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Violence

Destructive action characterized by lack of empathy and involving communication, manipulation, coercion and/or punishment

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Images referencing Violence

38 images from works
  • A dentist encounters a large, violent patient. Reproduction of a drawing by A. Wallis Mills, 1920.
  • A drunken man fights with his family, all ruined through his drinking habit. Etching by G. Cruikshank, 1847, after himself.
  • The mocking and flagellation of Christ. Line engraving by G. Sadeler after J. Palma the elder.
  • Innocence attacked from four corners by "Iudex", "Persequutiō", "Avaritia" and "Invidia"; Justice looks down from above. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.
  • The goddess Diana presiding over military figures representing the choleric temperament. Etching by J.D. Nessenthaler, ca. 1750.
  • The massacre of the innocents. Etching by F.P. Massau after J.F. Overbeck, 1843.
  • An Italian brigand attacking a gentleman on a road; exhibiting the phrenological 'propensity' of 'destructiveness'. Steel engraving by S. Wolff, 1847, after H. Bruyères.
  • John 'Buckhorse' Smith, a man who allowed people to hit him in exchange for a small sum of money. Etching.
  • Roman soldiers beat Christ before the high priest. Line engraving by J. Sadeler, 1589, after C. Schwartz.
  • A little dog attacking the ear of a blood-hound; representing doctor-patient relationships. Lithograph after E.H. Moore.
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Works from the collections

Christianity
Soldiers
Jesus Christ - Passion - Role of Romans
Punishment - Religious aspects
False imprisonment
Torture
Alcoholism
Jesus Christ - Humiliation
Murder
Pain