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Mourning Collection (#9)

"Mourning: A Reflection on Grief and Remembrance" In the depths of sorrow, Mary, Queen of Scots found solace in mourning

Background imageMourning Collection: The Death of Saint Joseph (detail) (1870). Jean Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1892). Pastel on paper

The Death of Saint Joseph (detail) (1870). Jean Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1892). Pastel on paper
SYC4195966 The Death of Saint Joseph (detail) (1870). Jean Baptiste Auguste Leloir (1809-1892). Pastel on paper. Musee des Beaux-Arts de la Ville de Paris

Background imageMourning Collection: the death of Don Gormas, Chimene's father, killed by le Cid during a duel

the death of Don Gormas, Chimene's father, killed by le Cid during a duel
FGL5494000 the death of Don Gormas, Chimene's father, killed by le Cid during a duel, Illustration for "Le Cid" 1802 (engraving); (add.info)

Background imageMourning Collection: A wise woman brings a new one to a eplore man whose wife just died giving birth to this child

A wise woman brings a new one to a eplore man whose wife just died giving birth to this child
NWI4953698 A wise woman brings a new one to a eplore man whose wife just died giving birth to this child. Colour engraving after a 19th century illustration.; (add.info)

Background imageMourning Collection: The Death of Francesco Tornabuoni, relief by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-88) (marble)

The Death of Francesco Tornabuoni, relief by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-88) (marble)
BEN79879 The Death of Francesco Tornabuoni, relief by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-88) (marble); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Background imageMourning Collection: Embroidered handkerchiefs, mid 19th century

Embroidered handkerchiefs, mid 19th century
BAL1377 Embroidered handkerchiefs, mid 19th century; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK

Background imageMourning Collection: The Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Creator: Russian icon

The Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Creator: Russian icon
The Descent from the Cross, 16th century. Private Collection

Background imageMourning Collection: The Man of Sorrows, c. 1500. Creator: Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510)

The Man of Sorrows, c. 1500. Creator: Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510)
The Man of Sorrows, c. 1500. Private Collection

Background imageMourning Collection: Christ at the Column, 15th century. Creator: Costa, Lorenzo (1460-1535)

Christ at the Column, 15th century. Creator: Costa, Lorenzo (1460-1535)
Christ at the Column, 15th century. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Borghese, Rome

Background imageMourning Collection: Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Creator: Unknown

Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Creator: Unknown
Mode of capturing wild elephants in Ceylon: herd of wild elephants, 1864. Engraving of a photograph...of the great elephant-catching expedition to a place called Ebbewellepittia...so as to afford

Background imageMourning Collection: 'The Reverse of Fortune', by Mademoiselle Amanda Fougère...the Paris Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1864

"The Reverse of Fortune", by Mademoiselle Amanda Fougère...the Paris Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1864
"The Reverse of Fortune", by Mademoiselle Amanda Fougere...the Paris Exhibition of Fine Arts, 1864. Engraving of a painting

Background imageMourning Collection: Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Creator: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)

Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Creator: Strozzi, Bernardo (1581-1644)
Mother of Sorrows, c.1610. Found in the Collection of the Galleria Nazionale di Palazzo Spinola, Genova

Background imageMourning Collection: Lamentation for Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c.1570

Lamentation for Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c.1570. Creator: Gambara, Lattanzio (around 1530-1574)
Lamentation for Christ with Saints Bartholomew and Paul, c.1570. Found in the Collection of the Pinacoteca Tosio Martinengo, Brescia

Background imageMourning Collection: The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee, 1485-1490

The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee, 1485-1490. Creator: Memling, Hans (1433/40-1494)
The Mourning Virgin with Saint John and the Pious Women from Galilee, 1485-1490. Found in the Collection of the Museu de Arte de S£o Paulo

Background imageMourning Collection: Christ Crucified with the Thieves, Saints and a Female Donor, 1512

Christ Crucified with the Thieves, Saints and a Female Donor, 1512. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Christ Crucified with the Thieves, Saints and a Female Donor, 1512. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel

