: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Ovid

The Death of Hyacinthus, 1752. Creators: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Ovid
The Death of Hyacinthus, 1752

Background imageTragic Collection: Prince Joachim, Germany, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service

Prince Joachim, Germany, 1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Prince Joachim, Germany, 1911

Background imageTragic Collection: Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn

Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. Creator: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
Joseph's coat brought to Jacob, c.1633. The tragic consequences, when Joseph's brothers turned against him, are described in Genesis 37:12-35

Background imageTragic Collection: Comedy And Tragedy: Sic Vita, modeled 1891-92, cast c1902-05. Creator: Alfred Gilbert

Comedy And Tragedy: Sic Vita, modeled 1891-92, cast c1902-05. Creator: Alfred Gilbert
Comedy And Tragedy: Sic Vita, modeled 1891-92, cast c1902-05

Background imageTragic Collection: Ferdinand Kuehn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

Ferdinand Kuehn, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Ferdinand Kuehn, between c1910 and c1915

Background imageTragic Collection: Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree

Box made of the wood of Shakspeare's mulberry-tree, presented to [David] Garrick by the town of Stratford-on-Avon, 1864

Background imageTragic Collection: The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from 'Romeo And Juliet'

The Shakspeare Commemoration at Stratford-On-Avon: scene from "Romeo And Juliet", as performed in the Festival Pavilion, 1864

Background imageTragic Collection: Aquidaban, Brazilian navy, 1893. Creator: Unknown

Aquidaban, Brazilian navy, 1893. Creator: Unknown
Aquidaban, Brazilian navy, 1893

Background imageTragic Collection: The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide

The Patrolman Matsui Yasumichi Prevents a Double Suicide, 1875. Series: The Postal News, no. 603

Background imageTragic Collection: The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps

The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps
The Suicide, c1836. The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life

Background imageTragic Collection: AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare

Background imageTragic Collection: Bridge of Sighs, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller

Bridge of Sighs, 1825-1870. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Bridge of Sighs, 1825-1870

Background imageTragic Collection: AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare

Background imageTragic Collection: AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare

Background imageTragic Collection: AI IMAGE - Romeo and Juliet, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - Romeo and Juliet, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Romeo and Juliet, 2023

Background imageTragic Collection: The Italians turn things around; Bodies of Austrian soldiers killed by Italian fire

The Italians turn things around; Bodies of Austrian soldiers killed by Italian fire on the right bank of the Piave, which they had managed to cross on the morning of November 16, 1917

Background imageTragic Collection: The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods , 1784. Creator: Bénigne Gagneraux

The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods , 1784. Creator: Bénigne Gagneraux
The Blind Oedipus Commending his Children to the Gods , 1784

Background imageTragic Collection: Signe Seeks Death in the Flames of Her Bower

Signe Seeks Death in the Flames of Her Bower, mid-late 19th century. The story of Signy from Old Norse mythology is a classic narrative on the theme of love thwarted

Background imageTragic Collection: AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images

AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - King Lear, 2023. Main character from the tragedy of "King Lear" by William Shakespeare

Background imageTragic Collection: The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons

The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century

Background imageTragic Collection: Act IX: Honzo's Suicide in Front of His Family; Yuranosuke Dressed as a

Act IX: Honzo's Suicide in Front of His Family; Yuranosuke Dressed as a Komuso Making Preparations to Attack Moronao, between circa 1835 and circa 1839



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