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Moral Collection (#2)

"Moral Lessons from the Victorian Era to Modern Times: Exploring Art, Games, and Literature" In a world where values are constantly evolving

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards neighbour: Respect for property. The probite of a young merchant

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for property. The probite of a young merchant
DUV4212788 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for property. The probite of a young merchant. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred
DUV4212782 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for the life and freedom of others. Man's life is sacred. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter R: RESPECT is holy thing and old darling. Everyone misses

Letter R: RESPECT is holy thing and old darling. Everyone misses and runs away who has nothing but mockery
DUV4206609 Letter R: RESPECT is holy thing and old darling. Everyone misses and runs away who has nothing but mockery. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid"

Background imageMoral Collection: Cover of 'ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid'

Cover of "ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Engraving Charles Ramel et Cie, editors
DUV4206546 Cover of "ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Engraving Charles Ramel et Cie, editors, Paris, around 1919

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter C Courage always pleases, and more than nonsense, the vile COUARDIE is rightly mocking

Letter C Courage always pleases, and more than nonsense, the vile COUARDIE is rightly mocking. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206537 Letter C Courage always pleases, and more than nonsense, the vile COUARDIE is rightly mocking. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Rs T U: Recognition, Studieuse (The little girl), Temerite, Ursule or the working little girl

Rs T U: Recognition, Studieuse (The little girl), Temerite, Ursule or the working little girl - 1830 (lithograph)
DUV4215314 Rs T U: Recognition, Studieuse (The little girl), Temerite, Ursule or the working little girl - 1830 (lithograph); (add.info)

Background imageMoral Collection: The duties of the child in the family: Relief Assistance. The good son must help

The duties of the child in the family: Relief Assistance. The good son must help and assist his old parents
DUV4212679 The duties of the child in the family: Relief Assistance. The good son must help and assist his old parents. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards oneself: the soul. Initiative - Presence of spirit

Duties towards oneself: the soul. Initiative - Presence of spirit. A yellow boy suffocates the flames of his little
DUV4212638 Duties towards oneself: the soul. Initiative - Presence of spirit. A yellow boy suffocates the flames of his little brother's clothes and spreads the fire with a blanket

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards oneself: the soul. Courage - Cold blood. Courage in danger

Duties towards oneself: the soul. Courage - Cold blood. Courage in danger
DUV4212630 Duties towards oneself: the soul. Courage - Cold blood. Courage in danger. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties to the neighbour: Justice and Charity. Engraving in ' The unique book of morality

Duties to the neighbour: Justice and Charity. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction
DUV4212774 Duties to the neighbour: Justice and Charity. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school

Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school, a good student takes care of her
DUV4212703 Duties towards oneself: the body. Clean - Outfit. Before going to school, a good student takes care of her. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: A woman clothed in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a bookstore in Bath (England)

A woman clothed in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a bookstore in Bath (England)
FLO4565801 A woman clothed in the fashion of the English Regence (1811-1820), in a bookstore in Bath (England), asking the bookseller to stick together pages so that her daughter could not read a

Background imageMoral Collection: Book of Fueros (Codes) of Valencia, Spain, Miniature of the 13th century

Book of Fueros (Codes) of Valencia, Spain, Miniature of the 13th century, Facsimile edition (miniature)
AIS5346116 Book of Fueros (Codes) of Valencia, Spain, Miniature of the 13th century, Facsimile edition (miniature); Valencia, Spain; (add.info.: Romanesque: Book of fors (fueros) (laws)

Background imageMoral Collection: 'the cicada and the ant', after Esope's fable, 15th century (engraving)

"the cicada and the ant", after Esope's fable, 15th century (engraving)
PCT4287641 "the cicada and the ant", after Esope's fable, 15th century (engraving); (add.info.: Fable that inspired the fable of La Fontaine eponym); © Patrice Cartier

Background imageMoral Collection: Caricature of Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky, 1927 (print)

Caricature of Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky, 1927 (print)
PCT4278055 Caricature of Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky, 1927 (print); (add.info.: Anatoli Vasilyevich Lounatcharsky (1875-1933), Russian journalist, writer and politician (sovietic)

Background imageMoral Collection: The rat and the oyster. Moral (moralite): This is taken who thought to take

The rat and the oyster. Moral (moralite): This is taken who thought to take
PCT4296320 The rat and the oyster. Moral (moralite): This is taken who thought to take. Fables de La Fontaine (Fable de Lafontaine)

Background imageMoral Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap and spee announcing peace for 1915, 1915
LUX4740949 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing France with its Phrygian cap and spee announcing peace for 1915

Background imageMoral Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman greeting her son disguise as a soldier

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman greeting her son disguise as a soldier decore, 1915
LUX4740586 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a woman greeting her son disguise as a soldier decore, 1915, Map titled: petite patriote; (add.info)

Background imageMoral Collection: Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto, 1914

Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto, 1914
LUX4743690 Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto, 1914; (add.info.: Patriotic map showing France and its flag holding a sign or inscribed a motto)

