Suffering Collection (page 6)

Love suffering
Miodrag Kosanovic

Armenian Refugee Advertisement
An illustrated advertisement appealing for donations for the purpose of rebuilding damaged homes of martyred Armenian refugees during World War 1

Rationing
An illustration depicting a crowd of people of all ages, some carrying babies, a daunting statue of a warrior stands in the background

Spainish Civil War (1936-1939). Ayudad a Madrid sufrido y heroico (Help the suffering and heroic Madrid). Poster by Cabana y Contreras. SPAIN. Barcelona

Madonna (Sorrowful Virgin), 1583-1584 (bronze)
7413351 Madonna (Sorrowful Virgin), 1583-1584 (bronze) by Vittoria, Alessandro (1525-1608); 104.5 cm; Basilica Santi Giovanni and Paolo, Venice

Cell and Library at the prison at Fresnes, 1907 (print)
537582 Cell and Library at the prison at Fresnes, 1907 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: From Le Petit Journal, Paris, 9 November 1907)

English prison life: treadmill for hard labour, and punishment with the cat-o-nine-tails, 1907 (print)
537585 English prison life: treadmill for hard labour, and punishment with the cat-o-nine-tails, 1907 (print) by French School

Christ at the column, 1510 (fresco)
885769 Christ at the column, 1510 (fresco) by Sodoma, Giovanni Antonio Bazzi (1477-1549); Pinacoteca Nazionale, Siena, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: by by Giovanni Antonio Bazzi, known as Sodoma)

The Passion of Christ: Jesus get his clothes removed, 18th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5365841 The Passion of Christ: Jesus get his clothes removed, 18th century (oil on canvas) by Viladomat, Antonio (1678-1755); (add.info)

Scene from the New Testament: Carrying of the cross (fresco)
885845 Scene from the New Testament: Carrying of the cross (fresco) by Barna da Siena (fl.1350-55); Collegiata di Santa Maria Assunta, San Gimignano

Coal miners trapped 24 days underground after roof fall, 1906 (print)
541351 Coal miners trapped 24 days underground after roof fall, 1906 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: Survived by eating carrots and oats they found in the pit pony stables)

Christ and Simon of Cyrene. (fifth stop of the Way of the Cross), 1722/37 (oil on canvas)
AIS5365859 Christ and Simon of Cyrene. (fifth stop of the Way of the Cross), 1722/37 (oil on canvas) by Viladomat, Antonio (1678-1755); (add.info.: Painting by Antoni Viladomat i Manalt (1678-1755)

The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving)
1737128 The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague in Milan 1630-1631)

Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning
536436 Dante, guided by Virgil, in third gulf of the eighth circle, observes those guilty of simony suffering burning, buried head first with just legs and feet exposed

Jesus carrying the cross, 1515 (oil on canvas)
868027 Jesus carrying the cross, 1515 (oil on canvas) by Palmezzano, Marco (1458-1539); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Gesu che porta la croce); Photo © Stefano Baldini

The Path to Calvary (detail), 15th century (tempera on wood)
CUL4938772 The Path to Calvary (detail), 15th century (tempera on wood) by Bernat, Martin (1445-1503) & Ximenez, Miguel (fl.1466-1505); Museo Provincial de Bellas Artes, Zaragoza

The mask of pain, 1909, (white marble)
7129215 The mask of pain, 1909, (white marble) by Wildt, Adolfo (1868-1931); Galleria Comunale d'Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: The mask of pain, 1909, Adolfo Wildt)

Pieta, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
SBL426310 Pieta, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 41.5x34 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Ecce Homo, c.1435 (tempera & oil on panel) (Photo by Art Images via Getty Images)

Homeless, the flight from the German hordes, from The Illustrated War News (litho)
STC312573 Homeless, the flight from the German hordes, from The Illustrated War News (litho) by Jack, Richard (1866-1952) (after); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

The willful blind and the cripple who want to teach a child to walk, 1917-18 (oil)
7333035 The willful blind and the cripple who want to teach a child to walk, 1917-18 (oil) by Woestyne, Gustave van de (1881-1947); Museum van Deinze en de Leiestreek, Deinze

Sketch of the lifting of the cross, 1630 (oil & grisaille on wood)
XIR391408 Sketch of the lifting of the cross, 1630 (oil & grisaille on wood) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 26x21 cm; Musee Bonnat, Bayonne, France; (add.info.: Elevation of the cross (sketch);)

Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)
490055 Detail of The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490054.); © Art in Flanders

The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas)
490054 The Dentist Bellavita (oil on canvas) by Garemyn, Jan-Anton (1712-99); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Ecce Homo, first half of the 16th century (oil on panel)
471233 Ecce Homo, first half of the 16th century (oil on panel) by Netherlandish School (16th century); 40x33 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Emigrants (oil on canvas)
471028 Emigrants (oil on canvas) by Hageman, Victor (1868-1940); Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Christ Crucified, 1631 (engraving)
471457 Christ Crucified, 1631 (engraving) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 85x64 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Empedocle, Dieu suppose. Empedocles, Supposed God, 1929 (engraving)
7315162 Empedocle, Dieu suppose. Empedocles, Supposed God, 1929 (engraving) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Empedocle, Dieu suppose (Empedocles, Supposed God)

