Violent Death Collection

Armenian child skinned alive Turks Armenian Child felted
Armenian child skinned alive by the Turks An Armenian Child felted by the Turks alive (title on object), Asiatic races and people: Turkish, child, violent death by flaying, Jan Luyken, Amsterdam

Bertrand de Gourdon shot killed Richard Lionheart
Bertrand de Gourdon, whose shot killed Richard the Lionheart, is skinned alive, Top left mark: foli 468, militant proselytizing: religious war, crusade, etc, violent death by flaying

Man stabbed next woman coffin violent death weapon
Man is stabbed next to a woman in a coffin, violent death by weapon, torch, coffin, night, Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, 1781, paper, engraving, h 205 mm × w 149 mm

Lying man middle gentlemen floor room lies man
Lying man in the middle of gentlemen, On the floor in a room lies a man with a cloth over his head. A man kneels down while the rest of the group of men watch. Print on the top right: Pl. VI

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

Christians nailed cross Turks Top right print marked
Christians nailed to a cross by the Turks, Top right print marked: Second part fol: 54, Christian Religion vs.. Islam, Asiatic races and peoples: Turkish, violent death by crucifixion, Jan Luyken

Pope Sixtus V visits Angel Castle Rome 16-year-old boy
Pope Sixtus V visits the Angel Castle in Rome / A 16-year-old boy is taken to the gallows, Two representations of one plate, fortress, violent death by hanging, Angel Castle, Sixtus V, Jan Luyken

Two men talking background someone torn apart
Two men talking, in the background someone is torn apart in a lions den. conversation, dialogue, conversation piece, lions den, violent death by throwing to the wild animals

Anneken van den Hove buried alive Brussels persecution
Anneken van den Hove buried alive in Brussels, persecution of heretics, buried alive (violent death), Brussels, Anneken van den Hove, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1685, paper

Mattheus Mair drowned Wier 1592 persecution heretics
Mattheus Mair drowned in Wier, 1592, persecution of heretics, violent death, water, Wier, Mattheus Mair, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1685, paper, etching, h 118 mm × w 143 mm

Cartouche allegory Jewish history Title page
Cartouche with allegory on Jewish history Title page for: Kornelis Westerbaen, General histori, 1743, The Jewish virgin is besieged by three soldiers. In the background the destruction of Rome

Man stabbed woman dagger AdA la mourning play
Man stabbed by woman with dagger Adela, mourning play (title on object), On the floor lies a man who has just been stabbed, next to him lies a dagger on the floor

Dogs bones Various animals series title landscape
Dogs with bones Various animals (series title), In a landscape there are four dogs with some bones and a skull. One of the dogs defended his bone against another dog

Army men turbans doorway Title page Eckartshausen
Army of men with turbans at a doorway Title page for: Eckartshausen, Omars lessons, 1816, A boy points to a man on the floor in an interior

Hercules Heroes heroines Bible classical antiquity
Hercules Heroes and heroines from the Bible and classical antiquity (series title), Landscape with Hercules. In his hand he holds the heads of King Diomedes and the cattle thief Cacus

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

Pacieco hanged Vlissingen 1572 Don Pedro Pacieco chief krygs master builder
Pacieco hanged in Vlissingen, 1572 Don Pedro Pacieco chief krygs master builder of the H. of Alva, as well as two Spaensche Jonkers Hung up to Vlissingen in the Year 1572 (title on object)

Grand visor Kara Mustafa strangled silk cord
Grand visor Kara Mustafa strangled with a silk cord, 1683 The great Visor strangled in the Year 1683 (title on object), Print upper right marked: fol

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

View square skinned people worn stakes Oriental people
View of a square where skinned people are worn on stakes, View of a square where Oriental people and two Europeans watch how skinned people are worn on stakes across the square

King standing bow arrow ready shoot tied prisoner
King is standing with bow and arrow ready to shoot at a tied prisoner An Englishman is shot from the King of Makasser, Print shown at the top right: II Volume folio 364, ruler, sovereign

Javanese Dutchman stabbing spear dagger 407 violent death
Javanese and Dutchman stabbing each other with a spear and a dagger. 407, violent death by cleaving and striking weapons, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1682, paper, etching

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

Decapitation Ambiodorix Print top right f 603
Decapitation of Ambiodorix, Print on the top right: f: 603, violent death by beheading, Jan Luyken (mentioned on object), Amsterdam, 1681, paper, etching, h 139 mm × w 85 mm

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

Mirandor kills Isabellas brother double battle
Mirandor kills Isabellas brother in a double battle, Marked left and right: Mark left and right: I. D: - Page: 203, violent death by sword, Caspar Luyken, Amsterdam, 1695, paper, etching

Assassination Huguenot Gaspard de Coligny death
Assassination of Huguenot Gaspard de Coligny The death of the Admiral de Coligni. (title on object), Soldiers rush into a room

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"Unveiling the Dark Tapestry of Violent Death: A Glimpse into History's Grim Reality" Step back in time and witness the chilling stories that echo through the ages, tales etched forever in sepia-toned engravings. From the martyrdom of Alphege to Bertrand de Gourdon's fatal encounter with Richard Lionheart, these haunting images transport us to a world where life was fragile and death lurked around every corner. In one frame, a man lies motionless on the floor as his companions stand frozen in shock. What weapon brought about this violent demise? Was it revenge or an act of desperation? The answers remain locked within this macabre tableau. Venturing further, we find ourselves amidst a market square where severe penalties are imposed upon those who dare defy societal norms. The echoes of justice reverberate through history as punishments are meted out for crimes committed against humanity. A stark contrast emerges as Christians nailed to crosses face their tormentors while Turks dominate the top right print, marking their own brand of violence upon those deemed different. In Rome, even Pope Sixtus V could not escape witnessing brutality firsthand when he visited Angel Castle and encountered a 16-year-old boy whose fate had been sealed by merciless hands. Conversations between two men unfold against a backdrop where someone has been torn apart - evidence of yet another gruesome end at the hands of unknown assailants. Meanwhile, Anneken van den Hove is buried alive in Brussels during times of persecution, her cries silenced beneath layers of earth. The waters hold secrets too; Mattheus Mair meets his watery grave in Wier as religious intolerance claims yet another victim. Jacob de Geldersman and Dirk Pietersz Smuel op de Dam become mere footnotes in history's annals – casualties caught up in larger conflicts that tore lives apart.