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Pyramus Collection

"Pyramus: A Tale of Tragic Love and Artistic Interpretations" The story and Thisbe has captivated hearts for centuries, immortalized in various forms of art

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus & Thisbe

Pyramus & Thisbe
Babylonian maiden Thisbe has assignation with Pyramus but flees from lion; he finds her bloody veil, cries Can this be Thisbe ? stabs him- self, she arrives, does same

Background imagePyramus Collection: Thisbe

Thisbe
WH48469 Thisbe by Waterhouse, John William (1849-1917); Private Collection; Photo eWhitford & Hughes, London, UK; English, out of copyright

Background imagePyramus Collection: Thisbe takes the sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus and plunges it into her own breast

Thisbe takes the sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus and plunges it into her own breast
FLO4607810 Thisbe takes the sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus and plunges it into her own breast. Copperplate engraving by W. Walker after an illustration by C

Background imagePyramus Collection: Thisbe Killing Herself, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson

Thisbe Killing Herself, published 1606. Creators: Antonio Tempesta, Wilhelm Janson
Thisbe Killing Herself, published 1606. From The Metamorphoses of Ovid, pl. 32

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyrame et Thisbé, c.1875. Creator: Franois Alfred Delobbe

Pyrame et Thisbé, c.1875. Creator: Franois Alfred Delobbe
Pyrame et Thisbe, c.1875. Pyramus and Thisbe

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyrame et Thisbé, c.1875. Creator: Franois Alfred Delobbe

Pyrame et Thisbé, c.1875. Creator: Franois Alfred Delobbe
Pyrame et Thisbe, c.1875. Pyramus and Thisbe

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer

Pyramus and Thisbe, 1513. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Pyramus and Thisbe, 1513

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1515/1518. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer

Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1515/1518. Creator: Albrecht Altdorfer
Pyramus and Thisbe, c. 1515/1518

Background imagePyramus Collection: Tapestry cushion cover depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, made in Hamburg, Germany, c. 1615 (wool)

Tapestry cushion cover depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, made in Hamburg, Germany, c. 1615 (wool)
3576271 Tapestry cushion cover depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, made in Hamburg, Germany, c.1615 (wool) by German School, (17th century); 48.3x48.3 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imagePyramus Collection: Thisbe finding Pyramus laying on the ground with a knife in his chest

Thisbe finding Pyramus laying on the ground with a knife in his chest, 1505 Creator: Marcantonio Raimondi
Thisbe finding Pyramus laying on the ground with a knife in his chest, 1505

Background imagePyramus Collection: The Combined Mediterranean and Channel Squadrons in Lagos Bay

The Combined Mediterranean and Channel Squadrons in Lagos Bay, on the Occasion of the King of Portugals Visit
1628337 The Combined Mediterranean and Channel Squadrons in Lagos Bay, on the Occasion of the King of Portugals Visit (engraving) by Wright

Background imagePyramus Collection: Bottom Enacting Pyramus (engraving)

Bottom Enacting Pyramus (engraving)
663746 Bottom Enacting Pyramus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bottom Enacting Pyramus. Illustration in The National Magazine Vol 1 (W Kent & Co, 1859)

Background imagePyramus Collection: Russet-pated choughs, many in sort, Rising and cawing at the guns report

Russet-pated choughs, many in sort, Rising and cawing at the guns report
STC418754..Russet-pated choughs, many in sort, Rising and cawing at the guns report, illustration from Midsummer Nights Dream by William Shakespeare, 1908 (colour litho) by Rackham

Background imagePyramus Collection: Sophie Arnould, French soprano in the opera

Sophie Arnould, French soprano in the opera Pyramus and Thisbe, 1771. She is depicted in the famous costume from Act V, a mantua dress with hoop petticoats or panniers decorated with frills

Background imagePyramus Collection: Common blue charaxes and blind eighty-eight moth

Common blue charaxes and blind eighty-eight moth
Common blue charaxes, Charaxes tiridates, upper side 1, under side 2, and blind eighty-eight, Haematera pyrame pyrame 3, 4. Handcoloured lithograph from John O

Background imagePyramus Collection: Illustration, Bottom as Pyramus

Illustration, Bottom as Pyramus
Illustration, A Midsummer Nights Dream, Bottom as Pyramus in the play within a play. 19th century

