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Lies Collection (#7)

Lies, like shadows, weave their intricate web around us, blurring the lines between truth and deception

Background imageLies Collection: Dead stag 1646 Etching state Sheet 5 1 / 4 8 13. 4

Dead stag 1646 Etching state Sheet 5 1 / 4 8 13. 4
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Background imageLies Collection: metamorphosis Amymone lies centre leaning arm surrounded

metamorphosis Amymone lies centre leaning arm surrounded
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Background imageLies Collection: Compositional Sketches Virgin Adoring Christ Child

Compositional Sketches Virgin Adoring Christ Child
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Background imageLies Collection: Four small boys goat 1625-77 Etching state

Four small boys goat 1625-77 Etching state
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Background imageLies Collection: Renard Continues Lies Hendrick van Alcmar Renard

Renard Continues Lies Hendrick van Alcmar Renard
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Background imageLies Collection: Lalit Ragini Folio ragamala series Garland Musical Modes

Lalit Ragini Folio ragamala series Garland Musical Modes
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Background imageLies Collection: Consular coachmanship!!, Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher, London, engraving

Consular coachmanship!!, Holland, William, active 1782-1817, publisher, London, engraving 1803, Josephine standing in a carriage on the left which is drawn by four unruly horses

Background imageLies Collection: Jean-Honora Fragonard (French, 1732 - 1806), The Muleteer Attacking Don Quixote

Jean-Honora Fragonard (French, 1732 - 1806), The Muleteer Attacking Don Quixote
Jean-Honora© Fragonard (French, 1732 - 1806), The Muleteer Attacking Don Quixote as He Lies Helpless on the Ground, 1780s, brush with brown and gray washes over black chalk on laid paper

Background imageLies Collection: SUMMER. The clouds are silver, in an azure sky; The hills lie basking in a sunny

SUMMER. The clouds are silver, in an azure sky; The hills lie basking in a sunny dream; The lapping warer coolly gurgles by, Where lies the fallen trunk athwart the stream

Background imageLies Collection: QUEENs BRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE, UK. A university town and the administrative centre

QUEENs BRIDGE, CAMBRIDGE, UK. A university town and the administrative centre of the county of Cambridgeshire, England. It lies in East Anglia, on the River Cam

Background imageLies Collection: RUGELEY, FROM THE STONE QUARRY, UK. A historic market town in the county of Staffordshire

RUGELEY, FROM THE STONE QUARRY, UK. A historic market town in the county of Staffordshire, England. It lies on the north-eastern edge of Cannock Chase next to the River Trent

Background imageLies Collection: THE HIGH-LEVEL BRIDGE AND GATESHEAD, UK. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England

THE HIGH-LEVEL BRIDGE AND GATESHEAD, UK. Gateshead is a town in Tyne and Wear, England, and is the main settlement in the Metropolitan Borough of Gateshead

Background imageLies Collection: OVINGHAM, is a civil parish and village in the Tyne Valley of south Northumberland

OVINGHAM, is a civil parish and village in the Tyne Valley of south Northumberland, England. It lies on the River Tyne convert|10|mi east of Hexham with neighbours Prudhoe, Ovington

Background imageLies Collection: SHORE STREET, LEITH, lies on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, in the unitary

SHORE STREET, LEITH, lies on the south shore of the Firth of Forth, in the unitary local authority of the City of Edinburgh. UK

Background imageLies Collection: A VIEW IN THE GEIRANGER. Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmore in the

A VIEW IN THE GEIRANGER. Geiranger is a small tourist village in Sunnmore in the municipality of Stranda in More og Romsdal county, in the western part of Norway

Background imageLies Collection: French happiness English misery, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, engraving 1793

French happiness English misery, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, engraving 1793, on the left, four ragged and starving sansculottes fighting over a frog, a cat has dropped dead at their feet

Background imageLies Collection: A republican beau, a picture of Paris for 1794, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist

A republican beau, a picture of Paris for 1794, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1756?-1811?, artist, engraving, 1794, a man, a sansculotte, in ragged red, white, and blue stripe clothing

