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Vandal Collection

"The Vandal: A Tale of Destruction and Legacy" In the annals of history, the Vandals have left an indelible mark as both conquerors and destroyers

Background imageVandal Collection: A vandal (Figure 3) with its helmet decors of spikes, its cape in the Roman style

A vandal (Figure 3) with its helmet decors of spikes, its cape in the Roman style and its wooden shield
FLO4707350 A vandal (Figure 3) with its helmet decors of spikes, its cape in the Roman style and its wooden shield. Originally from the northern Danube, Moravia and Hungary

Background imageVandal Collection: Le barquement des vandales guides par leur roi Genseric en en Mauretanie Tingitane

Le barquement des vandales guides par leur roi Genseric en en Mauretanie Tingitane
ELD4935014 Le barquement des vandales guides par leur roi Genseric en en Mauretanie Tingitane, Afrique en 429 apres JC (Landing of the vandals under their new king Genseric (also known as Geiseric)

Background imageVandal Collection: Saint Victorian, Governor of Carthage and Christian martyr in the year 484 in front of his

Saint Victorian, Governor of Carthage and Christian martyr in the year 484 in front of his persecutor, Huneric
PCT4281769 Saint Victorian, Governor of Carthage and Christian martyr in the year 484 in front of his persecutor, Huneric

Background imageVandal Collection: Vandal War: ' The surrender of the King of the Vandals Gelimer kneels before the Emperor Justinian

Vandal War: " The surrender of the King of the Vandals Gelimer kneels before the Emperor Justinian I (483-565)
ELD4933107 Vandal War: " The surrender of the King of the Vandals Gelimer kneels before the Emperor Justinian I (483-565) after the victory of the Byzantine General Belisaire (500-565) (right)

Background imageVandal Collection: French revolution: the image breaker, a revolutionary iconoclast debunk a statue of Queen Marie

French revolution: the image breaker, a revolutionary iconoclast debunk a statue of Queen Marie Antoinette
ELD4928188 French revolution: the image breaker, a revolutionary iconoclast debunk a statue of Queen Marie Antoinette, 1843 (engraving); Private Collection; (add.info.: French revolution)

Background imageVandal Collection: Orange Vandal Splash

Orange Vandal Splash
The Art Concept

Background imageVandal Collection: The Real Banksy

The Real Banksy
Dikhotomy

Background imageVandal Collection: Make Money Not Friends

Make Money Not Friends
Dikhotomy

Background imageVandal Collection: Portrait of King of the Vandals Huneric (died 484) (Vandal king Huneric or Hunneric or Honeric)

Portrait of King of the Vandals Huneric (died 484) (Vandal king Huneric or Hunneric or Honeric)
ELD4957787 Portrait of King of the Vandals Huneric (died 484) (Vandal king Huneric or Hunneric or Honeric) drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali 1843; Private Collection;

Background imageVandal Collection: Vandal and Gepide warriors. 1796 (engraving)

Vandal and Gepide warriors. 1796 (engraving)
7233719 Vandal and Gepide warriors. 1796 (engraving) by Austrian School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vandal and Gepide warriors)

Background imageVandal Collection: Vandal War: ' The surrender of the King of the Vandals Gelimer kneels before the Byzantine General

Vandal War: " The surrender of the King of the Vandals Gelimer kneels before the Byzantine General Belisaire
ELD4885741 Vandal War: " The surrender of the King of the Vandals Gelimer kneels before the Byzantine General Belisaire (500-565) in March 534, Carthage

Background imageVandal Collection: Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome

Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome
FIA5370198 Sac de Rome en 455 : Genseric (ou Geiseric) (vers 399-477) et les Vandales envahissent Rome (Geiseric the Lame invades Rome). Ils pillent la ville et emporte la Menorah

Background imageVandal Collection: The Vandals Emperor, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre

The Vandals Emperor, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre
486925 The Vandals Emperor, front cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, supplement illustre, 4th October 1914 (colour litho) by French School

Background imageVandal Collection: Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century. She wears a traditional toquet with ruff

Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century. She wears a traditional toquet with ruff collar and bow
FLO4657976 Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century. She wears a traditional toquet with ruff collar and bow

Background imageVandal Collection: The night attack Place des Barricades - illustration from Depuis l exil

The night attack Place des Barricades - illustration from Depuis l exil, 19th Century (b / w engraving)
909664 The night attack Place des Barricades - illustration from Depuis l exil, 19th Century (b/w engraving) by Bayard, Emile Antoine (1837-91); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVandal Collection: Genserics Vandals in Italy - Genseric (Geiseric, ca

Genserics Vandals in Italy - Genseric (Geiseric, ca
GIA4728648 Genserics Vandals in Italy - Genseric (Geiseric, ca. 399-477) king of the Vandals and his army plunder Italy, bag of Rome, 455 by Unknown Artist

Background imageVandal Collection: Sac de Rome (455) - Le Destin des empires - Destruction - par Thomas Cole - 1836- New

