Bare Foot Collection (#8)

Orpheus comforts Eurydice Eurydice bitten snake
Orpheus comforts Eurydice, Eurydice has just been bitten by a snake and cries. Her bare foot is on Orpheus knee. Her shoe is lying on the floor

Psalms Composition

Boy carrying a donkey

ENGLAND: CHILD LABOR, 1871. Child laborers carrying clay in an English brickyard. Wood engraving, English, 1871

ENGLAND: CHILD LABOR, 1871. The Brickyards of England - Children Carrying the Clay. Wood engraving, English, 1871

Irish immigrant shantytown in New York City
Irish immigrant family on a summer evening in the shantytown at the Five Points, New York City, 1870s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Barefoot boy
Barefoot country boy carrying toy tops. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th century illustration

Summertime activity for a country boy
Barefoot boy crossing a stream. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Summer afternoon for a boy and his dog, circa 1900
Boy lying under a shade tree with his sleeping dog, early 1900s. Printed color halftone reproduction of an illustration by F.E. Schoonover

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Ripe bananas brought to the wharf, Annatto Bay, Jamaica, 1880s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Townspeople on a Jamaica street, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

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Jamaica woman on her way to market, 1890s. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Sri Lanka natives, 1800s
Hindu woman of Ceylon (Sri Lanka), and a Singalese official and his page, 1800s. Antique hand colored print

Emigration. Irish Emigrants Leaving Queenstown Harbour
Detailed harbour scene with hundreds of emigrants waiting for the boat for New York, steam ships in the background. In the foreground barefoot young lads are expectantly waiting

Link Boy, 18th Century
A barefoot LINKBOY carries a flaming torch with which he will illuminate the path of a gentleman, in the absence of any fixed street lighting

Clan Mac Nicol
Clan MAC NICOL a young barefoot woman is on her way to the burn to fetch water in her wooden pail

The Children of Paul Sandby - William Beechey
Oil on Canvas 23 x 19

A Spring Nosegay
Artist: Carpenter, Margaret Sarah - Title: A Spring Nosegay - Date: N/A - Original Medium and Size: Oil on Canvas 111.8 x 86.4

Aboriginal dance, Australia

Maori Children
Learning to be good Maoris : The youngest children in the class are a little boxed up in their first lesson in old traditional Maori songs which tell the history of the race

Irish Crofter
An old Irish crofter, leaning on his walking stick and smoking his pipe outside his cottage with his barefoot granddaughter

Madman in Mad House
A mental patient, confined in a strait-jacket, is chained barefoot in a small bare cell - a warder opens the door for a visitor to see the wretch, perhaps a one-time friend

A man and woman running barefoot through water

St. Christopher (oil on panel)
XKH151399 St. Christopher (oil on panel) by Stumme, Absolon (15th century); 121.2x42.2 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; German, out of copyright

An American boy heir to the Austrian throne. From Reno, Nevada, 12 year old Harvey Marois Richard Leon George Burrows is revealed as a potential candidate to the throne of Austria - but not if his

Woman carrying water, Assam, India, Asia

Group of boys gambling with dice on the sidewalk of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1908
BOYS SHOOTING CRAPS, c1908. Group of boys gambling with dice on the sidewalk of Cincinnati, Ohio. Photograph by Lewis Hine, c1908

Boy attacked by cat

Wireless Class Aboard Training Ship Mount Edgcumbe
Barefoot boys, in naval-style uniforms, attend a wireless class aboard the training ship Mount Edgcumbe. One boy stands in front of a wireless apparatus wearing headphones. Date: 1916

Cherry Grove Fishing Pier, North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

NEW MEXICO: ZUNI RUNNER. A Zuni runner holding a bow and arrow. Photograph, c1909

Scoll painting by Soga Shohaku (1730-1781)
JAPAN: OLD MAN, c1770s. Scoll painting by Soga Shohaku (1730-1781)