Background imageMourning Collection: Saturday morning

Saturday morning
Peter Ebel

Background imageMourning Collection: when everything must come to an end

when everything must come to an end
Djeff Act

Background imageMourning Collection: Mourning's strange

Mourning's strange
Amir Hossein Kamali | امیرحسین کمالی

Background imageMourning Collection: Free soup and hungry population#2

Free soup and hungry population#2
Mohammad Shefaa AFIAP

Background imageMourning Collection: Ashura evening

Ashura evening
Mohammad Shefaa AFIAP

Background imageMourning Collection: Black look

Black look
Mohammad Shefaa AFIAP

Background imageMourning Collection: Black Widow

Black Widow
Martina Nemcekova EP

Background imageMourning Collection: black rose

black rose
Hari Sulistiawan

Background imageMourning Collection: Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu

Ummu Nisan Kandilcioglu

Background imageMourning Collection: Pietà. Creator: Master of the Stockholm Pietà

Pietà. Creator: Master of the Stockholm Pietà
Pieta, Unknown date

Background imageMourning Collection: Unknown woman, c.1850. Creator: Louise Besnard

Unknown woman, c.1850. Creator: Louise Besnard
Unknown woman, c.1850

Background imageMourning Collection: The Virgin Mourning at the Tomb, 1764. Creator: Lorenzo Gramiccia

The Virgin Mourning at the Tomb, 1764. Creator: Lorenzo Gramiccia
The Virgin Mourning at the Tomb, 1764

Background imageMourning Collection: The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn Son, 1872. Creator: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn Son, 1872. Creator: Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema
The Death of the Pharaoh's Firstborn Son, 1872

Background imageMourning Collection: Le Cimetiere de Moosch, 1915. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent

Le Cimetiere de Moosch, 1915. Creator: Charles-Jules Duvent
Le Cimetiere de Moosch, 1915. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

Background imageMourning Collection: Fashion Plate (Evening Mourning Dress), 1810. Creator: Rudolph Ackermann

Fashion Plate (Evening Mourning Dress), 1810. Creator: Rudolph Ackermann
Fashion Plate (Evening Mourning Dress), 1810

Background imageMourning Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme en Grand Deüil, between 1670 and 1683

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme en Grand Deüil, between 1670 and 1683
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Homme en Grand Deuil, between 1670 and 1683

Background imageMourning Collection: Head of a Mourning Woman, 15th century. Creator: Ercole de Roberti

Head of a Mourning Woman, 15th century. Creator: Ercole de Roberti
Head of a Mourning Woman, 15th century. Based on one of the mourning women in Ercole's famous fresco of the Crucifixion

Background imageMourning Collection: J'ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille... 1852. Creator: Honore Daumier

J'ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille... 1852. Creator: Honore Daumier
J'ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille... 1852. J'ai vu trancher les jours de ma famille entiere. Et j'ai vu mon epoux trainer sur la poussiere!'.(Andromaque)

Background imageMourning Collection: Lady in Mourning, 1896. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell

Lady in Mourning, 1896. Creator: Hildegard Katerina Thorell
Lady in Mourning, 1896

Background imageMourning Collection: The Crucifixion; Saint Michael, c1480-1490. Creator: Lorenzo d'Alessandro

The Crucifixion; Saint Michael, c1480-1490. Creator: Lorenzo d'Alessandro
The Crucifixion; Saint Michael, c1480-1490. This double-sided painting originally functioned as a standard to be carried during processions and other religious ceremonies

Background imageMourning Collection: In Mourning, 1880. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn

In Mourning, 1880. Creator: Anders Leonard Zorn
In Mourning, 1880

Background imageMourning Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame en Grand Dueil, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame en Grand Dueil, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Dame en Grand Dueil, Bound 1703-1704

Background imageMourning Collection: Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Damoiselle en Deuil, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart

Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Damoiselle en Deuil, Bound 1703-1704. Creator: Henri Bonnart
Recueil des modes de la cour de France, Damoiselle en Deuil, Bound 1703-1704

