Bending Collection

The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668. Artist: Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn
The Return of the Prodigal Son, c1668

Austria, Vienna, Silhouette of composers Anton Bruckner and Richard Wagner
Silhouette of composers Anton Bruckner and Richard Wagner

Coumeenoole beach (Slea Head), Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, Munster province, Ireland, Europe

Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Artist: Titian
Noli Me Tangere, c1514. Saint Mary Magdalene encounters Christ after his resurrection. From the National Gallery, London

The Three Dancers (1945). Luke, John 1906-1975. The Three Dancers is a prime example of Luke?s highly stylised and precise technique

Monks lighting khom loy candles and lanterns for Loi Krathong festival

Line of women planting rice in flooded paddy fields on Wando Island, Korea, Asia

Neck vertebrae extended, X-ray
Bending of the neck. Coloured X-ray of a side view of the neck of a man showing extension of healthy cervical vertebrae (bones)

Elephant painting with his trunk, Mae Sa Elephant Camp, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Asia

Bathing, (oil on canvas)
989873 Bathing, (oil on canvas) by Irolli, Vicenzo (1860-1945); 137.8x105.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Bathing. Vincenzo Irolli (1860-1942). Oil on canvas

Ice fishing, Gola Lake area, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Muslims pray in the Nubian desert, south of Dongola, Sudan, Africa

Giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa

Japanese crane (Grus japonensis) displaying, wings in heart shape, Hokkiado, Japan, February

Pied avocet (Recurvirostra avosetta) feeding in shallow water at dawn, Etosha National Park, Namibia

On the Cliff-Top by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl in a yellow dress picking flowers. Date: 1942

A London Underground platform at Bank station
An empty London Underground platform at Bank station, on the Northern Line. early 1930s

Connor pass, Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, Munster province, Ireland, Europe. Bending road leading to the pass

The Jewel Box, (pencil and watercolour on paper)
823500 The Jewel Box, (pencil and watercolour on paper) by Simonetti, Ettore (19th century); 75.5x53.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Jewel Box. Ettore Simonetti (1857-1909)

Grandads Garden (w / c on paper)
XPG366319 Grandads Garden (w/c on paper) by Barton, Rose Maynard (1856-1929); Private Collection; Irish, out of copyright

The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas)
823533 The Death of the Bullfighter; La Muerte del Torero, (oil on canvas) by Villegas y Cordero, Jose (1844-1921); 303x505 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Pussys Breakfast by Muriel Dawson -- a little boy bends down to give a kitten a saucer of milk. Date: 1945

Was it a Mermaid? by Muriel Dawson -- a little girl and her dog look into a rock pool on the beach. Date: 1940

The Cowslip Field by Muriel Dawson -- a little child bends down to pick flowers. Date: 1943

France, Paris, Fables (The carter and the butterfly) by Jean de La Fontaine, engraving
French literature, 17th century - Jean de La Fontaine (1621-1695). Fables, The carter and the butterfly, engraving

Healthy hand. Hand of a human arm that is bent at the wrist

Islamic Contortions
Some Moslems choose to twist and contort their bodies while praying, bending backwards to a remarkable degree

Fishermen on Kendwa Beach, Zanzibar, Tanzania, East Africa, Africa

Jack Knife sculpture by Ed Mell, Main Street, Arts District, Scottsdale, Phoenix, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Iban tribeswoman mending bamboo longhouse verandah floor, Lemanak River, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Women picking rice, Serian, Sarawak, Malaysian Borneo, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Woman praying at the feet of the Buddha in the temple of the Standing Buddha, Wat Intrawiharn, Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Novice Buddhist monk and Phra Atchana Buddha statue, Wat Si Chum, Sukhothai, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sukhothai Province, Thailand, Asia

Potters Quarter, Bhaktapur (Bhadgaun), Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Asia

Wrestling match, Naadam festival, Oulaan Bator (Ulaan Baatar), Mongolia, Central Asia, Asia

The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas)
989488 The Barber of Suez, (oil on canvas) by Bonnat, Leon Joseph Florentin (1833-1922); 80x58.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Barber of Suez. Leon Bonnat (1833-1922). Oil on canvas

