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Humanity Collection (#8)

"Exploring the Depths of Humanity: From Art to War, Unity Prevails" In a world filled with diverse perspectives and experiences

Background imageHumanity Collection: Apollo Belvedere (chromolitho)

Apollo Belvedere (chromolitho)
3100653 Apollo Belvedere (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apollo Belvedere)

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Ragged Boy (engraving)

The Ragged Boy (engraving)
2792767 The Ragged Boy (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ragged Boy. Illustration for Chatterbox (1885)

Background imageHumanity Collection: Demonstration of the day, Jaures in the Pantheon, from L Humanite

Demonstration of the day, Jaures in the Pantheon, from L Humanite
616863 Demonstration of the day, Jaures in the Pantheon, from L Humanite, 23rd November 1924 (printed paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (20th century); Musee Social, CEDIAS, Paris

Background imageHumanity Collection: Front page, first issue of the newspaper L Humanite

Front page, first issue of the newspaper L Humanite
616860 Front page, first issue of the newspaper L Humanite, 18th April 1904 (printed paper) (b/w photo) by French School, (20th century); Musee Social, CEDIAS, Paris, France; (add.info.: Humanite)

Background imageHumanity Collection: Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)

Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)
715567 Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 37.5x27 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imageHumanity Collection: Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)

Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)
715572 Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 37.5x27 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imageHumanity Collection: Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)

Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w / c on paper)
715568 Illustration from Europe: a Prophecy, Lambeth, 1794 (ink & w/c on paper) by Blake, William (1757-1827); 37.5x27 cm; Glasgow University Library

Background imageHumanity Collection: Personality analysis using x-rays (b / w photo)

Personality analysis using x-rays (b / w photo)
6000728 Personality analysis using x-rays (b/w photo) by German Photographer (20th Century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Personality analysis using x-rays)

Background imageHumanity Collection: Gustave Dores Don Quixote: 'Gines, who was a stranger both to gratitude and humanity

Gustave Dores Don Quixote: "Gines, who was a stranger both to gratitude and humanity
6008342 Gustave Dores Don Quixote: " Gines, who was a stranger both to gratitude and humanity, resolved to ride away with Sanchos ass" (engraving) by Dore

Background imageHumanity Collection: Over population (engraving)

Over population (engraving)
5997853 Over population (engraving) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); Private Collection; (add.info.: Over population. Illustration for The Comic Almanack with illustrations by George Cruikshank)

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Madelonnettes Prison, c. 1810. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)

The Madelonnettes Prison, c. 1810. Creator: Boilly, Louis-Leopold (1761-1845)
The Madelonnettes Prison, c. 1810. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageHumanity Collection: The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)

The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)
The prisoners of Saint-Lazare, ca 1794. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageHumanity Collection: Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)

Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Creator: Robert, Hubert (1733-1808)
Corridor of the Saint-Lazare Prison, c. 1793. Found in the collection of Musee Carnavalet, Paris

Background imageHumanity Collection: La Bestia

La Bestia
Giacomo Bruno

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Prayer of Light

The Prayer of Light
Ali Khataw

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Repudiation of Hagar, 1516. Creator: Leyden, Lucas, van (1489 / 94-1533)

The Repudiation of Hagar, 1516. Creator: Leyden, Lucas, van (1489 / 94-1533)
The Repudiation of Hagar, 1516. Private Collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Good Samaritan, ca 1705. Creator: Malinconico, Nicola (Nicolo) (1663-1726)

The Good Samaritan, ca 1705. Creator: Malinconico, Nicola (Nicolo) (1663-1726)
The Good Samaritan, ca 1705. Found in the collection of Palazzo Pretorio, Prato

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Wedding Feast. Creator: Aertsen, Pieter (1508-1575)

The Parable of the Wedding Feast. Creator: Aertsen, Pieter (1508-1575)
The Parable of the Wedding Feast. Private Collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: Allegorical composition celebrating the Humanities, 1695. Creator: Nicolas Dorigny

Allegorical composition celebrating the Humanities, 1695. Creator: Nicolas Dorigny
Allegorical composition celebrating the Humanities, 1695. After Carlo Maratti

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1620s. Creator: Fetti, Domenico (1588 / 90-1623)

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1620s. Creator: Fetti, Domenico (1588 / 90-1623)
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1620s. Found in the Collection of Prague Castle

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Good Shepherd, Early 1860s. Creator: Overbeck, Johann Friedrich (1789-1869)

The Good Shepherd, Early 1860s. Creator: Overbeck, Johann Friedrich (1789-1869)
The Good Shepherd, Early 1860s. Found in the Collection of Thorvaldsens Museum, Copenhagen

Background imageHumanity Collection: Rembrandt, (1606-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown

Rembrandt, (1606-1669), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Rembrandt, (1606-1669), 1830. Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn (1606-1669) Prolific, innovative Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, painter

Background imageHumanity Collection: The parable of the Good Samaritan, c. 1630-1631. Creator: Stomer, Matthias (ca. 1600-after 1650)

The parable of the Good Samaritan, c. 1630-1631. Creator: Stomer, Matthias (ca. 1600-after 1650)
The parable of the Good Samaritan, c. 1630-1631. Found in the Collection of MUZA, Muzew Nazzjonali tal-Arti, Valletta, (Heritage Malta)

Background imageHumanity Collection: Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown

Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. Creator: Unknown
Canute Reproving the Flattery of his Courtiers, c1890. King Canute (c995-1035), explaining his humanity, the sea would not obey him. From " Cassells Illustrated History of England"

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1615. Creator: Francken, Frans

The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1615. Creator: Francken, Frans
The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1615. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Zindan (Prison), 1930s. Creator: Bure, Leon (Lev) Leonardovich (1887-1943)

