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Hungry Collection (#11)

"Hungry: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the world of hunger, where cravings transcend time and art captures its essence

Background imageHungry Collection: Mere et enfants. Allegorie de la charite. (Mother and Children. Allegory of Charity)

Mere et enfants. Allegorie de la charite. (Mother and Children. Allegory of Charity)
FIA5363172 Mere et enfants. Allegorie de la charite. (Mother and Children. Allegory of Charity). Peinture de Louis Jean Francois Lagrenee (1725-1805), huile sur toile

Background imageHungry Collection: La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King)

La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King). Aussi appele "La celebration du roi Haricot Groupe
FIA5326326 La fete des rois. The Bean King (The Feast of the Bean King). Aussi appele " La celebration du roi Haricot Groupe de personnes aux expressions grotesques

Background imageHungry Collection: Les retrouvailles (The Reunion). Une mere venue rendre visite a son enfant

Les retrouvailles (The Reunion). Une mere venue rendre visite a son enfant, canne et baluchon trainant sur le sol
FIA5338147 Les retrouvailles (The Reunion). Une mere venue rendre visite a son enfant, canne et baluchon trainant sur le sol

Background imageHungry Collection: Jeune berger jouant avec un chat (Young shepherd playing with a cat)

Jeune berger jouant avec un chat (Young shepherd playing with a cat). Peinture de Tommaso Salini (vers 1575-1625)
FIA5326607 Jeune berger jouant avec un chat (Young shepherd playing with a cat). Peinture de Tommaso Salini (vers 1575-1625). Huile sur bois, 133 x 97 cm, 17e siecle

Background imageHungry Collection: Album of the Siege of Paris, the soup of the Poissonniere barracks

Album of the Siege of Paris, the soup of the Poissonniere barracks (pen & brown ink wash & pencil on paper)
XIR414926 Album of the Siege of Paris, the soup of the Poissonniere barracks (pen & brown ink wash & pencil on paper) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); 16.9x23.1 cm; Musee de la Ville de Paris

Background imageHungry Collection: Girl feeding a deer in the snow (colour litho)

Girl feeding a deer in the snow (colour litho)
7185918 Girl feeding a deer in the snow (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girl feeding a deer in the snow)

Background imageHungry Collection: Rabbit confused by a scarecrow (colour litho)

Rabbit confused by a scarecrow (colour litho)
7184891 Rabbit confused by a scarecrow (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Rabbit confused by a scarecrow)

Background imageHungry Collection: Little girl feeding seagulls (colour litho)

Little girl feeding seagulls (colour litho)
7184887 Little girl feeding seagulls (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Little girl feeding seagulls)

Background imageHungry Collection: Geese chasing children for their food (chromolitho)

Geese chasing children for their food (chromolitho)
7201260 Geese chasing children for their food (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Geese chasing children for their food)

Background imageHungry Collection: Bird feeding its young in the nest (coloured engraving)

Bird feeding its young in the nest (coloured engraving)
7201032 Bird feeding its young in the nest (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bird feeding its young in the nest)

Background imageHungry Collection: Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm (chromolitho)

Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm (chromolitho)
7148474 Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm (chromolitho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young girls feeding pigeons on a farm)

Background imageHungry Collection: Prussian Appetite (engraving)

Prussian Appetite (engraving)
7157247 Prussian Appetite (engraving) by Darjou, Alfred Henri (1832-74); Private Collection; (add.info.: Prussian Appetite. French cartoon from Charivari, 1864)

Background imageHungry Collection: Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho)

Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho)
7157095 Poor homeless children at a Dr Barnardos supper, late 19th Century (chromolitho) by Bulman, Henry Herbert (1872-1928); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHungry Collection: Dinner ready? (colour litho)

Dinner ready? (colour litho)
7150876 Dinner ready? (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Dinner ready? Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Background imageHungry Collection: Children cooking sausages on a campfire (colour litho)

Children cooking sausages on a campfire (colour litho)
7201875 Children cooking sausages on a campfire (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Children cooking sausages on a campfire)

Background imageHungry Collection: Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble)

Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble)
3615936 Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Background imageHungry Collection: La reception du pelerin. Peinture de Vasili (Vassili) Grigorievich Perov (1834-1882)

La reception du pelerin. Peinture de Vasili (Vassili) Grigorievich Perov (1834-1882), huile sur toile, 1874
FIA5343903 La reception du pelerin. Peinture de Vasili (Vassili) Grigorievich Perov (1834-1882), huile sur toile, 1874. Art russe, 19e siecle. Regional A. and V

Background imageHungry Collection: Dans l atelier d artiste (In the artist studio). Un enfant gourmand se tient en equilibre sur un

Dans l atelier d artiste (In the artist studio). Un enfant gourmand se tient en equilibre sur un fauteuil
FIA5341012 Dans l atelier d artiste (In the artist studio). Un enfant gourmand se tient en equilibre sur un fauteuil, pour eviter la surveillance d un gros chien qui sommeille et prendre un fruit

Background imageHungry Collection: Mother protecting

Mother protecting
Polar bear and her cubs wearing red Christmas Santa hats in the snow Date: 11-03-2018

Background imageHungry Collection: Grey Squirrel on a pile of hazelnuts, white background

Grey Squirrel on a pile of hazelnuts, white background. Grey Squirrel on a pile of hazelnuts, white background

Background imageHungry Collection: 13131304

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Somali x Tabby Cat, kitten about 5 weeks old with Christmas hat dreaming of Christmas pudding Date: 19-12-2019

Background imageHungry Collection: 13131303

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Somali x Tabby Cat, kitten about 5 weeks old with Christmas hat dreaming of Christmas pudding Date: 19-12-2019

Background imageHungry Collection: 13131248

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Basset Hound Dog wearing Christmas party hat, dreaming of Christmas pudding Date: 05-11-2019

Background imageHungry Collection: Two Women with Boy in Front of Powder Shop, c. 1770 / 71. Creator: Shiba Kokan

Two Women with Boy in Front of Powder Shop, c. 1770 / 71. Creator: Shiba Kokan
Two Women with Boy in Front of Powder Shop, c. 1770/71. Attributed to Shiba Kokan

Background imageHungry Collection: Christ and the Disciples in the Field, from Landscapes with Old

Christ and the Disciples in the Field, from Landscapes with Old and New Testament Scenes and Hunting Scenes, 1584

Background imageHungry Collection: Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn, published March 1806. Creator: Charles Williams

Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn, published March 1806. Creator: Charles Williams
Hungry Rats in an Empty Barn, published March 1806

Background imageHungry Collection: Boy Eating Fruit, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne

Boy Eating Fruit, n. d. Creator: Hablot Knight Browne
Boy Eating Fruit, n.d

Background imageHungry Collection: Green Heron (Butorides virescens) feeding time

Green Heron (Butorides virescens) feeding time

Background imageHungry Collection: Douglas Squirrel standing on a log eating a peanut

Douglas Squirrel standing on a log eating a peanut

Background imageHungry Collection: P: Picque-plate (Stitching tables, plates, and, more commonly, prick the plate

P: Picque-plate (Stitching tables, plates, and, more commonly, prick the plate
6523542 P: Picque-plate (Stitching tables, plates, and, more commonly, prick the plate, run after dinner, live in a parasite.) by French School

Background imageHungry Collection: Lunch is coming!

Lunch is coming!
Miguel Silva

Background imageHungry Collection: Boa Constrictor

Boa Constrictor with a Rabbit

Background imageHungry Collection: Desigual

Desigual
Madison

Background imageHungry Collection: Apple cinnamon braided rolls

Apple cinnamon braided rolls
Diana Popescu

Background imageHungry Collection: Strawberries

Strawberries
Ellen van Deelen

Background imageHungry Collection: Snoozy with fruit

Snoozy with fruit
Ellen van Deelen

Background imageHungry Collection: Always eat healthy :)

Always eat healthy :)
Ellen van Deelen

Background imageHungry Collection: Noahs Ark on Mount Ararat, 1570 (oil on panel)

