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"Holding Hands: A Timeless Gesture of Connection and Unity" In the realm of art, holding hands transcends time and space, capturing the essence of human connection

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Mains Fleuries

Mains Fleuries
Laura Gervais

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Chumah, servant of David Livingstone, 1880 (engraving)

Chumah, servant of David Livingstone, 1880 (engraving)
864595 Chumah, servant of David Livingstone, 1880 (engraving); (add.info.: Chumah, the servant of David Livingstone (1813-1873) Scottish missionary and explorer of Africa, with his aunt

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Group of children watched over by the Man in the Moon (coloured engraving)

Group of children watched over by the Man in the Moon (coloured engraving)
8635212 Group of children watched over by the Man in the Moon (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board)

Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board)
657756 Scene from The Tempest, (watercolour on paper laid on board) by Dulac, Edmund (1882-1953); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from The Tempest. Edmond Dulac (1882-1953)

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Mary and Elizabeth Hathaway, c.1849 (oil on canvas)

Mary and Elizabeth Hathaway, c.1849 (oil on canvas)
8891540 Mary and Elizabeth Hathaway, c.1849 (oil on canvas) by Hamblin, Sturtevant J. (1817-84); 55.2x68.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Allegory of Touch, 1775 (oil on canvas)

Allegory of Touch, 1775 (oil on canvas)
8682971 Allegory of Touch, 1775 (oil on canvas) by Lagrenee, Louis Jean Francois I (1725-1805); Prado, Madrid, Spain

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Mixed bathing (colour litho)

Mixed bathing (colour litho)
8677648 Mixed bathing (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mixed bathing. Postcard)

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Mary and Elizabeth Hathaway, c.1849 (oil on canvas)

Mary and Elizabeth Hathaway, c.1849 (oil on canvas)
8891511 Mary and Elizabeth Hathaway, c.1849 (oil on canvas) by Hamblin, Sturtevant J. (1817-84); 55.2x68.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: The Dancers (oil on canvas)

The Dancers (oil on canvas)
822679 The Dancers (oil on canvas) by Bell, Edward August (1862-1953); 56x84.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dancers. Edward August Bell (1862-1953). Oil on canvas

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Dante, 1919 (oil on canvas)

Dante, 1919 (oil on canvas)
659129 Dante, 1919 (oil on canvas) by Delville, Jean (1867-1953); 142.2x177.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Dante. Jean Delville (1867-1953). Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1919

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: American field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. Creator: Bain News Service

American field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
American field hospital, Auteuil, c1915. An American field hospital in Auteuil, Paris, France around 1915 during World War I

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Pont-a-Mousson, Americans visiting aged French, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service

Pont-a-Mousson, Americans visiting aged French, between c1915 and 1918. Creator: Bain News Service
Pont-a-Mousson, Americans visiting aged French, between c1915 and 1918. An American woman visiting elderly French people, probably during World War I

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Interlock

Interlock
Jutta Kerber

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Something magical happens when parents turn into grandparents

Something magical happens when parents turn into grandparents
Koki Jovanovic

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Ballerians

Ballerians
Milan Uhrin AFIAP AZSF

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Ksenia Sinyavina

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: The Visitation. Creator: Laurentiusmästaren

The Visitation. Creator: Laurentiusmästaren
The Visitation, Unknown date

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Anthony van Dyck wooing his Model, 1827. Creator: Gustaf Wappers

Anthony van Dyck wooing his Model, 1827. Creator: Gustaf Wappers
Anthony van Dyck wooing his Model, 1827

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920. Creator: Arnold Genthe

Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Elsie Dufour dancers, between 1918 and 1920

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Illustration for Wedding Proposals, 1780. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Wedding Proposals, 1780. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Wedding Proposals, 1780. Alternate Title: Heirathsantrage. An offer of marriage

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, 1622-1686, Maria Eufrosyne of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, 1625-1687, 1653

Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, 1622-1686, Maria Eufrosyne of Pfalz-Zweibrücken, 1625-1687, 1653
Magnus Gabriel De la Gardie, 1622-1686, Maria Eufrosyne of Pfalz-Zweibrucken, 1625-1687, 1653

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Charles XII, 1682-1718, King of Sweden, Palatine Count of Zweibrücken and Hedvig Sofia... 1687

Charles XII, 1682-1718, King of Sweden, Palatine Count of Zweibrücken and Hedvig Sofia... 1687
Charles XII, 1682-1718, King of Sweden, Palatine Count of Zweibrucken and Hedvig Sofia, 1681-1708, Princess of Sweden, Duchess of Holstein-Gottorp, 1687

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Idyll, probably 1880-1882. Creator: Carl Larsson

Idyll, probably 1880-1882. Creator: Carl Larsson
Idyll, probably 1880-1882. Additional Info: This painting is undated, but it was probably made in Paris in 1880-82. The female model bears a resemblance to Gabrielle

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Russe Promenant avec ses Enfans, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Russe Promenant avec ses Enfans, c1797
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Russe Promenant avec ses Enfans, c1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Parental Joys, 1795. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Parental Joys, 1795. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Parental Joys, 1795. From almanac: Lang's Almanach for 1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Love Scene at Night, between c1750 and c1800. Creator: Unknown

Love Scene at Night, between c1750 and c1800. Creator: Unknown
Love Scene at Night, between c1750 and c1800

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Old Man and Girl in Peasant Costume, 1857. Creator: Benjamin Vautier

Old Man and Girl in Peasant Costume, 1857. Creator: Benjamin Vautier
Old Man and Girl in Peasant Costume, 1857

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: School Girls, 1860. Creator: George Augustus Baker