Rice paddy fields, Lang Co, Vietnam

The Lobster, from Vanity Fair, 22nd May 1902 (colour litho)
XCF275001 The Lobster, from Vanity Fair, 22nd May 1902 (colour litho) by Ward, Leslie Matthew (Spy) (1851-1922); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Tree distorted by winds of the Roaring Forties, Harberton, Ushuaia, Beagle Channel, Tierra del Fuego, Argentina, South America

Two bearers and patient (2 of 2)
Method of lifting a patient onto a stretcher, with two bearers. (2 of 2)

Women in conical hats at the fish market by the Thu Bon River in Hoi An, south of Danang, Vietnam, Indochina, Asia

Girl in traditional Thai clothes eating rice, Phuket, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Close-up of a single southern giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis), bending down, drinking, Kruger National Park, South Africa, Africa

Buddhist monks collecting alms, Maung Sing, Laos, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Man making clogs, Alkmar market, Holland, Europe

View of the Coumeenoole beach (Slea Head). Dingle peninsula, County Kerry, Munster province, Ireland

Police officer holding beat up businessman on floor in office

indian mother and son loving Adult; Boys; Caring; Casual Clothes; Children; Close Up; Colour Image; Copyspace; Creative Ideas; Cuddling; Elegant; Exhilarating; Exhilaration; Expression; Families;

A Lady Playing the Piano in an Interior, (oil on canvas)
651510 A Lady Playing the Piano in an Interior, (oil on canvas) by Madrazo y Garreta, Raimundo de (1841-1920); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Lady Playing the Piano in an Interior)

Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II bends down to have a closer look under the frame of one of the boats made by local fishermen of the Maldive Islands during the royal visit there. 14th March 1972

Clothing Stockings: Its a pair of those leg-flattering nylon stockings that brought a bit of glamour into those dark days. September 1974 P018442

Sequence of male athlete running from starting line
athlete, start, vitality, running, sprinter, runner, one person, 20-24 years, one man only, man, only young adults, young adult, adults only, adult, only men, only young men, one young man only

The Gardener, 1882-83 (oil on wood)
3468875 The Gardener, 1882-83 (oil on wood) by Seurat, Georges Pierre (1859-91); 15.9x24.8 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; French, out of copyright

Svalbard reindeer (Rangifer tarandus platyrhynchus) mother and calves, Svalbard, Norway, February

Bobby Coltren (baseball player), 1912. Creator: Bain News Service
Bobby Coltren (baseball player), 1912

Cooling his head - N.Y. on hot day, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Cooling his head - N.Y. on hot day, between c1910 and c1915

Dode Paskert, Philadelphia, NL (baseball), c1911. Creator: Bain News Service
Dode Paskert, Philadelphia, NL (baseball), c1911. Shows baseball player Dode Paskert at Hilltop Park, New York City

Chrysanthemums, c1874-76. Creator: James Tissot
Chrysanthemums, c1874-76

Getting ready for fire KAISER WILHELM the 2nd, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Getting ready for fire KAISER WILHELM the 2nd, between c1910 and c1915

Scramble for pennies, Thanksgiving, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Scramble for pennies, Thanksgiving, between c1910 and c1915

Untying Otto after 45 yd. swim - hands and feet tied, (1910?). Creator: Bain News Service
Untying Otto after 45 yd. swim - hands and feet tied, (1910?). Shows Vice Commodore Edward F. Otto, who gave swimming exhibitions in the New York City area with his hands tied behind his back

Women With A Dog, 1891. Creator: Pierre Bonnard
Women With A Dog, 1891. Bonnard's sister and cousin playing with the family dog in a garden, with three figures just visible behind them

Adding hops to boiling beer in brewery, 1885
2604011 Adding hops to boiling beer in brewery, 1885; (add.info.: Adding hops to boiling beer in an American brewery. Wood engraving published 1885)

UK, England, 19th century letterbox
673412 UK, England, 19th century letterbox; (add.info.: Letterbox seen from inside St Martin's 19th Century); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century village postmistress
673385 19th century village postmistress; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Village postmistress); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century carpenter
673350 19th century carpenter; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Carpenter); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century currier
673343 19th century currier; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Currier); Universal History Archive/UIG

Making paper by hand by sieving pulp in forms. Engraving 1845
866047 Making paper by hand by sieving pulp in forms. Engraving 1845.; Universal History Archive/UIG