Sac de Rome (455) - Le Destin des empires - Destruction - par Thomas Cole - 1836- New
FIA5404083 Sac de Rome (455) - Le Destin des empires - Destruction - par Thomas Cole - 1836- New York Historical Society - (Rome, Roman Empire, Gaiseric, Genseric, Migration Period)

Background imageVandal Collection: The loss of a work of art, a vandal cuts and ruins a masterpiece in the Louvre museum for

The loss of a work of art, a vandal cuts and ruins a masterpiece in the Louvre museum for stupidity (colour litho)
2815027 The loss of a work of art, a vandal cuts and ruins a masterpiece in the Louvre museum for stupidity (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageVandal Collection: A deranged man who was shooting in the galleries of the Louvre in Paris suddenly... (colour litho)

A deranged man who was shooting in the galleries of the Louvre in Paris suddenly... (colour litho)
2783621 A deranged man who was shooting in the galleries of the Louvre in Paris suddenly... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVandal Collection: Stilicho, a Vandal, the Roman Magister Utriusque Militiae (colour litho)

Stilicho, a Vandal, the Roman Magister Utriusque Militiae (colour litho)
2794618 Stilicho, a Vandal, the Roman Magister Utriusque Militiae (colour litho) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stilicho, a Vandal)

Background imageVandal Collection: A Peep into the Shakespeare Gallery, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791

A Peep into the Shakespeare Gallery, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791
NCO191715 A Peep into the Shakespeare Gallery, published by Hannah Humphrey in 1791 (hand-coloured etching) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Background imageVandal Collection: War of Religions - Iconoclasme - Destruction of sacred objects by heretics (Protestants

War of Religions - Iconoclasme - Destruction of sacred objects by heretics (Protestants
XEE4156604 War of Religions - Iconoclasme - Destruction of sacred objects by heretics (Protestants) in the 16th century in France - Heretic Iconoclasts in France - Iconoclastic Fury - Protestants

Background imageVandal Collection: Jack carves his name on a beam in the shop of his former employer

Jack carves his name on a beam in the shop of his former employer
STC239046 Jack carves his name on a beam in the shop of his former employer, illustration from Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth, published 1839 (etching) by Cruikshank

Background imageVandal Collection: Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century

Young Vandal girl, Lower Lusacia, Germany, 19th century. She wears a traditional toquet with ruff collar and bow. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Georges Jacques Gatine after an illustration by

Background imageVandal Collection: Stilicon (Flavius Stilicho or Stiliccho, 360-408), general

Stilicon (Flavius Stilicho or Stiliccho, 360-408), general
LRI4670460 Stilicon (Flavius Stilicho or Stiliccho, 360-408), general and politician of ancient Rome of barbaric origin (vandal father and Roman mother)

Background imageVandal Collection: Relief depicting a Barbarian fighting a Roman legionary (stone)

Relief depicting a Barbarian fighting a Roman legionary (stone)
XIR73975 Relief depicting a Barbarian fighting a Roman legionary (stone) by Roman, (2nd century AD); 84x88 cm; Louvre, Paris

Background imageVandal Collection: The Name on the Beam, illustration from Jack Sheppard

The Name on the Beam, illustration from Jack Sheppard
2655419 The Name on the Beam, illustration from Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth, published 1839 (hand coloured etching) by Cruikshank

Background imageVandal Collection: The Vandals in Rome, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c

The Vandals in Rome, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c
LLM438564 The Vandals in Rome, illustration from The Illustrated History of the World, published c.1880 (digitally enhanced image) by English School

Background imageVandal Collection: The Vandales led by Genseric land on the African coast in the year 428 - Liebig

The Vandales led by Genseric land on the African coast in the year 428 - Liebig
LSE4088397 The Vandales led by Genseric land on the African coast in the year 428 - Liebig advertising vignette by French School

Background imageVandal Collection: Stiliko, a vandal, The Roman Magister Utriusque Militae

Stiliko, a vandal, The Roman Magister Utriusque Militae
3037231 Stiliko, a vandal, The Roman Magister Utriusque Militae, illustration from The Roman Soldier, 1928 (colour litho) by Forestier

Background imageVandal Collection: The aberrations of womens suffragism, suffragette that cuts Venus with knife blows... (colour litho)

The aberrations of womens suffragism, suffragette that cuts Venus with knife blows... (colour litho)
2815632 The aberrations of womens suffragism, suffragette that cuts Venus with knife blows... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageVandal Collection: Former Dutch sailor who, in revenge against the State, ruins the famous painting in Amsterdam

Former Dutch sailor who, in revenge against the State, ruins the famous painting in Amsterdam... (colour litho)
2815406 Former Dutch sailor who, in revenge against the State, ruins the famous painting in Amsterdam... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Background imageVandal Collection: the Vandals seized Carthage in 439. in 'L Algerie ancienne et moderne'

the Vandals seized Carthage in 439. in "L Algerie ancienne et moderne"
XEE4405090 the Vandals seized Carthage in 439. in " L Algerie ancienne et moderne" by Leon Galibert. Italian edition in 1846 color