The Zindan (Prison), 1930s. Creator: Bure, Leon (Lev) Leonardovich (1887-1943)
The Zindan (Prison), 1930s. Found in the Collection of Regional I. Savitsky Art Museum, Nukus

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the prodigal son. Creator: Pourbus, Frans, the Elder (1546-1581)

The Parable of the prodigal son. Creator: Pourbus, Frans, the Elder (1546-1581)
The Parable of the prodigal son. Found in the Collection of Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp

Background imageHumanity Collection: Heroism of the Polish mothers during convoying their children to Russia, 1832. Artist

Heroism of the Polish mothers during convoying their children to Russia, 1832. Artist
Heroism of the Polish mothers during convoying their children to Russia, 1832. From a private collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: Cossacks convoying deportees, 1831. Artist: Anonymous

Cossacks convoying deportees, 1831. Artist: Anonymous
Cossacks convoying deportees, 1831. From a private collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: Christian Charity

Christian Charity. Found in the Collection of Musei Civici, Pavia

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus (Manuscript illumination

The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel), 1332. Found in the Collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts

Background imageHumanity Collection: Linked hands, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham

Linked hands, 1952. Creator: Shirley Markham
Linked hands, 1952. Illustration to a poem by Walter Raleigh (1914), " Wishes of an Elderly Man" : I wish I loved the Human Race; I wish I loved its silly face; I wish I liked the way it

Background imageHumanity Collection: Detail of the exterior of the Palau de la Musica Catalana (1905-1908), with

Detail of the exterior of the Palau de la Musica Catalana (1905-1908), with the Sculpture group The Catalan popular canco, by Miquel Blay

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Repudiation of Hagar

The Repudiation of Hagar. Private Collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Unjust Steward, c. 1540

The Parable of the Unjust Steward, c. 1540
The Parable of the Unjust Steward, c.1540. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Good Samaritan, ca. 1575

The Parable of the Good Samaritan, ca. 1575. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Repudiation of Hagar, c. 1615

The Repudiation of Hagar, c. 1615. Found in the Collection of Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Blind Leading the Blind

The Blind Leading the Blind. Found in the Collection of Musee du Louvre, Paris

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix), 1890

The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix), 1890. Found in the collection of Kroller-Muller Museum, Otterlo

Background imageHumanity Collection: Landscape with the Parable of the Good Samaritan

Landscape with the Parable of the Good Samaritan. Found in the Collection of Art History Museum, Vienne

Background imageHumanity Collection: From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d Invenzione)

From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d Invenzione). Found in the Collection of State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Good Samaritan, c. 1612. Artist: Lastman, Pieter Pietersz. (1583-1633)

The Good Samaritan, c. 1612. Artist: Lastman, Pieter Pietersz. (1583-1633)
The Good Samaritan, c. 1612. Private Collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Good Samaritan. Artist: Morot, Aime Nicolas (1850-1913)

The Good Samaritan. Artist: Morot, Aime Nicolas (1850-1913)
The Good Samaritan. Found in the collection of Petit Palais, Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. Artist: Fetti, Domenico (1588 / 90-1623)

The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. Artist: Fetti, Domenico (1588 / 90-1623)
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Parable of the Sower. Artist: Bassano, Jacopo, il vecchio (ca. 1510-1592)

The Parable of the Sower. Artist: Bassano, Jacopo, il vecchio (ca. 1510-1592)
The Parable of the Sower. Found in the collection of Thyssen-Bornemisza Collections

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Drawbridge. From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d Invenzione)

The Drawbridge. From the series The Imaginary Prisons (Le Carceri d Invenzione). Private Collection

Background imageHumanity Collection: The Rich Man in Gehenna Fire, 1313. Artist: Ancient Russian frescos

The Rich Man in Gehenna Fire, 1313. Artist: Ancient Russian frescos
The Rich Man in Gehenna Fire, 1313. Found in the collection of the Cathedral of the Nativity of the Theotokos, Snetogorsky Monastery, Pskov

Background imageHumanity Collection: Before the Confession, 1879-1885. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)

Before the Confession, 1879-1885. Artist: Repin, Ilya Yefimovich (1844-1930)
Before the Confession, 1879-1885. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow




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"Exploring the Depths of Humanity: From Art to War, Unity Prevails" In a world filled with diverse perspectives and experiences, humanity stands as the common thread that binds us all together, and is beautifully depicted in various forms throughout history - from captivating artworks like "The Workers May-Pole" and "The Garden of Earthly Delights, " which symbolize our collective aspirations for equality and freedom. Yet, humanity's journey has not been without its challenges. The haunting image of Mrs. Ples' skull reminds us of our mortality and the fragility of life itself. However, it also serves as a reminder that we are part of something greater - a union in the interest of civilization and progress. Art continues to be an instrument through which we explore profound truths about ourselves. Rembrandt van Rhijn's masterpiece, "The Parable of the Rich Fool, " urges us to reflect on greed and materialism while Lucas van Doetechum's "The Parable of the Talents" encourages us to embrace our unique gifts for the betterment of society. As we delve into history, even scientific discoveries shed light on what it means to be human. The artwork depicting four apes highlights our evolutionary connection with other species, emphasizing empathy as an essential trait that defines our humanity. However, there have been moments when humanity has faced grave challenges head-on. In times like World War I, nations united under a shared purpose - saving humanity from tyranny and oppression. This act exemplifies both courage and sacrifice in defense of universal values. Beyond earthly boundaries lies a vast universe waiting to be explored hand-in-hand with our innate curiosity about who we are as humans within this cosmic tapestry. Artworks capturing this relationship between humanity and the universe inspire awe-inspiring contemplation about our place in existence. Moreover, compassion knows no borders or limitations; it transcends language barriers or cultural differences altogether.