Background imageMourning Collection: Pieta, 18th century. Creator: After Annibale Carracci  (1560-1609)    

Pieta, 18th century. Creator: After Annibale Carracci  (1560-1609)    
Pieta, 18th century

Background imageMourning Collection: Woman in Black, 1872. Creator: Bertha Wegmann

Woman in Black, 1872. Creator: Bertha Wegmann
Woman in Black, 1872

Background imageMourning Collection: The Lamentation, 16th century. Creator: Unknown

The Lamentation, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
The Lamentation, 16th century

Background imageMourning Collection: St John Mourning, 17th century. Creator: Unknown

St John Mourning, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
St John Mourning, 17th century

Background imageMourning Collection: The Lamentation and the Entombment. Creator: Master of 1518

The Lamentation and the Entombment. Creator: Master of 1518
The Lamentation and the Entombment, Unknown date

Background imageMourning Collection: Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani, c1595. Creator: Lavinia Fontana

Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani, c1595. Creator: Lavinia Fontana
Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani, c1595. Ginevra Aldrovandi's husband, the Bolognese senator Ercole Hercolani, died in 1593

Background imageMourning Collection: The Lamentation. Creator: Andrea di Bartolo

The Lamentation. Creator: Andrea di Bartolo
The Lamentation, Unknown date

Background imageMourning Collection: Illustration for the Works of J.P.C. Florian, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki

Illustration for the Works of J.P.C. Florian, 1796. Creator: Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki
Illustration for the Works of J.P.C. Florian, 1796

Background imageMourning Collection: Lamentation over the Dead Christ. The Magdalen at the Tomb of Christ. Creator: Unknown

Lamentation over the Dead Christ. The Magdalen at the Tomb of Christ. Creator: Unknown
Lamentation over the Dead Christ. The Magdalen at the Tomb of Christ, Unknown date

Background imageMourning Collection: Fashion Plate (Half Mourning Walking Dress), 1819. Creator: Unknown

Fashion Plate (Half Mourning Walking Dress), 1819. Creator: Unknown
Fashion Plate (Half Mourning Walking Dress), 1819

Background imageMourning Collection: Head of a Mourning Female (image 2 of 6), 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown

Head of a Mourning Female (image 2 of 6), 4th-5th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of a Mourning Female (image 2 of 6), 4th-5th century




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"Mourning: A Reflection on Grief and Remembrance" In the depths of sorrow, Mary, Queen of Scots found solace in mourning. As she faced her tragic fate, her heart heavy with loss, she exemplified the power of resilience amidst adversity. The New Jerusalem, a vision of hope from c1900, reminds us that even in times of mourning, there is a glimmer of light that guides us towards healing, and is through our collective grief that we find strength to rebuild and create anew. An advert for Jays of London Mourning for families speaks to the universal need for support during times of bereavement. In their compassionate services lies an understanding that mourning is not meant to be endured alone but shared amongst loved ones. On the hallowed grounds where valor met tragedy stands the Irish Brigade memorial on Little Round Top at Gettysburg battlefield. Here we witness how mourning transcends borders and unites nations in honoring those who sacrificed everything for freedom's cause. Achilles Lamenting the Death of Patroclus captures the raw intensity and anguish experienced when losing a cherished companion. This poignant artwork immortalizes grief as an essential part of being human – a testament to love's enduring impact. In The Death of Socrates painted in 1787, we witness profound sadness mingled with reverence as philosophy mourns its greatest martyr. Through this masterpiece, we are reminded that even great minds can succumb to mortality's grasp. Queen Victoria and her children draped in mourning attire at Windsor Palace remind us that grief knows no boundaries – it touches both royalty and commoners alike. Their somber presence serves as a reminder that loss unifies humanity under one shared experience. Tilda Swinton's portrayal in Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986) brings forth an exploration into art as catharsis during moments marked by sorrowful introspection. Through creativity emerges healing; through artistry, we find solace.