Two women abalone divers preparing for their next dive. Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1797-98
JAPAN: ABALONE DIVERS. Two women abalone divers preparing for their next dive. Woodblock print by Kitagawa Utamaro, 1797-98

Woman in a hammock on the beach, Florida, United States of America, North America

Woman on a cruise ship, Nassau, Bahamas, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America

Masai, Masai Mara, Kenya, East Africa, Africa

A group of three Egyptians, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph, mid or late 19th century
CAIRO: NATIVES. A group of three Egyptians, Cairo, Egypt. Photograph, mid or late 19th century

A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts
HINE: HOME INDUSTRY, 1912. A mother with her six children working on garment tags on a tenement stoop in Roxbury, Massachusetts. Photograph by Lewis Hine, August 1912

LYRE OF ORPHEUS. The lyre of Orpheus placed among the stars. Drawing by Eduard von Engerth (1818-1897)

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Armed strikers marching to the railroad in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, during the Great Railroad Strike, July 1877. Contemporary American wood engraving

SMALLPOX VACCINATION, 1881. Compulsory vaccination in Jersey City, New Jersey, during a smallpox scare in 1881. Contemporary American wood engraving

CALIFORNIA NATIVE AMERICANS. Coastal California Native Americans of the Diegue├▒o tribe (near present day San Diego). Line engraving, 18th century

FLORIDA: STORING FOOD, 1591. Florida Native Americans carrying provisions in baskets to a storehouse, to be used only in cases of dire necessity

GREAT RAILROAD STRIKE, 1877. Pennsylvania Governor John F. Hartranft (right foreground) at the Pennsylvania Railroad Company car in Pittsburgh that served as his headquarters during the Great

ANNUNCIATION TO SHEPHERDS. Copper engraving by Frederick Hendrik van den Hove from History of the New Testament, London, 1688

CAPTAIN WILLIAM KIDD (c1645-1701). Scottish privateer and pirate. Captain Kidd hurls a bucket and mortally wounds his mutinous gunner, William Moore, as they cruise off the coast of India in 1697

JEWs HARP, 1723. Copper engraving, 1723, by Arnold van Westerhout

BRONZE AGE WARRIORS. Ancient European warriors. Line engraving

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"Barefoot: A Journey through Cultures and Traditions" Thames Mudlarks: Exploring the hidden treasures of London's riverbank, barefoot in search of history. Traditional Cambodian Apsara Dancer at Angkor Wat: Graceful movements tell ancient tales as she dances barefoot amidst the majestic temples. Carmelite Nuns: In their quiet devotion, these nuns find solace walking barefoot on the path to spiritual enlightenment. Holy Infant of Prague: Pilgrims humbly approach, leaving their shoes behind as they seek blessings from this revered statue. Peace Pipe Ceremony with Chitimacha Native Americans: Celebrating harmony and unity, they walk barefoot towards a new era of peace. Backyard Carnival in the 1800s: Children laugh and play games with joyous abandon, feeling the grass beneath their feet. Yoga Meditation on Full Moon Island in Maldives: Connecting mind, body, and nature while grounding themselves by practicing yoga barefoot under a starlit sky. Couples' Legs on a Beach in Maldives: Love is felt deeply as toes sink into warm sand during romantic walks along pristine shores. Isadora Duncan / Barefoot Pioneer: The legendary dancer defied convention by performing gracefully without shoes – an embodiment of freedom and self-expression. Laguna Beach's Bohemian Spirit in California, USA: Artists embrace nature's beauty by strolling shoeless along sandy shores or exploring tide pools at sunset. Man Praying in Sikh Temple Dubai UAE : Devotion fills his heart as he removes his footwear before entering the sacred space to connect with divinity Madimba - Congo - Pipe-smoking lady : Amidst lush greenery, her soul finds tranquility while enjoying her pipe smoke sans any footwear. From historical ceremonies to artistic expressions.