Background imagePyramus Collection: Bottom, as Pyramus, 'Midsummer Nights Dream, 'Act V, Scene I (engraving)

Bottom, as Pyramus, "Midsummer Nights Dream, "Act V, Scene I (engraving)
727161 Bottom, as Pyramus, " Midsummer Nights Dream, " Act V, Scene I (engraving) by Barnard, Frederick (1846-96) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bottom, as Pyramus)

Background imagePyramus Collection: William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Nights Dream (chromolitho)

William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Nights Dream (chromolitho)
735959 William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Nights Dream (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: William Shakespeare in A Midsummer Nights Dream)

Background imagePyramus Collection: Feather fan (feather & silk)

Feather fan (feather & silk)
470205 Feather fan (feather & silk) by Mexican School, (17th century); width: 61 cm; Breamore House, Hampshire, UK; (add.info)

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe (colour litho)

Pyramus and Thisbe (colour litho)
3622638 Pyramus and Thisbe (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyramus and Thisbe.); © Look and Learn

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe (gravure)

Pyramus and Thisbe (gravure)
964435 Pyramus and Thisbe (gravure) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pyramus and Thisbe. After the painting by A Delobbe, gravure by Goupil & Co)

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus et Thisbe, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Pyramus et Thisbe, from Game of Mythology (Jeu de la Mythologie), 1644

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, 1514. Creator: Lucas van Leyden

Pyramus and Thisbe, 1514. Creator: Lucas van Leyden
Pyramus and Thisbe, 1514

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, ca. 1509-10. Creator: Hans Schaufelein the Elder

Pyramus and Thisbe, ca. 1509-10. Creator: Hans Schaufelein the Elder
Pyramus and Thisbe, ca. 1509-10

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, ca. 1580. Creator: Anon

Pyramus and Thisbe, ca. 1580. Creator: Anon
Pyramus and Thisbe, ca. 1580

Background imagePyramus Collection: La Statue de Venus Aphrodide Les proportions

La Statue de Venus Aphrodide Les proportions
La Statue de Venus Aphrodide, Les proportions du corps humain: mesurees sur les plus belles figures de l antiquite, Audran, Gerard, 1640-1703, Etching, 1683, Plate 15

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe, ca 1515-1520

Pyramus and Thisbe, ca 1515-1520. Found in the collection of Staatsgalerie in der Neuen Residenz Bamberg

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus and Thisbe II (From the series Opus II), 1879. Artist: Klinger, Max (1857-1920)

Pyramus and Thisbe II (From the series Opus II), 1879. Artist: Klinger, Max (1857-1920)
Pyramus and Thisbe II (From the series Opus II), 1879. Found in the collection of Wallraf-Richartz-Museum, Cologne

Background imagePyramus Collection: Landscape during a Thunderstorm with Pyramus and Thisbe. Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)

Landscape during a Thunderstorm with Pyramus and Thisbe. Artist: Poussin, Nicolas (1594-1665)
Landscape during a Thunderstorm with Pyramus and Thisbe. Found in the collection of Stadtische Galerie im Stadelschen Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt am Main

Background imagePyramus Collection: Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into

Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into... 1775.Artist: W Walker
Thisbe takes the Sword already reeking with the blood of Pyramus, plunges it into her own Breast, 1775. A plate from The Copper-Plate Magazine or A Monthly Treasure, London, 1775

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe 1513 / 14 mixed technique canvas

Pyramus Thisbe 1513 / 14 mixed technique canvas
Pyramus and Thisbe, around 1513/14, mixed technique on canvas (small linen painting), 151.5 x 161 cm, monogrammed on a tree trunk: NM ÔÇó D ÔÇó with lying dagger

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe 1802 oil oak 18. 5 x 21 cm unsigned

Pyramus Thisbe 1802 oil oak 18. 5 x 21 cm unsigned
Pyramus and Thisbe, 1802, oil on oak, 18.5 x 21 cm, unsigned, Maximilian Neustuck, Mainz 1756-1834 Basel

Background imagePyramus Collection: Lutenist Lute Player Lute Player room young man plays

Lutenist Lute Player Lute Player room young man plays
The Lutenist Lute Player, The Lute Player. In a room a young man plays on the lute for a woman sitting and listening at a table. On the table a bowl with fruit, bread, a jug and an open music book

Background imagePyramus Collection: Ce fragment de l antique Les proportions du corps