Noahs Ark on Mount Ararat, 1570 (oil on panel)
3530797 Noahs Ark on Mount Ararat, 1570 (oil on panel) by Myle, Simon de (fl.c.1570); 114x142 cm; Private Collection; Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageHungry Collection: Issaquah, Washington, USA. A Pacific Tree tadpole which has sprouted legs and arms

Issaquah, Washington, USA. A Pacific Tree tadpole which has sprouted legs and arms, but still has a tail. In an aquarium

Background imageHungry Collection: Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives Table, 1552 (black chalk

Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives Table, 1552 (black chalk
991404 Lazarus Begging for Crumbs from Dives Table, 1552 (black chalk, pen and brown ink on paper) by Aldegrever, Heinrich (1502-c.1561); 7.8x10.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageHungry Collection: Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard

Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard
986341 Two pages from the nursery-rhyme book The Comic Adventures of Old Mother Hubbard and Her Dog, 1806 (hand-coloured engravin) by Martin

Background imageHungry Collection: La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)

La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash)
990038 La Bouillie : Beggars Eating Mash, (black lead, brush and gray wash) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 22.6x14.6 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: La Bouillie)

Background imageHungry Collection: The Diversion, (oil on canvas)

The Diversion, (oil on canvas)
651465 The Diversion, (oil on canvas) by Chocarne-Moreau, Paul Charles (1855-1931); 54.6x65.4 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Diversion. Paul Charles Chocarne-Moreau (1855-1931)

Background imageHungry Collection: The True Fast, giving Bread to the Hungry, Isaiah LVIII (engraving)

The True Fast, giving Bread to the Hungry, Isaiah LVIII (engraving)
5218646 The True Fast, giving Bread to the Hungry, Isaiah LVIII (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The True Fast, giving Bread to the Hungry, Isaiah LVIII)

Background imageHungry Collection: Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving)

Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving)
3621749 Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Nationale Auxiliaire (Auxiliary National Guard)

Background imageHungry Collection: Garde Mobile de la Seine (coloured engraving)

Garde Mobile de la Seine (coloured engraving)
3621742 Garde Mobile de la Seine (coloured engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Garde Mobile de la Seine (Mobile Guard of the Seine)

Background imageHungry Collection: Unemployed! (engraving)

Unemployed! (engraving)
3627932 Unemployed! (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Unemployed!. Illustration for The Picture Magazine, 1895.); © Look and Learn




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"Hungry: A Journey Through Time and Art" Step into the world of hunger, where cravings transcend time and art captures its essence. From delicate flowers to majestic birds in Taki Katei's 19th-century masterpiece, the longing for sustenance is beautifully depicted. Travel back even further to the Cretaceous period, as a Segnosaurus devours leaves with an insatiable appetite. Witness nature's relentless pursuit of nourishment through this captivating illustration. In English country markets, witness the English Country Squire carving beef amidst bustling crowds. Market reports tell tales of hunger met with indulgence, as mouths water at the sight of succulent meat. Luke Fildes' poignant artwork "Houseless and Hungry" sheds light on a harsh reality faced by many. It portrays the struggle for survival when basic needs are left unfulfilled—a reminder that hunger knows no boundaries. A mischievous Jack Russell Terrier gazes longingly at a sandwich atop a table—his eyes filled with desire and anticipation. The universal language of hunger transcends species as we empathize with his yearning. The biblical tale unfolds before our eyes as Jesus feeds thousands from meager provisions in an act of divine compassion. This miraculous event reminds us that generosity can transform scarcity into abundance. Cecil Aldin's charming illustration "Jack and Jill" captures their playful adventure but also hints at rumbling stomachs seeking nourishment along their journey—an innocent portrayal of childhood hunger. William Hogarth's etching "The Gate of Calais" reveals weary travelers seeking refuge from famine-stricken lands—a haunting depiction that speaks volumes about desperation born out of empty bellies. John Daniels' lens focuses on Jersey Cow JD 2642, her gentle gaze reflecting both vulnerability and resilience amidst her quest for sustenance—reminding us that animals too experience pangs of hunger. In simpler times, a boy tends to his sheep, understanding the importance of providing nourishment for his flock.