Background imageLies Collection: The Scots triumph, or a peep behind the curtain, 1768, the entrance to a large building

The Scots triumph, or a peep behind the curtain, 1768, the entrance to a large building furnished with columns, from which heavy curtains are suspended. In the distance is the dome of St

Background imageLies Collection: The spirit of the book -or anticipation of the year 1813, a satire on the pending

The spirit of the book -or anticipation of the year 1813, a satire on the pending publication of The Book part of a campaign to attack the Regent through his wife, showing a figure, draped in white

Background imageLies Collection: The genius of France extirpating despotism tyranny and oppression from the face of

The genius of France extirpating despotism tyranny and oppression from the face of the earth Or the royal warriors defeated, Cruikshank, Isaac, 1764 1811, engraving 1792

Background imageLies Collection: Portrait of Francois Villain, Pieter van Schuppen, Lucas Franchoys II, 1649 - 1702

Portrait of Francois Villain, Pieter van Schuppen, Lucas Franchoys II, 1649 - 1702

Background imageLies Collection: Cartoon on the interference of Louis XIV in the English throne, 1689, Gisling, after 1689

Cartoon on the interference of Louis XIV in the English throne, 1689, Gisling, after 1689

Background imageLies Collection: Bridge for walled buildings, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1605 - 1653

Bridge for walled buildings, Gillis van Scheyndel (I), 1605 - 1653

Background imageLies Collection: Piety, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, Petrus Scriverius, Johannes Janssonius, 1610

Piety, Willem Isaacsz. van Swanenburg, Petrus Scriverius, Johannes Janssonius, 1610

Background imageLies Collection: Paul in a landscape, he leans on a book and holding a pen, against his leg resting

Paul in a landscape, he leans on a book and holding a pen, against his leg resting a sword. Before him lies a pile of books

Background imageLies Collection: Seascapes with boats and rowing boat, Adam Silo, 1689-1760

Seascapes with boats and rowing boat, Adam Silo, 1689-1760

Background imageLies Collection: Skaters on the ice at a mill near Penningsveer, Esaias van de Velde, 1615 - 1616

Skaters on the ice at a mill near Penningsveer, Esaias van de Velde, 1615 - 1616

Background imageLies Collection: Coastal landscape with ruins, Johannes Pieter van Wisselingh, 1830 - 1878

Coastal landscape with ruins, Johannes Pieter van Wisselingh, 1830 - 1878

Background imageLies Collection: Globe with two scholars, Pieter Serwouters, Bonaventura Elzevier, Abraham Elzevier (I)

Globe with two scholars, Pieter Serwouters, Bonaventura Elzevier, Abraham Elzevier (I), 1627

Background imageLies Collection: Ruin aqueduct, Willem van Nieulandt (II), Anonymous, 1594 - 1685

Ruin aqueduct, Willem van Nieulandt (II), Anonymous, 1594 - 1685

Background imageLies Collection: A traveler and ruins of a villa on a hill, Gillis van Scheyndel I, 1605-1653

A traveler and ruins of a villa on a hill, Gillis van Scheyndel I, 1605-1653

Background imageLies Collection: Holy Family with Anna and Johannes the Baptist as a child, Cornelis Cort, Federico

Holy Family with Anna and Johannes the Baptist as a child, Cornelis Cort, Federico Zuccaro, Antonio Lafreri, c. 1570 - c. 1577

Background imageLies Collection: Seascape with boats offshore, Adam Silo, 1689-1760

Seascape with boats offshore, Adam Silo, 1689-1760

Background imageLies Collection: Allegory of human nature, print maker: Jan Saenredam, Cornelis Ketel, Petrus Hogerbeets

Allegory of human nature, print maker: Jan Saenredam, Cornelis Ketel, Petrus Hogerbeets, 1610 - 1648

Background imageLies Collection: Waterproofing of the hull of a ship, Reinier Nooms, 1650 - 1664

Waterproofing of the hull of a ship, Reinier Nooms, 1650 - 1664

Background imageLies Collection: View of the ferry house, veerhuis in Krimpen aan de Lek, The Netherlands, 1756, Paulus