School Girls, 1860. Creator: George Augustus Baker
School Girls, 1860

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, 1881. Creator: Gabriel Max

The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, 1881. Creator: Gabriel Max
The Raising of the Daughter of Jairus, 1881. In an incident from the New Testament, related in the Gospels of Mark and Luke, Christ raises from the dead the 12-year-old daughter of Jairus

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Group of figures in seventeenth century clothing, c.1846-c.1882. Creator: Cornelis Springer

Group of figures in seventeenth century clothing, c.1846-c.1882. Creator: Cornelis Springer
Group of figures in seventeenth century clothing, c.1846-c.1882. A man and woman hold hands, a boy behind them. On the left a man with hat in hand

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Adelheim von Veltheim, 1783. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Adelheim von Veltheim, 1783. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Adelheim von Veltheim, 1783

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Illustration from Becker's Pocketbook, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration from Becker's Pocketbook, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration from Becker's Pocketbook, 1796

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Illustration for Six Great Events of the Last Decade, 1791. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Six Great Events of the Last Decade, 1791. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Six Great Events of the Last Decade, 1791

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Plate 6 from The Deserter by Sedaine, 1775. Creator: Daniel Berger

Plate 6 from The Deserter by Sedaine, 1775. Creator: Daniel Berger
Plate 6 from The Deserter by Sedaine, 1775. Almanac: Berlin Genealogical Calendar, 1775

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Illustration for Wedding Proposals, 1780. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for Wedding Proposals, 1780. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for Wedding Proposals, 1780. Alternate Title: Heirathsantrage. An offer of marriage

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Queen Marie Antoinette of France and two of her Children Walking in The Park of Trianon, 1785

Queen Marie Antoinette of France and two of her Children Walking in The Park of Trianon, 1785

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Radha and Krishna Exchange Clothes, c1800. Creator: Unknown

Radha and Krishna Exchange Clothes, c1800. Creator: Unknown
Radha and Krishna Exchange Clothes, c1800

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Patagonne, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme Patagonne, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme Patagonne, c1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: We Don't Know Where We're Going, But We're On The Way, c1918. Creator: Edouard Antonin Vysekal

We Don't Know Where We're Going, But We're On The Way, c1918. Creator: Edouard Antonin Vysekal
We Don't Know Where We're Going, But We're On The Way, c1918

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Armenienne, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Armenienne, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur, LF Labrousse
Costumes de Differents Pays, Armenienne, c1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Danseur, et Danseuse de la Guÿane, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Danseur, et Danseuse de la Guÿane, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Danseur, et Danseuse de la Guyane, c1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Woman and a child walk on the street in a fishing village, 1817. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis

Woman and a child walk on the street in a fishing village, 1817. Creator: Johannes Jelgerhuis
Woman and a child walk on the street in a fishing village, 1817

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Pâque, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Pâque, c1797. Creators: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de l'Isle de Paque, c1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: In love couple in the forest, 1832-1891. Creator: Herman Frederik Carel Ten Kate

In love couple in the forest, 1832-1891. Creator: Herman Frederik Carel Ten Kate
In love couple in the forest, 1832-1891

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de la Frise, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de la Frise, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de la Frise, c1797

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Wedding celebration in a Frisian family home, 1833-1890. Creator: Johan Coenraad Leich

Wedding celebration in a Frisian family home, 1833-1890. Creator: Johan Coenraad Leich
Wedding celebration in a Frisian family home, 1833-1890. In the centre the young couple hold hands. Guests eat, drink and talk

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Portrait of a mother and child, probably a copy of a seventeenth-century painting, 1827-1891

Portrait of a mother and child, probably a copy of a seventeenth-century painting, 1827-1891. Creator: Johannes Bosboom
Portrait of a mother and child, probably a copy of a seventeenth-century painting, 1827-1891

Background imageHolding Hands Collection: Iffland's Jager, 1786. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Iffland's Jager, 1786. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Iffland's Jager, 1786




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"Holding Hands: A Timeless Gesture of Connection and Unity" In the realm of art, holding hands transcends time and space, capturing the essence of human connection. From the enchanting Cinema Silhouette to St. Augustine and his mother St. Monica depicted in a heartfelt embrace in 1855, these masterpieces remind us of the power held within our grasp. Ford Madox Brown's "The Last of England" portrays a couple tightly clutching each other's hands as they face an uncertain future together. Similarly, "It's A Lonely Road" showcases three children finding solace in one another as they navigate life's challenges hand in hand down a village street. The Solidarity of Labour is beautifully symbolized by workers joining hands on May Day, their unity echoing through generations. The Miner statue stands tall in Tonypandy, Wales, representing resilience and strength found when communities hold hands during times of struggle. From exotic shores to tranquil gardens, love knows no bounds. In the Maldives' sandy beaches or Germany's Bayreuth where Rhine-daughters intertwine their fingers while dancing to Wagner's melodies; holding hands becomes a universal language that speaks volumes about affection and trust. Even historical figures like Princess Charlotte & Prince Leopold knew the significance behind this simple act - it represents support and companionship throughout life’s journey. And let us not forget those carefree days when 1960s surfers ran into crashing waves hand-in-hand with unspoken camaraderie. Yet amidst industrial landscapes like Lancashire Mill Town or cotton mill worker Alice Nelson setting out for work at Lilac Mill; holding hands takes on deeper meaning - it signifies solidarity among laborers fighting for better conditions and fair treatment. In every stroke of paint or click of a camera shutter lies an ode to humanity’s desire for connection – reminding us that regardless of time or place, holding hands remains an enduring symbol that binds hearts together.