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival

Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival: it is called SOTTISE
DUV4206642 Letter S: WISDOM is a rare good and wants to be conquered, nefaste is his rival: it is called SOTTISE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties of the child at school: Duties of Servants and Workers to Masters and Bosses

Duties of the child at school: Duties of Servants and Workers to Masters and Bosses
DUV4212839 Duties of the child at school: Duties of Servants and Workers to Masters and Bosses. Attentive apprentices in the workshop

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards neighbour: Respect for beliefs and opinions. Engraving in ' The unique book of

Duties towards neighbour: Respect for beliefs and opinions. Engraving in " The unique book of morality
DUV4212798 Duties towards neighbour: Respect for beliefs and opinions. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards the homeland: The duty to vote well. A voting room

Duties towards the homeland: The duty to vote well. A voting room. Engraving in " The unique book of morality
DUV4212751 Duties towards the homeland: The duty to vote well. A voting room. Engraving in " The unique book of morality and civic instruction

Background imageMoral Collection: Illustration for 'Le livre unique de morale et d'instruction civique

Illustration for "Le livre unique de morale et d'instruction civique
DUV4212724 Illustration for "Le livre unique de morale et d'instruction civique, destine aux eleves des trois cours de l'Ecole primaire et a ceux des classes primaires des Lycees et

Background imageMoral Collection: Duties towards oneself: the soul. Modesty - Pride - Vanite. The envious granouille who wants to

Duties towards oneself: the soul. Modesty - Pride - Vanite. The envious granouille who wants to get as big as beef
DUV4212619 Duties towards oneself: the soul. Modesty - Pride - Vanite. The envious granouille who wants to get as big as beef

Background imageMoral Collection: The macon falls from a scaffold and kills a maneuver, is he responsible for this death

The macon falls from a scaffold and kills a maneuver, is he responsible for this death
DUV4212597 The macon falls from a scaffold and kills a maneuver, is he responsible for this death? Duties towards oneself: the soul. Freedom - Responsibility

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter W X Y W, X, Y: Foreigners by birth, bring no specific word to childhood. Engraving in ' ABC

Letter W X Y W, X, Y: Foreigners by birth, bring no specific word to childhood. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206637 Letter W X Y W, X, Y: Foreigners by birth, bring no specific word to childhood. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter Q: QUIETUDE makes the soul as good as beautiful, unlike the soul of QUERELLE

Letter Q: QUIETUDE makes the soul as good as beautiful, unlike the soul of QUERELLE. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206605 Letter Q: QUIETUDE makes the soul as good as beautiful, unlike the soul of QUERELLE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter O: Obedience is healthy in education, foolishness knows about stubbornness

Letter O: Obedience is healthy in education, foolishness knows about stubbornness. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206593 Letter O: Obedience is healthy in education, foolishness knows about stubbornness. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter K: stay, here, for us, without

Letter K: stay, here, for us, without
DUV4206582 Letter K: stay, here, for us, without by Gray, Henri (Boulanger) (1858-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: Letter K: stay, here, for us, without); Photo © Duvallon

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter F: FRANCY, by confessing a wrong, hete it, because the fault is more serious with FAULSETE

Letter F: FRANCY, by confessing a wrong, hete it, because the fault is more serious with FAULSETE
DUV4206555 Letter F: FRANCY, by confessing a wrong, hete it, because the fault is more serious with FAULSETE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE

Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE
DUV4206535 Letter B: BONTE that a noble heart translates into charity, conquers us friends; never BRUTALITE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Jean Vigier, 1887 (illustration)

Jean Vigier, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835158 Jean Vigier, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dedication of Jean Vigier, stopping his studies to work and take care of his old and sick mother)

Background imageMoral Collection: A young girl looking after her old mother, 1887 (illustration)

A young girl looking after her old mother, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835149 A young girl looking after her old mother, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young girl, Jeanne Parelle)

Background imageMoral Collection: Boy saving a child from drowning, 1887 (illustration)

Boy saving a child from drowning, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835181 Boy saving a child from drowning, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: Lucas a six-year-old boy saves another child from drowning)

Background imageMoral Collection: Simon saving a man from drowning, 1887 (illustration)

Simon saving a man from drowning, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4834526 Simon saving a man from drowning, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The lock keeper Simon saves from drowning a man fell into the Seine)

Background imageMoral Collection: The book of the courtier of Baldassare Castiglione, first Spanish translation of Juan Boscan y

The book of the courtier of Baldassare Castiglione, first Spanish translation of Juan Boscan y Almogaver
CUL4868744 The book of the courtier of Baldassare Castiglione, first Spanish translation of Juan Boscan y Almogaver, in 1534 - BOSCAN Y ALMOGAVER, Juan (1495-1542)

Background imageMoral Collection: Cover of ' Les Corbeaux (Paris)', number 94, Satirique en Couleurs

Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 94, Satirique en Couleurs
ICA4874771 Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)", number 94, Satirique en Couleurs, 1907_1_13: Anticlericalism - Lust - Cardinals; (add.info.: Cover of " Les Corbeaux (Paris)"

