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Hurt Collection (#6)

"Hurt: A tapestry of pain and resilience" In the depths of a Gothic cathedral, stained glass windows bear witness to the haunting echoes of history

Background imageHurt Collection: Worshipping With Chains

Worshipping With Chains

Background imageHurt Collection: Praying With Chains

Praying With Chains

Background imageHurt Collection: Struggle To Get Free

Struggle To Get Free

Background imageHurt Collection: John Inglis of Aberdeen kneeling on ground being treated by a physio after a headbutt by

John Inglis of Aberdeen kneeling on ground being treated by a physio after a headbutt by Paul Gascoigne of Rangers in their Scottish Premier League match at Ibrox. 11th November 1995

Background imageHurt Collection: Crab bites a young boys toe

Crab bites a young boys toe
A rather Brattish looking young child getting his seaside comeuppance, as a crab takes a fancy to his big toe! Date: 1903

Background imageHurt Collection: GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, Southwark

GLC-LFB Fifty pump fire, Tooley Street, Southwark
The biggest blaze of the decade was fought at Wilsons Wharf, near Tooley Street, Southwark, in the summer of 1971. It was the same location that cost the life of Londons Fire Chief

Background imageHurt Collection: Quarterback Y. A. Tittle

Quarterback Y. A. Tittle
New York, New York: December 16, 1963. New York Giants quarterback Y.A. Tittle gingerly sheds his uniform in the dressing room at Yankee Stadium after leading his team to victory over Pittsburgh

Background imageHurt Collection: Leo - Androcles and the Lion, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank

Leo - Androcles and the Lion, 19th century. Artist: George Cruikshank
Leo - Androcles and the Lion, 19th century

Background imageHurt Collection: The Doctor Hurts His Rival, (1885). Artist: Bonnardot

The Doctor Hurts His Rival, (1885). Artist: Bonnardot
The Doctor Hurts His Rival, (1885). Onlookers witness a doctor run over his rival. Illustration from 18th Century Institutions, Usages And Costumes, France 1700-1789, by Paul Lacroix, (Paris, 1885)

Background imageHurt Collection: Jesus Christ after his Flagellation, c15th century, (1870)

Jesus Christ after his Flagellation, c15th century, (1870). An engraving after a wood block print, cut in Flanders before 1440

Background imageHurt Collection: Castigation Under Difficulties, 1870

Castigation Under Difficulties, 1870. This cartoon shows the child growing up in the image of his father. There is the large family central to mid-Victorian ideals of Home and domesticity

Background imageHurt Collection: The Medicine Ball by David Ghilchik

The Medicine Ball by David Ghilchik
A fashionable 1930s couple dressed in swimsuits partake in a wholesome exercise game with a medicine ball but with unfortunate consequences. Date: 1932

Background imageHurt Collection: Cupids and hearts on nine Victorian scraps

Cupids and hearts on nine Victorian scraps. Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHurt Collection: Simple Simon with thistle

Simple Simon with thistle
Simple Simon with a thistle (looking to see if plums grow on it). (4 of 4) 19th century

Background imageHurt Collection: Four cats with toothache on a New Year card

Four cats with toothache on a New Year card, quoting from Charles Dickens characters (Sairey Gamp, Mrs Harris, Betsy Prig and Tiny Tim) -- Its best to grin and bear it! Date: circa 1890s

Background imageHurt Collection: Rags wonders why he wasn t invited

Rags wonders why he wasn t invited to Tabithas tea party. Date: 1914

Background imageHurt Collection: Five boys on a Balham street, SW London

Five boys on a Balham street, SW London
Five boys in distress on a Balham street, SW London. They have just fallen off a plank of wood which they were using as an improvised slide. Date: circa 1961

Background imageHurt Collection: Give me a bit of your franchise cake

Give me a bit of your franchise cake.. Miss Jane Bull asks Master Johnnie Bull for a bit of his franchise cake. He declines saying It wouldn t be good for you

Background imageHurt Collection: Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits lose their way

Humpty and Dumpty the rabbits lose their way
Bumps and Bruises -- Humpty and Dumpty the twin rabbits lose their way and get bumped and bruised. Date: 1912

