Grief Collection (page 56)

Grief. Conceptual artwork of a tearful eye and a candle, representing grief and remembrance

Clenched eye. Eye squeezed tightly shut

Grief and depression, conceptual image. Computer artwork representing the feelings of disbelief, numbness, shock and a sense of unreality that a person experiences with the death of someone they know

Europe, Austria, Salzburg. Cherub and monument at Sebastianskirche Cemetary

British Ballad, Lady Anne Bothwells Lament
LADY ANNE BOTHWELLS LAMENT. British ballad detailing the lament of a grieving wife whos husband has deserted her and her child. She finally contemplated suicide

British Ballad, The Twa Corbies
THE TWA CORBIES (Two Ravens or Two Crows) being a derivative of The Three Ravens with a cynical twist. A brave knight lies dead while the two scavengers (ravens)

Father and four sons in a graveyard, Mid Wales
A father and his four sons in a graveyard, Mid Wales. From their expressions they appear to be in mourning for a family member, though they are not dressed in black

Grave of a pet dog
The grave and headstone of a pet dog named Dick, who departed this life on 25 January 1907 at the age of eight. He was fed on milk and fish, and was very fat

Lear / Nonsense / Bohemia
There was an Old Man of Bohemia, whose daughter was christened Euphemia; Till one day, to his grief, she married a thief, which grieved that Old Man of Bohemia

Picuss Widow Grieves
When her husband Picus is turned into a magpie by Circe, his widow Canenta has nothing to live for : she is (literally) consumed by grief, haunting his deathplace

The Goodwin Sands
The GOODWIN SANDS, in the Straits of Dover, where many a good ship has come to grief

Death / Mourning / Dress
Costumes de Deuil Two ladies in French mourning fashions show that one can be grief-stricken without losing ones elegance

Racial / Pueblo Child 1908
A child of the Pueblo people of Arizona cries for the loss of her candy

Cemetery on All Saints Day, Chedde, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Tree, Alexandra, Central Otago, South Island, New Zealand, Pacific

Day of the Dead, Acatlan, Mexico, Central America

Shiva, destroyer of the elephants, Kailasa, Ellora, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Maharashtra state, India, Asia

The handprints or Sati marks of ladies who died on the pyres, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India

Mother and daughter on porch of their farm, Vinales, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Man sleeping, Plaza Viejo, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Frosty leaves autumn coloured maple leaf covered with frost Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany
SAS-174 Frosty leaves - autumn coloured maple leaf covered with frost Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Comforted by Dog
A weeping girl attracts the sympathy of her dog

Halcyone / Ceyx / Kingfisher
She sees her husband Ceyx drowned; transported by grief, she changes into a kingfisher which some say hatches its eggs on calm seas in halcyon days

Pacini / Saffo / Liebig 3
Saffo, maddened with grief when her lover Faone marries Climene, destroys Apollos altar, an act she will soon regret

Deserted Village / G-Smith
The daughter is comforted by her father when she learns that she will have to leave the village: " & left a lovers for a fathers arms."

Grief in Fishing Village
Among the missing Bad news on the fishing fleets return

Social / Savoy Derby 1914
After the races: Derby night at the Savoy Hotel, London - those who have won, celebrate with champagne; those who have lost, drown their grief in the same beverage

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"Grief: A Universal Language of Loss and Sorrow" In the depths of sorrow, we bid farewell to the old man, a soldier and his loyal horse, forever etched in the annals of WWI. Their sacrifice echoes through time, just as the Irish Brigade memorial stands tall on Little Round Top at Gettysburg battlefield. Across oceans and continents, grief knows no boundaries. In Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, USA, an angel weeps for those lost souls at the Chapman-Hyams memorial. The weight of sadness transcends cultures and languages. From Hiawatha's heartbreak to Minnehaha's demise, love mourns its own demise. Tilda Swinton's haunting portrayal in Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986) captures the essence of melancholy that engulfs us all at times. Depression casts its shadow upon a woman slouched in her chair; her head rests heavily on her arm as she battles with inner demons. The double bass propped against a wall in Cienfuegos speaks volumes about unspoken sorrows lingering within Cuba's vibrant streets. Art has long been a vessel for expressing grief - Saint Mary Magdalene penitent silently confesses her pain through brushstrokes on canvas from 1625-27. While Henry Traut's wailing women unleash their anguish onto paper in 1922. Michelangelo Caravaggio immortalizes "The Laying in the Tomb" with masterful strokes from 1602-1604 - capturing both despair and hope intertwined within our mortal coil. Even ancient Greece recognized grief as an intrinsic part of human existence - bronze masks depicting tragedy remind us that sorrow is woven into our collective narrative since time immemorial. Grief unites us all; it is an emotion that traverses borders and eras alike. Whether bidding adieu to fallen soldiers or mourning lost loved ones, we find solace in the shared experience of sorrow.