View of the ferry house, veerhuis in Krimpen aan de Lek, The Netherlands, 1756, Paulus van Liender, Pierre Fouquet, 1763

Background imageLies Collection: Farm and small barn, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Abraham Bloemaert, Boetius Adamsz

Farm and small barn, Claes Jansz. Visscher (II), Abraham Bloemaert, Boetius Adamsz. Bolswert, 1620

Background imageLies Collection: The young fisherman, Nicolaes Visscher (I), in or after c. 1625 - in or before c. 1630

The young fisherman, Nicolaes Visscher (I), in or after c. 1625 - in or before c. 1630

Background imageLies Collection: Man with a crossbow, Pieter Serwouters, Claes Jansz. Visscher II, 1601-1657

Man with a crossbow, Pieter Serwouters, Claes Jansz. Visscher II, 1601-1657

Background imageLies Collection: Landscape with farm among the trees, Christiaan Immerzeel, 1818 - 1886

Landscape with farm among the trees, Christiaan Immerzeel, 1818 - 1886

Background imageLies Collection: Venus mourns the death of Adonis, Herman van Swanevelt, Lodewijk XIV (koning van

Venus mourns the death of Adonis, Herman van Swanevelt, Lodewijk XIV (koning van Frankrijk), 1654

Background imageLies Collection: The capturing of Francis I at the Battle of Pavia, 1525, possibly Dirck Volckertsz

The capturing of Francis I at the Battle of Pavia, 1525, possibly Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert, 1555 - 1556

Background imageLies Collection: Queen and a Roman soldier, Jan Luyken, Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, 1680

Queen and a Roman soldier, Jan Luyken, Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, 1680

Background imageLies Collection: Entombment of Christ, Guillaume Duvivier (17e eeuw), c. 1660 - c. 1670

Entombment of Christ, Guillaume Duvivier (17e eeuw), c. 1660 - c. 1670

Background imageLies Collection: Congress of Vienna Austria, 1815, Anonymous, 1815

Congress of Vienna Austria, 1815, Anonymous, 1815

Background imageLies Collection: Lamentation of Christ, Antonie Wierix (III), Hieronymus Wierix, Piermans, 1606

Lamentation of Christ, Antonie Wierix (III), Hieronymus Wierix, Piermans, 1606 - before 1619

Background imageLies Collection: Ignatius Loyola in Ecstasy, Hieronymus Wierix, 1611-1615

Ignatius Loyola in Ecstasy, Hieronymus Wierix, 1611-1615

Background imageLies Collection: Hearing, Pieter Pickaert, 1680 - 1715

Hearing, Pieter Pickaert, 1680 - 1715




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Lies, like shadows, weave their intricate web around us, blurring the lines between truth and deception. Just as Thomas Chatterton's poetic genius was overshadowed by his fabricated medieval manuscripts, so too do lies cast a veil over our perception of reality. In this captivating image, an athletic young man in shorts with a ball lying on a stone floor reminds us that even physical prowess can be deceptive. Like the black cat lurking in the background, lies often hide in plain sight, ready to pounce on unsuspecting victims. A French poster boldly proclaims that 'The Future Lies in Socialism, ' highlighting how ideologies can manipulate truths to suit their own agendas. Similarly, The Morning dawns upon Dawlish Low Tide revealing hidden depths beneath calm waters - a metaphor for the treacherous nature of deceit. As we delve deeper into this narrative of falsehoods, we encounter a young man in a suit without shirt lying nonchalantly on a couch. His relaxed demeanor belies the weight of his untruths; just as WW1 German anti-British propaganda postcards aimed to distort public opinion during times of conflict. The Temporary Courthouse at Morant Bay stands as testament to how they are incite unrest and injustice. Meanwhile, through an amusing cartoon depicting someone swallowing yarn (a metaphorical representation of accepting falsehoods), we are reminded not to blindly consume every tale spun before us. Lastly, Love Lies takes center stage with its 1929 programme cover - love itself often entangled with half-truths and illusions. As we navigate through life's labyrinthine paths littered with deceitful whispers and concealed intentions, let us strive for clarity amidst the tangled webs woven by lies.