Mishandled Collection

Market square various severe penalties imposed
Market square on which various severe penalties are imposed, Numbered top right: 51. In the margin a two-line caption with reference to the bible book Mat

Jerusalem led Antiochus IV Epiphanes captured Jerusalem
Jerusalem led by Antiochus IV Epiphanes captured Jerusalem from Antiochus Epiphanes raided, deprived the Temple, burned the Law books

Antiochus VIII Grypos kills Alexander II Zabinas Antiochus Gryphus (title on object), Antiochus VIII Grypos kills Alexander II Zabinas. Below this representation the display of fifteen tokens

Portuguese Admiral Fereyra Andrade forces parents to kill their infant in a mortar, Marked upper right: II. Partie Pag. 619, violent death, being killed, being mishandled and maltreated

Stoning Armenian boy Steadfastness Armenian boy
Stoning of an Armenian boy Steadfastness of an Armenian boy who was stoned, Marked upper right: I part fol. 382, violent death, being killed, being mishandled and maltreated, seeking death

King Ormus raided killed tent camp Top right mark
King of Ormus raided and killed in a tent camp The Can of Ormus raided and killed, Top right mark: I part fol. 474, ruler, sovereign, violent death, being killed, being mishandled and maltreated

German rider cleaves Saracen print upper right
German rider cleaves through a Saracen, print on the upper right: foli 337, militant proselytizing: religious war, crusade, etc, violent death, being killed, being mishandled and maltreated

Swiss killed Mass Spaniard hanged St. Peters Square
Swiss is killed during Mass by a Spaniard / Spaniard is hanged on St. Peters Square in Vatican City, Two representations of one plate, marked at the top right: Pag. 331. II Part

Portrait of priest Martinus van Velden, 1639, Theodor Matham, 1639

Martyrdom of Jesuit Carlo Spinola in Nagasaki, print maker: Schelte Adamsz. Bolswert, unknown, 1596 - 1659

Sejanus, prefect under the emperor Tiberius, is beaten and strangled, 31 BC, Jan Luyken, Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, 1698

Poverty and violent death can strike down a human being, print maker: Philips Galle, 1563

Mirandor finds a wounded man near Arras, France, Caspar Luyken, Pieter van Rijschooten, 1695

Riot during a procession in a suburb of Paris, 1671 France, print maker: Jan Luyken, Jan Claesz ten Hoorn, 1696

Persecution of the reformers in the Netherlands, 1574, print maker: Jan Luyken, Pieter van der Aa I, 1698

Marshal Turenne falls dead from his horse, 1675, Jan Luyken, Pieter van der Aa (I), 1698

Death of King Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden at the Battle of Lutzen, southwest of Leipzig, Germany, 1632, Johann David Zunnern, 1701

Convicted pounded by four executioners, Jan Luyken, 1682

Thieves and swindlers punishment bricked, Jan Luyken, 1682

Christian Persecution in Roman times, Jan Luyken, Wilhelmus Goeree (I), 1690

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"Mishandled: A Chronicle of Tragedies and Triumphs" In the bustling Market Square, severe penalties were imposed on those who dared to challenge the status quo. Executions of murder convicts took place outside the city wall, their lives extinguished in various gruesome ways. Jerusalem, once a beacon of hope, fell into despair as it was led by Antiochus IV Epiphanes and captured mercilessly. Amidst power struggles, Antiochus VIII Grypos emerged victorious as he ruthlessly killed Alexander II Zabinas and seized control. Portuguese Admiral Fereyra Andrade forced parents apart from their beloved children in an act that left hearts shattered. The story takes a dark turn with the stoning of an Armenian boy whose unwavering steadfastness became his ultimate sacrifice. King Ormus raided and killed unsuspecting victims in a tent camp marked by tragedy at its very core. A German rider's blade cleaved through Saracen flesh leaving behind a print etched forever in history's annals. The Swiss fought valiantly but faced mass casualties while Spaniards met their fate hanging high above St. Peter's Square. Count Willem II found himself trapped when he fell through the ice in Hoogwoud, 1256 - a chilling reminder of nature's unforgiving grip on human life. In 1639, priest Martinus van Velden gazed solemnly from his portrait painted by Theodor Matham, capturing both faith and vulnerability within one frame. The martyrdom of Jesuit Carlo Spinola unfolded tragically in Nagasaki; Schelte Adamsz Bolswert immortalized this somber event through his poignant printmaking skills. "Mishandled" narrates tales where humanity grapples with its darkest impulses yet also finds glimmers of resilience amidst adversity. These stories remind us that even amid chaos and suffering, there is room for hope, redemption, and the indomitable spirit that propels us forward.