Saint Eligius helps the lame and buries the dead (oil on panel)
471556 Saint Eligius helps the lame and buries the dead (oil on panel) by Francken or Franck, Ambrosius the Elder (1544-1618); 260x89 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Man of Sorrows with Madonna and Saint Catherine of Alexandria (tempera on panel)
471180 Man of Sorrows with Madonna and Saint Catherine of Alexandria (tempera on panel) by Master of St. Veronica (fl.1395-1415); 41x24 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Empedocle, Dieu suppose. Empedocles, Supposed God, 1929 (engraving)
7315160 Empedocle, Dieu suppose. Empedocles, Supposed God, 1929 (engraving) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: Empedocle, Dieu suppose (Empedocles, Supposed God)

Auction of Seized Goods, 1835 (oil on canvas)
LAF470804 Auction of Seized Goods, 1835 (oil on canvas) by Geirnaert, Theodore-Joseph-Louis (1791-1859); 104.5x132.4 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

The Bearing of the Cross, 1618 (oil on panel)
715429 The Bearing of the Cross, 1618 (oil on panel) by Dyck, Anthony van (1599-1641); 214x163 cm; Sint Pauluskerk, Antwerp, Belgium

The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel)
LAF470816 The Man of Sorrows, 1430 (oil on panel) by Campin, Robert (c.1378-1444); 36x28 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Raising of the Cross, central panel, c. 1610-11 (oil on panel)
2635522 Raising of the Cross, central panel, c.1610-11 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk, Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1510-16 (oil on panel)
LAF470950 Christ Carrying the Cross, c.1510-16 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 76.7x83.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Raising of the Cross, c. 1610-11 (oil on panel)
715413 Raising of the Cross, c.1610-11 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk, Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium

St. Augustine heals the lame, detail, 1551 (oil on canvas)
7292551 St. Augustine heals the lame, detail, 1551 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Laocoon, the famous marble group in the Vatican Museum, is the most important depiction of Laocoon
7278173 Laocoon, the famous marble group in the Vatican Museum, is the most important depiction of Laocoon by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Laocoon)

St. Augustine heals the lame, 1551 (oil on canvas)
7292552 St. Augustine heals the lame, 1551 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza, Italy; (add.info.: by Jacopo Tintoretto); Ghigo Roli

Un ermite (A Hermit). Un vieillard, a la barbe et aux cheveux blancs, marche, courbe sur sa canne
FIA5333449 Un ermite (A Hermit). Un vieillard, a la barbe et aux cheveux blancs, marche, courbe sur sa canne, sur la rive d un lac

The statue of Laocoon and his sons, also called the Laocoon Group, Gruppo del Laocoonte
7279410 The statue of Laocoon and his sons, also called the Laocoon Group, Gruppo del Laocoonte by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The statue of Laocoon and his sons)

Christ at the column, second half of 15th century (oil on panel)
7292761 Christ at the column, second half of 15th century (oil on panel) by Montagna, Bartolomeo (c.1450-1525); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

St. Augustine heals the lame, detail, 1551 (oil on canvas)
7292774 St. Augustine heals the lame, detail, 1551 (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Tooth puller, c. 1800 (print)
7293225 Tooth puller, c.1800 (print) by Boilly, Louis Leopold (1761-1845); (add.info.: Medecine. Dentistry. Tooth puller. Caricature by Louis Boilly, France, ca 1800.); Photo: © Archives Charmet

After the Crisis, Fever Decline, Health, Child Concern
7279057 After the Crisis, Fever Decline, Health, Child Concern by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: After the Crisis, Fever Decline, Health, Child Concern)

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"Suffering: A Journey Through Time and Emotion" In the depths of history, amidst the chaos of war, a poignant farewell is whispered - "Goodbye Old Man. " The image of a weary soldier bidding adieu to his faithful horse during World War I encapsulates the profound suffering endured by both man and beast. Turning our gaze to literature's masterpieces, Dante's Divine Comedy beckons us into a realm where suffering takes on myriad forms. The frontispiece depicts Dante himself, navigating through the circles of Hell, Purgatory, and Paradise. In this epic journey, anguish becomes an integral part of human existence. Artistic expressions further unravel the tapestry of pain. Albrecht Durer's "The Man of Sorrows" captures Christ's agony with meticulous detail; each stroke revealing the weight he bore for humanity. Meanwhile, in Pietro Lorenzetti's "The Crucifixion, " we witness Jesus' sacrifice as he hangs upon the cross – an embodiment of immense suffering intertwined with divine redemption. Yet beyond religious imagery lies another facet: earthly afflictions that plagued mankind throughout centuries. St Lawrence’s Hospital in Caterham stands as a testament to compassion towards those tormented by physical or mental ailments. Here, individuals found solace amidst their tribulations. Humanity has also experienced torment within its own creations – matrimony being one such example. In William Hogarth's etching titled "A Man Loaded with Mischief or Matrimony, " we glimpse at marital strife that can bring forth untold suffering even in supposedly joyous unions. From historical events emerges Marshall Ney during Napoleon’s disastrous retreat from Russia in 1812 – immortalized in art over eight decades later. This haunting portrayal reminds us how war inflicts unimaginable hardship on soldiers who bear witness to unspeakable horrors. Peter Paul Rubens' masterpiece "Le Coup de Lance" transports us back to biblical times, depicting the piercing of Christ's side with a lance.