Ce fragment de l antique Les proportions du corps
Ce fragment de l antique. Les proportions du corps humain: mesurees sur les plus belles figures de l antiquite, Audran, Gerard, 1640-1703, Etching, 1683, Plate 21, sculptural fragments

Background imagePyramus Collection: La Venus Aphrodide Les proportions du corps humain

La Venus Aphrodide Les proportions du corps humain
La Venus Aphrodide, Les proportions du corps humain: mesurees sur les plus belles figures de l antiquite, Audran, Gerard, 1640-1703, Etching, 1683, Plate 16, depicting views of the Venus Aphrodite

Background imagePyramus Collection: Sempervivum tectorum or common houseleek

Sempervivum tectorum or common houseleek. Illustration from Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, Plantarum succulentarum historia (vol. 1) Date: 1799

Background imagePyramus Collection: PYRAMUS AND THISBE. Engraving, French, 19th century, after the painting by Francois Alfred

PYRAMUS AND THISBE. Engraving, French, 19th century, after the painting by Francois Alfred Delobbe, 1875

Background imagePyramus Collection: Italy. Pompeii. The House of Loreius Tiburtinus. Aedicula wi

Italy. Pompeii. The House of Loreius Tiburtinus. Aedicula wi
Italy. Pompeii. The House of Loreius Tiburtinus (also called the House of Octavius Quartio). Aedicula with decorative frescoes painted by Lucius with the myth of Narcissus (left)

Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe ca 1529 Engraving Sheet 2 3 / 16

Pyramus Thisbe ca 1529 Engraving Sheet 2 3 / 16
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Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe ca 1580 Brush brown black gouache

Pyramus Thisbe ca 1580 Brush brown black gouache
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Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe 1553 Engraving Sheet 4 5 / 8 2 15 / 16

Pyramus Thisbe 1553 Engraving Sheet 4 5 / 8 2 15 / 16
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Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe 1518 Woodcut Sheet 4 3 / 4 3 13 / 16

Pyramus Thisbe 1518 Woodcut Sheet 4 3 / 4 3 13 / 16
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Background imagePyramus Collection: Pyramus Thisbe Engraving Sheet 2 1 / 2 1 11 / 16

Pyramus Thisbe Engraving Sheet 2 1 / 2 1 11 / 16
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Background imagePyramus Collection: PYRAMUS AND THISBE. Woodcut, 1494, from a book of romances

PYRAMUS AND THISBE. Woodcut, 1494, from a book of romances

Background imagePyramus Collection: A painting of Pyramus and Thisbe entitled Ask Me No More (1906) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema

A painting of Pyramus and Thisbe entitled Ask Me No More (1906) by Sir Lawrence Alma-Tadema (1836-1912)



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"Pyramus: A Tale of Tragic Love and Artistic Interpretations" The story and Thisbe has captivated hearts for centuries, immortalized in various forms of art. One such depiction is a tapestry cushion cover from Hamburg, Germany, created around 1615. Woven with woolen threads, it brings to life the sorrowful tale of these ill-fated lovers. In another portrayal by Marcantonio Raimondi in 1505, we witness Thisbe's heart-wrenching discovery as she finds Pyramus lying on the ground with a knife piercing his chest. The artist skillfully captures her anguish and despair. Moving away from tragic love to naval might, we encounter an awe-inspiring lithograph showcasing "The Most Powerful Combination of Warships ever seen. " The Channel and Mediterranean Squadrons off Nauplia command attention with their sheer strength and grandeur. Continuing this theme, an engraving depicts the Combined Mediterranean and Channel Squadrons gathered in Lagos Bay during the King of Portugal's visit. It serves as a testament to unity and maritime power during that era. Shakespearean influences come into play through engravings featuring Bottom enacting Pyramus - a comical twist within "A Midsummer Night's Dream. " Russet-pated choughs rise amidst gun reports while Sophie Arnould enchants audiences as a French soprano in the opera adaptation. Nature intertwines with mythology when common blue charaxes butterflies flutter alongside blind eighty-eight moths. Their delicate beauty mirrors the tragedy encapsulated within Pyramus' fate. Illustrations vividly portray Bottom transforming into Pyramus on stage - capturing both humor and pathos simultaneously. These engravings bring Shakespeare's words to life, reminding us of his timeless genius. Lastly, William Shakespeare himself is depicted in a chromolithograph from "A Midsummer Night's Dream, " forever associated with the character of Pyramus.