Background imageHurt Collection: Music cover, The Piccolomini Waltz

Music cover, The Piccolomini Waltz, from Verdis opera La Traviata, as performed at Almacks and the Court Balls. Marietta Piccolomini (1834-1899)

Background imageHurt Collection: WORLD WAR II (1939-1945). Evacuation of wounded by German health services

WORLD WAR II (1939-1945). Evacuation of wounded by German health services

Background imageHurt Collection: Soldiers of a Belgian Infantry unit helping out a wounded colleague on the field

Soldiers of a Belgian Infantry unit helping out a wounded colleague on the field

Background imageHurt Collection: Evacuation of a wounded soldier by an ambulance unit of the Belgian Army

Evacuation of a wounded soldier by an ambulance unit of the Belgian Army

Background imageHurt Collection: The Bruiser Bruis d, Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in, 1750 (engraving)

The Bruiser Bruis d, Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in, 1750 (engraving)
XJF400608 The Bruiser Bruis d, Or, the Knowing-Ones Taken-in, 1750 (engraving) by English School, (18th century); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageHurt Collection: How did he hop, skip, bellow and roar, illustration after George Cruikshank

How did he hop, skip, bellow and roar, illustration after George Cruikshank
KW366279 How did he hop, skip, bellow and roar, illustration after George Cruikshank for the poem The Lay of St. Medard, from The Ingoldsby Legends or Mirth and Marvels, by Thomas Ingoldsby

Background imageHurt Collection: BOY: shine mister?, MAN (with severity). Go away, go away I look as I wanted

BOY: shine mister?, MAN (with severity). Go away, go away I look as I wanted
BOY: shine mister?, MAN (with severity). " Go away, go away I look as I wanted shine ?" BoY" Well, I don t think little polish hurt you

Background imageHurt Collection: The Injured Mason, 1786-7 (oil on canvas)

The Injured Mason, 1786-7 (oil on canvas)
XIR29681 The Injured Mason, 1786-7 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 268x110 cm; Prado, Madrid

Background imageHurt Collection: The gipsy who washed his hands in molten lead, after a woodcut in Histoires

The gipsy who washed his hands in molten lead, after a woodcut in Histoires
KW260600 The gipsy who washed his hands in molten lead, after a woodcut in Histoires Merveilleuses by Pierre Boaistuau, published 1560

Background imageHurt Collection: The physician as god, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1587

The physician as god, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), 1587

Background imageHurt Collection: Fable of the horse and the donkey, Dirk Stoop, John Ogilby, 1665

Fable of the horse and the donkey, Dirk Stoop, John Ogilby, 1665

Background imageHurt Collection: Giraffe -Giraffa camelopardalis-, with injury, Msai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Giraffe -Giraffa camelopardalis-, with injury, Msai Mara National Reserve, Kenya

Background imageHurt Collection: WORLD WAR I: PETROGRAD. Scores of people were killed and wounded when shots were

WORLD WAR I: PETROGRAD. Scores of people were killed and wounded when shots were fired from the roof of a library during the Leninist uprising in the Nevsky Prospect, Petrograd (St)

Background imageHurt Collection: CIVIL WAR : FIELD HOSPITAL. Field hospital after the battle of June 27, Savage Station, Virginia

CIVIL WAR : FIELD HOSPITAL. Field hospital after the battle of June 27, Savage Station, Virginia. Photograph by James F. Gibson, 1862

Background imageHurt Collection: Picture No. 11067499

Picture No. 11067499
Chimpanzee male licking hurt foot. Laikipia, Kenya. Date:

Background imageHurt Collection: A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol

A variety of pistols, including Colts Deringer pistol
Masterful Reinecke. Silhouette of a wailing fox (or a wolf), in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to a goose, which he has swatted out of a tree and an observant perched owl

Background imageHurt Collection: The Wailing Bear

The Wailing Bear
Silhouette of a wailing bear, in pain from a sore (and bandaged) foot, howling his angst to the moon (and a perched owl). Date: circa 1910s

Background imageHurt Collection: Injured colonial French Soldier (WW1) cared for by nurse