The Bath, 1909 (oil on canvas)
823561 The Bath, 1909 (oil on canvas) by Noci, Arturo (1874-1953); 110x160 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bath. Arturo Noci (1874-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1909

Robinson Crusoe, accompanied by his dog
864057 Robinson Crusoe, accompanied by his dog; (add.info.: Robinson Crusoe, accompanied by his dog, lowering useful items salvaged from the shipwreck onto his raft)

Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving)
672921 Depiction of witchcraft. 16th century (engraving); (add.info.: Witchcraft, in historical, anthropological, religious, and mythological contexts)

19th century hospital for letters
673410 19th century hospital for letters; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Hospital for letters); Universal History Archive/UIG

19th century illustration showing franking letters
673408 19th century illustration showing franking letters; (add.info.: a nineteenth century illustraion, Franking letters); Universal History Archive/UIG

French postcard of, 1900 depicting two traditionally dressed French boys against a 100 Cent banknote
3665638 French postcard of, 1900 depicting two traditionally dressed French boys against a 100 Cent banknote by French School

The Soiree, 1905 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on cream paper laid down on pape)
985263 The Soiree, 1905 (watercolour, gouache and pencil on cream paper laid down on pape) by Shinn, Everett (1876-1953); 45x60.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Soiree)

Sinbad the Sailor and the Old Man of the Sea, 1913 (watercolour and gouache over traces of pencil on paper)
989399 Sinbad the Sailor and the Old Man of the Sea, 1913 (watercolour and gouache over traces of pencil on paper) by Dulac

Tales of the Hunt, (oil on canvas)
658526 Tales of the Hunt, (oil on canvas); 69.9x88.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tales of the Hunt. de Smet (mid 19th century). Oil on canvas. 69.9 x 88.9cm.); © Andrew Macara

Shoe leather processing, 1885
2604034 Shoe leather processing, 1885; (add.info.: Beaming hides for production of shoe leather: USA. From "Harper's New Monthly Magazine", 1885)

Work in American brewery, 1885
2604010 Work in American brewery, 1885; (add.info.: Filling beer barrels in an American brewery. Wood engraving published 1885)

The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850
3359934 The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship so that it could be shaped)

The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850
3359931 The heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the heating the bar of angle steel for the rib of a ship so that it could be shaped)

19th century brick maker
673351 19th century brick maker; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Brick Maker); Universal History Archive/UIG

Malting floor in American brewer, 1885
2604009 Malting floor in American brewer, 1885; (add.info.: Malting floor in an American brewery. Wood engraving 1885)

19th century blind letters
673406 19th century blind letters; (add.info.: a nineteenth century Blind letters); Universal History Archive/UIG

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"Bending: A Multifaceted Journey Through Art, Nature, and Culture" In the captivating painting "The Return of the Prodigal Son" by Rembrandt Harmensz van Rijn, we witness a profound moment of bending. The prodigal son humbly bends his knee in repentance as he returns to his father's embrace, symbolizing forgiveness and redemption. Similarly, Titian's masterpiece "Noli Me Tangere" portrays Mary Magdalene at the feet of Jesus Christ. Her posture reflects both reverence and surrender as she bends before her savior. Moving from art to nature's wonders, Coumeenoole beach on Ireland's Dingle peninsula invites us to contemplate the power in harmony with natural forces. The rugged cliffs gracefully bend towards the crashing waves, reminding us of our own need for flexibility amidst life's challenges. Across cultures and festivities, monks lighting khom loy candles during Thailand's Loi Krathong festival demonstrate a spiritual form of bending. Their actions represent humility and devotion as they bend their bodies while igniting these beautiful lanterns that light up the night sky. Meanwhile, on Wando Island in South Korea, a line of women planting rice showcases physical bending intertwined with resilience. Despite flooded paddy fields testing their endurance, these women stoop low to ensure bountiful harvests - a testament to human adaptability. Creativity takes center stage when an elephant paints using its trunk. This astonishing display reveals not only incredible dexterity but also how animals can bend their skills beyond what is conventionally expected. In colder climes like ice fishing scenes depict individuals patiently bent over frozen lakes or rivers; it represents dedication and perseverance even in harsh conditions where one must adapt techniques for survival. Shifting gears into medical marvels captured through X-rays; neck vertebrae extended reveal intricate details about our body’s ability to flexibly support movement while maintaining stability.