Background imageMoral Collection: Scenes of Divine Justice and Judgment of Solomon, c.1560-70 (silk and wool)

Scenes of Divine Justice and Judgment of Solomon, c.1560-70 (silk and wool)
CUL4903959 Scenes of Divine Justice and Judgment of Solomon, c.1560-70 (silk and wool); 330x450 cm; (add.info.: The Seven Virtues)

Background imageMoral Collection: Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry)

Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry)
CUL4903696 Redemption of Man or Vices and Virtues, c.1510 (tapestry); 420x798 cm; Burgos Cathedral, Burgos, Spain; (add.info.: Crucifixion and Virtues win the battle to Vices. ca. 1510)

Background imageMoral Collection: Thomas Paine holding scroll rights of man, 1792

Thomas Paine holding scroll rights of man, 1792
1578188 Thomas Paine holding scroll rights of man, 1792; (add.info.: Print of Thomas Paine holding scroll rights of man, surrounded by injustices and standing on labels)

Background imageMoral Collection: An animal in a moon: fable by Jean de la Fontaine illustree by Gustave Dore - An animal in the moon

An animal in a moon: fable by Jean de la Fontaine illustree by Gustave Dore - An animal in the moon
PCT4288748 An animal in a moon: fable by Jean de la Fontaine illustree by Gustave Dore - An animal in the moon - by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: An animal in a moon)

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter I: INSTRUCTION gives us preference everywhere. So let us be assiduous against our ignorance

Letter I: INSTRUCTION gives us preference everywhere. So let us be assiduous against our ignorance
DUV4206566 Letter I: INSTRUCTION gives us preference everywhere. So let us be assiduous against our ignorance. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter E JUSTICE makes admit a joke, but must not afford any FRANTERY. Engraving in ' ABC

Letter E JUSTICE makes admit a joke, but must not afford any FRANTERY. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206552 Letter E JUSTICE makes admit a joke, but must not afford any FRANTERY. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: Letter D: DOCILITE will soon be without repugnance when we have been through DESOBEENCE

Letter D: DOCILITE will soon be without repugnance when we have been through DESOBEENCE. Engraving in " ABC
DUV4206548 Letter D: DOCILITE will soon be without repugnance when we have been through DESOBEENCE. Engraving in " ABC. Alphabet of good advice and mistakes to avoid". Ch

Background imageMoral Collection: First World War: France, The Commandments of Rosalie, name given to the baionette, 1916

First World War: France, The Commandments of Rosalie, name given to the baionette, 1916
LUX4736903 First World War: France, The Commandments of Rosalie, name given to the baionette, 1916; (add.info.: First World War - War 14-18 (1914-1918) - World War I (WWI or WW1): France

Background imageMoral Collection: First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother speaking of her father has her baby

First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother speaking of her father has her baby sleeping in a bed decor by
LUX4738081 First World War: France, Patriotic Map showing a mother speaking of her father has her baby sleeping in a bed decor by a flag

Background imageMoral Collection: The widow Vignon and an old crippled woman, 1887 (illustration)

The widow Vignon and an old crippled woman, 1887 (illustration)
ELD4835112 The widow Vignon and an old crippled woman, 1887 (illustration); Private Collection; (add.info.: The widow Vignon, mattress carder, and an old crippled woman she cares)




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"Moral Lessons from the Victorian Era to Modern Times: Exploring Art, Games, and Literature" In a world where values are constantly evolving, it is essential to reflect on the moral principles that have shaped societies throughout history. The Victorians were known for their strict adherence to rules and etiquette, as depicted in "Rules to be Observed by a Victorian Family. " This guidebook served as a compass for families striving to maintain virtuous behavior. Art has always been a powerful medium for conveying moral messages. Hieronymus Bosch's masterpiece "The Garden of Earthly Delights" challenges viewers with its intricate symbolism and allegorical representations of sin and virtue. It serves as a reminder that our actions have consequences. Even leisure activities held lessons in morality. The strip tease card game within the theater suit highlighted societal boundaries while encouraging self-restraint and modesty among participants. Similarly, the conductor's role emphasized discipline and order within an orchestra. Nursery rhymes like "Three Little Pigs" taught children about perseverance and hard work through the story of three siblings facing adversity. These tales continue to resonate today due to their timeless moral teachings. Adam Smith's renowned work, "The Theory Sentiments, " explored human nature's innate sense of right and wrong—a fundamental aspect guiding ethical decision-making even centuries later. Samurai culture embodied honor, loyalty, and righteousness—an elevated code of conduct rooted in ancient Japan's moral fabric—inspiring generations through their unwavering commitment to justice. Paranormal phrenology may seem unconventional but reminds us that exploring unknown realms should not compromise our ethical standards or infringe upon others' rights. Continuing with the theme of strip tease card games within theater suits, producers played an influential role in maintaining artistic integrity while ensuring entertainment remained tasteful yet captivating audiences' imagination responsibly. Meanwhile, call boys assisted behind-the-scenes during performances—a reminder that every individual contributes significantly towards achieving collective success.