Gruesome Collection (#6)

Life and death contrasted - or An essay on woman (engraving)
602562 Life and death contrasted - or An essay on woman (engraving) by Dighton, Robert (1752-1814); Private Collection; (add.info)

Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, c. 1501 / 1503. Creator: Jacopo de Barbari
Judith Holding the Head of Holofernes, c. 1501/1503

The Death of Cato, 1634. Creator: Willem Basse
The Death of Cato, 1634

Flayed man with left hand on hip, holding skin in right hand, ca. 1531-76

Flayed man seen from in front, holding a stick, ca. 1531-76. Creator: Giulio Bonasone
Flayed man seen from in front, holding a stick, ca. 1531-76

Flayed man seen from behind, 1531-76. Creator: Giulio Bonasone
Flayed man seen from behind, 1531-76

Man seen from the Front, holding the Skin of his right Arm and Leg in his right Hand, 16th century

Death of the Vagabond (La mort du vagabond). Creator: Alphonse Legros
Death of the Vagabond (La mort du vagabond)

Peter with a Gunshot Wound in His Forehead, 1918. Creator: Walter Gramatté
Peter with a Gunshot Wound in His Forehead, 1918

Cartouche in the Form of a Drape Suspended from a Cypress Flanked by Skeletons, 1647

Cartouche Suspended from Corpses, 1647. Creator: Stefano della Bella
Cartouche Suspended from Corpses, 1647

Apollo and Marsyas, c. 1540. Creator: Michelangelo Anselmi
Apollo and Marsyas, c. 1540

Saturn, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Christ Nailed to the Cross; verso: Christ Nailed to the Cross, from Speculum Passionis Domini Nostri Ihesu Christi, 1507

Plate 12 from Los Caprichos : Out hunting for teeth (A caza de dientes. ), 1799
Plate 12 from Los Caprichos : Out hunting for teeth (A caza de dientes.), 1799

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death. Creator: Allaert Claesz
Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death

Triumph of Death with three fates in an architectural frame above a wheel of fortune flanked by skeletons; a skull and an hour glass at top and with wheel intended to spin at center, 1588

Plate 3: Claudius Civilis Arrested and his Brother Paulus Beheaded, from The War of the Romans Against the Batavians (Romanorvm et Batavorvm societas), 1611

David Brought Before Saul, from "The Art Journal, "opposite p. 100, April 1871
David Brought Before Saul, from " The Art Journal, " opposite p. 100, April 1871. [David Presents the Head of Goliath to King Saul]

The suicide of the philosopher Cato, who lies on his bed pulling out his innards watched by horrified disciples. 1648

Presentation of the Head of Saigo to the Prince Arisogawa, Oct. 16, 1877 (Meiji 10)

The Dissecting Room, ca. 1838. Creator: T. C. Wilson
The Dissecting Room, ca. 1838

The Imperial Troops Bringing Civilization to the Indians, from The Victories of Emperor Charles, plate 6, 1555

Tityus Punished in Hell, 1566. Creator: Cornelis Cort
Tityus Punished in Hell, 1566

Plate 6: Ulysses driving a burning stake into Polyphemus eye, 1756

The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia standing naked in a large cauldron, at left under... ca
The Martyrdom of Saint Cecilia standing naked in a large cauldron, at left under a colonnade, sits a Roman Prefect, at right the statue of Jupiter in a niche, ca. 1520-25

The Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence, after Bandinelli, ca. 1520

"The Otter Speared", painted by E. Landseer, R. A. 1844. Creator: Unknown
" The Otter Speared", painted by E. Landseer, R.A. 1844. After The Otter Speared, the Earl of Aberdeens Otterhounds

Mousetrap, 1860. Creator: Charles Emile Jacque
Mousetrap, 1860

Drawings Showing Combat on Foot (Champ Clos), 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Drawings Showing Combat on Foot (Champ Clos), 16th century

