Tragic Collection (page 9)

Iphis hangs himself in despair that he could not gain Anaxarete, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Iphis hangs himself in despair that he could not gain Anaxarete, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. Artist: Michel de Marolles
Clytie transformed into a sunflower, 1655. A plate from Michel de Marolless Tableaux du Temple des Muses, Paris, 1655. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Iphis hangs himself in despair that he could not gain Anaxarete, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Iphis hangs himself in despair that he could not gain Anaxarete, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Found in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

Clytia Turned into a Turnesole, 1733. Artist: Bernard Picart
Clytia Turned into a Turnesole, 1733. A plate from Le temple des Muses, Amsterdam, 1733. Fround in the collection of Jean Claude Carriere

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

Roman Mosaic, Tragic Poet and Two Masks from Thuburbo Majus, Tunisia, 3rd century. At Bardo Museumn, Tunis

The Finding of Moses, after 1740. Artist: Zugno, Francesco (1709-1787)
The Finding of Moses, after 1740. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Worship of the Egyptian Bull God, Apis, c. 1500. Artist: Lippi, Filippino, (School)
The Worship of the Egyptian Bull God, Apis, c. 1500. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, ca 1651. Artist: Rembrandt van Rhijn (1606-1669)
The Prophet Jonah before the Walls of Nineveh, ca 1651. Found in the collection of the Albertina, Vienna

The Vision of the Prophet Ezekiel. Artist: Massys, Quentin (1466?1530)
The Vision of the Prophet Ezekiel. From a private collection

Roman mosaic of Thisbe, 3rd century
Roman mosaic of Thisbe in the Roman Villa of Dionysus in Paphos on Cyprus. Thisbe is a romantic and tragic character from Roman myth, who killed herself after her lover, Pyramus, committed suicide

Etruscan gold bulla showing Medea and the daughters of Pelias, 3rd century BC
Etruscan gold bulla showing Medea and the daughters of Pelias around the fateful cauldron in which Pelias butchered body was placed, 3rd century BC

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

Death of General James Wolfe at the Siege of Quebec, 1759 (1831). James Wolfe (1727-1759), English soldier, lies dying on the Heights of Abraham as Quebec is captured from the French on 13 September

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

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

Portrait of the Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna, 1840. Artist: Christina Robertson
Portrait of the Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna, 1840. Grand Duchess Alexandra Nikolaevna of Russia (1825-1844) was the youngest daughter of Tsar Nicholas I of Russia and his wife

He smothers her: plate 13 from Othello (Act 5, Scene 2), etched 1844, reprinted 1900

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