Humiliating Collection

Gregorius VII (Knille)
POPE GREGORIUS VII (Hildebrand) Despite being a saint, he quarrelled with emperor Heinrich IV, humiliating him at Canossa

Crispi's jacket', 1850
3480832 Crispi's jacket', 1850; (add.info.: Crispi's jacket'. Cartoon satire on the humiliating result of Italy's colonial ambitions in Ethiopia. La veste a Crispi)

The Battle of Pavia, February 24, 1525 (tapestry)
529631 The Battle of Pavia, February 24, 1525 (tapestry); (add.info.: It was the decisive engagement of the Italian War of 1521-25)

Degradation of Corp. Grualt, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Degradation of Corp. Grualt, 1914. The great courtyard of the Ecole Militaire in Paris, France, when Gruault, a French reservist was degraded

Scene from Tennyson's "Queen Mary" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Scene from Tennyson's "Queen Mary" at the Lyceum Theatre, 1876. London stage production. The Laureate has been careful to depict the more human relations

Peder Sunnanväder's and Mäster Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879. Creator: Carl Gustaf Hellqvist
Peder Sunnanvader's and Master Knut's Ignominious Entry into Sthlm 1526, 1879

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Way to Calvary, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Way to Calvary, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. Creator: Unknown
Altarpiece with the Passion of Christ: Christ Mocked, c1480-1495. The Passion of Christ was a popular theme for 15th-century altarpieces in northern Europe

'Persian prisoner in Turkistan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Persian prisoner in Turkistan; Notes on Western Turkistan, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1620-1629. Creator: Frans Francken II
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1620-1629. The procession engulfing Christ carrying his cross to Calvary winds out of the city at the left, into the foreground, and back to Calvary at the far right

"Compulsory Baptism. In 1500, after the Conquest of Granada, Ferdinand V... 11 March 1885
"Compulsory Baptism. In 1500, after the Conquest of Granada, Ferdinand V compelled the vanquished Moors to submit to the rite of Baptism", 11 March 1885. Puck magazine

Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Wadatsu Ryuotaro Masatatsu with Dragon and Assailant, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

View of a mockery of cheaters on a square in Venice, 1759-c.1796. Creators: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, Anon
View of a mockery of cheaters on a square in Venice, 1759-c.1796. Three figures ride donkeys

Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866. Creator: Kawanabe Kyosai
Inept Dilettante, between circa 1863 and circa 1866

A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768, 1768

Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Engraving of a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist and Correspondent in China, who

Square with monks and nuns during the revolution in Belgium, October 20, 1787, (1787). Creator: Aert Schouman
Square with monks and nuns during the revolution in Belgium, October 20, 1787, (1787). Monks are shaved and stripped of their habits. Nuns wait their turn on the right

The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Creator: Jeronymus van Diest
The Arrival of the Royal Charles, 1667. Other Title(s): The Arrival of the English Flagship Royal Charles at Hellevoetsluis, Captured during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, June 1667

The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667, 1667-1669. Creator: Jan van Leyden
The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667, 1667-1669

Les Americains en terre allemande; Quelques physionomies d'Allemands assistant a l'entrée... 1918
Les Americains en terre allemande; Quelques physionomies d'Allemands assistant a l'entree des troupes americaines d'occupation, 1918

Les Americains en terre allemande; Le 1er decembre, les habitants de Treves, en hais... 1918. Creator: Unknown
Les Americains en terre allemande; Le 1er decembre, les habitants de Treves, en hais silencieuses, regardent defiler l'infanterie americaine, 1918

Les Heures d'Angoisse; "Wenn!": composition desesperee publiee par l'Illustrirte... 1918
Les Heures d'Angoisse; "Wenn!": composition desesperee publiee par l'Illustrirte Zeitung du 31 octobre 1918, 1918

The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619. Creator: Unknown
The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619

Suicide of Lucretia, 1500-1525. Creator: Master with the Parrot
Suicide of Lucretia, 1500-1525

Leonora Christina in Prison, 1870. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Leonora Christina in Prison, 1870

Leonora Christina in Blåtårn, 1891. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Leonora Christina in Blatarn, 1891

Leonora Christina being Examined in Prison, 1885. Creator: Kristian Zahrtmann
Leonora Christina being Examined in Prison, 1885

The Crowning with Thorns, 1920-1921. Creator: Karl Isakson
The Crowning with Thorns, 1920-1921

Sketch for the church of Saint Gervais: "Ecce Homo", c.1819. Creator: Georges Rouget
Sketch for the church of Saint Gervais: "Ecce Homo", c.1819. Pilate presents Jesus to the people. Esquisse pour l'eglise Saint Gervais "Ecce Homo")

Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Christ Carrying the Cross, c. 1513

Christ Bearing the Cross, c. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Christ Bearing the Cross, c. 1513

Christ Shown to the People, c. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Christ Shown to the People, c. 1513

Ecce Homo, c. 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Ecce Homo, c. 1513

Ecce Homo, from The Passion, 1500/25. Creator: Master S
Ecce Homo, from The Passion, 1500/25

Christ Bearing the Cross, page 81, from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
Christ Bearing the Cross, page 81, from the Treasury (Schatzbehalter), 1491

Study for the Flagellation of Christ, c.1602. Creator: Jacopo Palma
Study for the Flagellation of Christ, c.1602

Pillory and Stocks of the Middle Ages, c1934. Illustration showing medieval punishment. The accompanying text explains that ridicule was regarded as a great remedy against minor offences

Jesus mocked after being crowned with the Crown of Thorns (colour litho)
5226680 Jesus mocked after being crowned with the Crown of Thorns (colour litho) by Fugel, Gebhard (1863-1939); Private Collection; (add.info)

Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. Creator: Robert van Audenaerde
Mocking of Christ, 1680-1743. After Carlo Maratti

Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar, Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604. Creator: Manohar
Hamid Bhakari Punished by Akbar, Folio from an Akbarnama, ca. 1604

The Helvetians Force the Romans to Pass Under the Yoke, 1858. Artist: Charles Gleyre
The Helvetians Force the Romans to Pass Under the Yoke, 1858. The triumph of the Helvetii over the Romans at Agen in 107 BC. From a private collection

An Assyrian Humiliating His Captive

The Defenders of Rorke's Drift at daybreak, 23rd January 187
Dead Zulus piled up against sandbanks and fortifications, British officers with rifles and bayonets standing above them, perpetrating the myth that Rorke's Drift was an important victory

Scorn of a Benedictine nun in the face of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany during his visit to the Abbey of Namur in
6000445 Scorn of a Benedictine nun in the face of Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany during his visit to the Abbey of Namur in occupied Belgium, World War I, 1916 (colour litho) by Damblans

Punishment of a woman in the 16th Century (colour litho)
6000647 Punishment of a woman in the 16th Century (colour litho) by Weiditz, Christof (c.1500-59) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Punishment of a woman in the 16th Century)

The Scourging of Christ before Pontius Pilate (fresco)
IND113676 The Scourging of Christ before Pontius Pilate (fresco) by Bassa, Ferrer (c.1290-1348); Monasterio de Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain; Index Fototeca

Le Servage De La Femme (Moeurs Des Campagnes En Russie) (engraving)
2789046 Le Servage De La Femme (Moeurs Des Campagnes En Russie) (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Le Servage De La Femme (Moeurs Des Campagnes En Russie)

Degradation of Captain Alfred Dreyfus at the Ecole Militaire, Paris (engraving)
2789318 Degradation of Captain Alfred Dreyfus at the Ecole Militaire, Paris (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Unveiling the Depths of Humiliation: A Glimpse into History's Cruelty" Step back in time as we explore the haunting moments of humiliation that shaped our past. From Gregorius VII (Knille) asserting his dominance to an Assyrian humiliating his captive, these instances reveal the dark side of human nature. Witness the bravery and resilience of "The Defenders of Rorke's Drift at daybreak, 23rd January 187, " who faced overwhelming odds but refused to succumb to humiliation. Meanwhile, Robert van Audenaerde's "Mocking of Christ" transports us to a somber scene where mockery becomes a weapon against divinity itself. Travel further back in time and encounter the chilling Pillory and Stocks from the Middle Ages, instruments designed for public shame. Charles Gleyre's masterpiece "The Helvetians Force the Romans to Pass Under the Yoke" captures a moment when conquerors are forced into submission, experiencing firsthand what it means to be humiliated. Even powerful figures were not spared from scorn; Kaiser Wilhelm II faces ridicule from a Benedictine nun during World War I in occupied Belgium. In Russia during the 18th century, women endured floggings as punishment while another woman suffered similar consequences in a different era depicted by a colorful lithograph. Religious narratives also bear witness to humiliation - Pontius Pilate overseeing "The Scourging of Christ" before His crucifixion reveals humanity's capacity for cruelty. John Foxe's woodcut illustration portrays Nicholas Burton being carried towards execution by Popish Spaniards with disdainful glee. Lastly, delve into Native American history with "The Apaches amusing themselves. " Here we see how even entertainment could take on cruel forms within societies throughout time. These glimpses into history remind us that beneath civilization’s progress lies an unsettling truth - humans have long found ways to inflict pain upon one another.