Injured colonial French Soldier (WW1) cared for by nurse
WW1 - An injured colonial French Soldier (Senegalese?) cared for by a pretty nurse. Date: circa 1917

Background imageHurt Collection: Gravesend Hospital in Kent. Nurse tending to a child patient. 1939

Gravesend Hospital in Kent. Nurse tending to a child patient. 1939

Background imageHurt Collection: Gravesend hospital series. Nurse tending to a casualty. 1939

Gravesend hospital series. Nurse tending to a casualty. 1939

Background imageHurt Collection: Gravesend hospital series. A patient is given light treatment. 1939

Gravesend hospital series. A patient is given light treatment. 1939

Background imageHurt Collection: Picture No. 10777069

Picture No. 10777069
Dog - Leonberger - wearing Elizabethan / Surgical collar Date:

Background imageHurt Collection: Picture No. 10897237

Picture No. 10897237
Red Fox - cub - Frederic - rescue fox cub playing on lawn with Jack Rusell - it looks rough but nobody gets hurt (Vulpes vulpes) Date:

Background imageHurt Collection: A Punch In The Nose

A Punch In The Nose
New York, New York: February, 1953. Rocky Castellani takes a right in the nose from Pierre Langlois of France in their middleweight match at Madison Square Garden

Background imageHurt Collection: Injured Garment Workers

Injured Garment Workers
New York, New York: April 27, 1933. Lying on the street are some of the injured workers after men armed with guns, knives

Background imageHurt Collection: BOY: shine misterja, MAN (with severity). Go away, go away I look as I wanted

BOY: shine misterja, MAN (with severity). Go away, go away I look as I wanted
BOY: shine misterja, MAN (with severity). " Go away, go away I look as I wanted shine ja" BoY" Well, I don t think little polish hurt you

Background imageHurt Collection: Etruscan civilization, Kist handle in bronze, portraying two warriors carrying wounded comrade

Etruscan civilization, Kist handle in bronze, portraying two warriors carrying wounded comrade, From Preneste
Etruscan civilization, 4th century b.C. A kist handle in bronze, portraying two warriors carrying a wounded comrade. From Preneste, Palestrine Hill (Rome)

Background imageHurt Collection: Child abuse, conceptual artwork F006 / 3625

Child abuse, conceptual artwork F006 / 3625
Child abuse, conceptual computer artwork

Background imageHurt Collection: Child abuse, conceptual artwork F006 / 3626

Child abuse, conceptual artwork F006 / 3626
Child abuse, conceptual computer artwork




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"Hurt: A tapestry of pain and resilience" In the depths of a Gothic cathedral, stained glass windows bear witness to the haunting echoes of history. One such window depicts the solemn faces of those lost in the ravages of the First World War, their sacrifice forever etched into our collective memory. Amidst this somber setting, imagine stumbling upon a fairy with tear-stained wings. If you meet her, she might whisper tales of heartbreak and sorrow, reminding us that even magical beings are not immune to life's trials. Venturing further into Semur-en-Auxois, an ancient town steeped in tradition, we encounter Tir Aux Pigeons. Here lies a paradoxical scene - amidst joyous festivities where pigeons take flight, there is an undercurrent as one realizes these birds become targets for sport. A snapshot frozen in time emerges from 1947 – Mouse on Train. In this poignant image captured during post-war chaos and destruction, we glimpse how even innocent creatures can experience pain within humanity's turmoil. Love has long been known to be both beautiful and painful; its duality evident throughout history. As if echoing this sentiment through artistry itself, Bloody Thorns emerge from Spanish Gothic Art in the 14th Century – a reminder that love often comes at great cost. Yet sometimes it is not just emotional anguish that inflicts wounds upon our souls but also self-destruction. The chains that bind us may lead to biting consequences akin to a chained wolf sinking its teeth into a Kyrgyz wolfhound during Salburun festival – an allegory for personal struggles faced head-on. In recent times, movements like Black Lives Matter have brought societal hurts into sharp focus. They remind us that systemic injustices continue to inflict deep wounds on marginalized communities who demand recognition and equality. Ultimately though hurt surrounds us all; it is how we respond that defines us. Through adversity and pain, we find strength and resilience.