Background imageVandal Collection: Louis-Jules-Albert comte Vandal, Homme De Lettres, 1853 (b / w photo)

Louis-Jules-Albert comte Vandal, Homme De Lettres, 1853 (b / w photo)
5201568 Louis-Jules-Albert comte Vandal, Homme De Lettres, 1853 (b/w photo) by European Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis-Jules-Albert comte Vandal)

Background imageVandal Collection: EyeUbiquitous_20103132

EyeUbiquitous_20103132
Ireland, North, Belfast, Graffiti on car bonnet

Background imageVandal Collection: Albert Vandal, c1893. Artist: Eugene Pirou

Albert Vandal, c1893. Artist: Eugene Pirou
Albert Vandal, c1893. Albert Count Vandal (1853-1910), French historian. From the 2e collection [Felix Potin, c1893]

Background imageVandal Collection: The sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 (1882-1884)

The sack of Rome by the Vandals, 455 (1882-1884). The 5th century saw increasing numbers of invasions of Roman territiory by migratory peoples from eastern and central Europe

Background imageVandal Collection: Youth crime

Youth crime
MODEL RELEASED. Youth crime. Youth wearing a hooded jacket leaning against a vandalised fence

Background imageVandal Collection: Atlanta on Horseback, Carthage Mosaic, c3rd century

Atlanta on Horseback, Carthage Mosaic, c3rd century. Atalanta, in Greek mythology, a renowned and swift-footed huntress, probably a parallel and less important form of the goddess Artemis

Background imageVandal Collection: Mosaic of a Vandal on horseback, 5th century

Mosaic of a Vandal on horseback, 5th century
Mosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman. Note his very germanic clothing which probably indicates that he is a member of the nobility, 5th century

Background imageVandal Collection: Mosaic of a Vandal horseman hunting, 5th century

Mosaic of a Vandal horseman hunting, 5th century
Mosaic from Carthage, depicting a Vandal horseman hunting. He wears Germanic dress, and therefore is a member of the Vandal ruling class, 5th century

Background imageVandal Collection: Cartoon, German soldier with mask of Culture, WW1

Cartoon, German soldier with mask of Culture, WW1
Cartoon, German soldier with a mask of Culture (Kultur) during the First World War. Date: 1914

Background imageVandal Collection: SCENES ALONG THE DANUBE, IRON GATES DISTRICT, 1883: 1. Under Trajans Tablet

SCENES ALONG THE DANUBE, IRON GATES DISTRICT, 1883: 1. Under Trajans Tablet: The Vandal Fisherman and the Avenging Antiquarian. 2. A Serbian Legend: Peasants Using Hogs Bristles as Nails. 3

Background imageVandal Collection: Graffiti carved on Aspen tree

Graffiti carved on Aspen tree

Background imageVandal Collection: VANDAL INVASION OF AFRICA. The landing of the Vandals in North Africa, 5th century A. D

VANDAL INVASION OF AFRICA. The landing of the Vandals in North Africa, 5th century A. D. Line engraving
VANDAL INVASION OF AFRICA. The landing of the Vandals in North Africa, 5th century A.D. Line engraving

Background imageVandal Collection: FRANCE: REVOLUTION OF 1848. Burning the royal carriages at the Chateau d Eu

FRANCE: REVOLUTION OF 1848. Burning the royal carriages at the Chateau d Eu. Wood engraving from a contemporary English newspaper




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"The Vandal: A Tale of Destruction and Legacy" In the annals of history, the Vandals have left an indelible mark as both conquerors and destroyers. From their fierce warriors to their infamous sack of Rome, their name has become synonymous with vandalism itself. One portrait that captures the essence of a Vandal king is that of Huneric, who reigned until his death in 484. This drawing from "I misteri del vaticano" by Franco Mistrali in 1843 portrays him with an air of authority and power, reminding us of the ruthless nature that defined these rulers. The image depicting Vandal and Gepide warriors from 1796 showcases their fearsome presence on the battlefield. Clad in armor and armed to the teeth, they struck fear into the hearts of those who dared oppose them. However, it was during the Vandal War that one pivotal moment changed their fate forever. The surrender scene between King Gelimer and Byzantine General Belisarius in Carthage in March 534 symbolizes not only defeat but also a turning point for this once-mighty empire. Yet it wasn't just military conquests that defined these Vandals; they were also known for acts of cultural destruction. In 455, Geiseric led his troops to invade Rome, pillaging its treasures including the Menorah depicted in Karl Pavlovich Briullov's painting from 1833-1835. This act highlights how even great civilizations can fall victim to wanton destruction. Fast forward to more recent times when political movements adopted vandalism as a means to express dissent or fight for rights. Suffragettes smashing windows as seen in a lithograph from 1912 demonstrates how sometimes breaking barriers becomes necessary for progress. It's important not to forget that Vandals weren't solely destructive forces; they had everyday lives too.