Battle Scene, 13th century. Creator: Unknown
Battle Scene, 13th century

Krishna and Balarama Fighting the Enemy, Folio from a Harivamsa (The Legend of Hari (Krishna)), ca. 1590-95

Rustam Avenges His Own Impending Death, Folio 472r from the Shahnama... ca. 1525-30
Rustam Avenges His Own Impending Death, Folio 472r from the Shahnama (Book of Kings) of Shah Tahmasp, ca. 1525-30

The Repast of the Lion, ca. 1907. Creator: Henri Rousseau
The Repast of the Lion, ca. 1907

This is the head of Kanshusai, the son of the Lord Sugawara!, 1919. Creator
" This is the head of Kanshusai, the son of the Lord Sugawara!", 1919. The severed head was, in fact, that of little Kotaro

Then, fasting got the mastery of grief, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
" Then, fasting got the mastery of grief", c1890. Count Ugolino, his sons and grandsons condemned to death by starvation in the Torre dei Gualandi

Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, c1890. Creator: Gustave Doré
Not more furiously on Menalippus temples Tydeus gnawed, than on that skull and on its garbage he, c1890. Dante and the Roman poet Virgil visit a frozen lake

Hunting in Leicestershire, 1827 - In At The Death, (1890). Creator: Unknown
Hunting in Leicestershire, 1827 - In At The Death, (1890). Fox hunting scene in rural England: huntsmen and hounds gather round as the bloody body of the fox is held aloft

Galgenmusik, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Creator: Carl Spitzweg
Galgenmusik, mid-late 19th century, (c1924). Gallows music. A fiddler plays to a body swinging from a scaffold. From " Die gute alte Zeit: Zeichnungen von Karl Spitzweg"

Eruptive Fevers - Plate 6 - Measles, Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever, Vesicle of Vaccination (with slight surrounding rose rash), Typhus at an early stage

Belgium / Dinant
Dinant, on the Meuse, looking peaceful enough here but it will be the scene of gruesome German atrocities in World War One. Date: circa 1840

Satirical cartoon on German army recruitment, WW1
A satirical cartoon by the German artist George Grosz on German army recruitment, showing a doctor examining a decaying skeleton to see if it is fit for military service

Postcard of a Woman Having Her Tongue Cut Off. ca. 1900-1930, Postcard of a Woman Having Her Tongue Cut Off

Cartoon, body parts after the battle, WW1
First World War cartoon entitled After the Battle, showing German soldiers trying to match up body parts before loading them onto a train. Date: 1914-1918

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"Unveiling the Gruesome: A Journey into Dark Curiosities" Step into the eerie Ossuary Chapel of skulls in Valletta, Malta, where death takes on an artistic form. The walls adorned with bones tell a haunting tale of mortality. In Charles E Gordon Frazer's "A Cannibal Feast, " witness the macabre ritual that sends shivers down your spine. It serves as a chilling reminder of humanity's darkest desires. Transported to 1800s England, "Comfort to the Corns" reveals a bizarre remedy for foot ailments through a hand-colored engraving. Unsettling yet fascinating, it showcases our ancestors' peculiar solutions. Hendrik Goltzius' masterpiece "The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus" captures a moment frozen in terror. The intricate details depict gruesome scenes that ignite both fear and awe. A mysterious contraption from the late 19th or early 20th century begs the question: Is it a mouse or rat trap? Its purpose remains enigmatic, leaving us to ponder its potential horrors. Brackets at Westbury House in Long Island hold secrets within their ornate design. What stories do they silently guard? Their presence adds an air of mystery and foreboding to this historic location. "L'Avarice, " an artwork depicting greed personified, exposes humanity's darker side. This cautionary piece reminds us how insatiable desire can lead down treacherous paths. World War One propaganda posters evoke unsettling emotions as they manipulate public opinion during times of conflict. These powerful images reveal how war can bring out society's most gruesome tendencies. Hans Baldung's "Martyrdom of St. Lawrence" transports us back to ca. 1505 when martyrdom was not only feared but also celebrated by artists seeking to capture its brutality and significance.