Affectioned Collection

E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154216 E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers, advertisement (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: E W Hoyt and Co, perfume manufacturers)

The Kiss - Behrens, Peter (1868-1940) - 1900 - Woodcut - Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg
FIA5400490 The Kiss - Behrens, Peter (1868-1940) - 1900 - Woodcut - Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg by Behrens, Peter (1868-1940); Museum fuer Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg, Hamburg

Madonna with Child and Saints
3567549 Madonna with Child and Saints by Pesari, Giovanni Battista (d.p.1650); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; (add.info.: ARTIST: Pesari, Giovani Battista Date of Artwork: XVII sec)

A model hugging her photographer
3565294 A model hugging her photographer by Unknown photographer, (20th century); (add.info.: France 1900 ca. Photographer: Unidentified Author); Alinari Archives, Florence

Declaration of love, historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413799 Declaration of love, historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG

Joseph and the Potiphar, copper engraving, 17th Century, after a Titian drawing
UIG5414759 Joseph and the Potiphar, copper engraving, 17th Century, after a Titian drawing; UIG

The sentimentalist, ironic English copper engraving, 1795
UIG5414720 The sentimentalist, ironic English copper engraving, 1795; UIG

Woman covering a man's eyes with her hands, , historical illustration, ca. 1893
UIG5413803 Woman covering a man's eyes with her hands, , historical illustration, ca. 1893; UIG

Folk song, pamphlet, 16th Century
UIG5414765 Folk song, pamphlet, 16th Century; UIG

Courtships, colored woodcut by H.S. Beham, around 1800
UIG5414731 Courtships, colored woodcut by H.S. Beham, around 1800; UIG

The two admirers, satirical allegory on the marriage of convenience, Petr Floetner, woodcut, 16th century
UIG5414729 The two admirers, satirical allegory on the marriage of convenience, Petr Floetner, woodcut, 16th century; UIG

Dangerous intimacy, French copper engraving by Nerbe, 18th Century
UIG5414761 Dangerous intimacy, French copper engraving by Nerbe, 18th Century; UIG

Postcard, portrait of a couple in a studio, "Album para Tarjetas postales"
3560994 Postcard, portrait of a couple in a studio, "Album para Tarjetas postales"; (add.info.: Europe 1910 ca. Photographer: B.N.K.); Alinari Archives, Florence

Italian peasants (oil on canvas)
NGW388562 Italian peasants (oil on canvas) by Williams, Henry Penry (1798-1885); 51x38.3 cm; National Museum Wales; (add.info)

Blind Love, by Wilkie Collins (engraving)
1596020 Blind Love, by Wilkie Collins (engraving) by Forestier, Amedee (1854-1930) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Blind Love, by Wilkie Collins)

Couple, Dogon Culture, from Mali (wood)
HSC193959 Couple, Dogon Culture, from Mali (wood) by African School; height:15.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Heini Schneebeli

Page of an article on Kisses and Kissers from The Royal Magazine, 1902 (b / w photo)
5998081 Page of an article on Kisses and Kissers from The Royal Magazine, 1902 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Madonna with Child and Saints, ivory triptych from the Embriachi workshop, conserved at the Galleria Estense in Modena
3567570 Madonna with Child and Saints, ivory triptych from the Embriachi workshop, conserved at the Galleria Estense in Modena by Embriachi workshop (14th-15th century); Galleria e Museo Estense

Virgin with Child
3567379 Virgin with Child by Cardi Cigoli, Ludovico (1559-1613); Palatine Gallery, Pitti Palace, Florence; (add.info.: ARTIST: Cigoli, Ludovico Cardi)

Two Lovers, 1888 (oil on canvas)
7262760 Two Lovers, 1888 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 32.7x22.8 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: by Vincent van Gogh (1853-90))

French writer Victor Hugo with his Grandchildren Jeanne and Georges, 1859 (b / w photo)
1730065 French writer Victor Hugo with his Grandchildren Jeanne and Georges, 1859 (b/w photo) by French Photographer, (19th century); (add.info)

Ancient statue of two young men, Rome. 1779 (engraving)
7237422 Ancient statue of two young men, Rome. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ancient statue of two young men, Rome)

Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus, Louvre. 1779 (engraving)
7237393 Marble statue of Silenus cradling the infant Dionysus, Louvre. 1779 (engraving) by Cannetti, Giovanni Battista (1750-1810); Private Collection; (add.info)

An old woman feeds her granddaughter held in a wicker baby walker, by Edouard Jerome Paupion, 1884 (painting)
ELD4835237 An old woman feeds her granddaughter held in a wicker baby walker, by Edouard Jerome Paupion, 1884 (painting) by Paupion, Edouard Jerome (1854-1912); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Beaune

An old woman feeds her granddaughter held in a wicker baby walker, by Edouard Jerome Paupion, 1884 (painting)
ELD4835219 An old woman feeds her granddaughter held in a wicker baby walker, by Edouard Jerome Paupion, 1884 (painting) by Paupion, Edouard Jerome (1854-1912); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Beaune

Cupid embracing Psyche, Greek goddess of the soul, 1811 (engraving)
7235391 Cupid embracing Psyche, Greek goddess of the soul, 1811 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cupid embracing Psyche, Greek goddess of the soul)

Washington taking leave of his officers, illustration from This Country of Ours, The Story of the United States by H
STC232170 Washington taking leave of his officers, illustration from This Country of Ours, The Story of the United States by H.E. Marshall, 1917 (colour litho) by Michael, Arthur C

Two peasant lovers embracing at a tavern table, 17th century. 1803 (engraving)
7233097 Two peasant lovers embracing at a tavern table, 17th century. 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info.: Two peasant lovers embracing at a tavern table)

Switzerland: Appenzell, children in national costume (b / w photo)
7183411 Switzerland: Appenzell, children in national costume (b/w photo) by Gaberell, Jean (1887-1949); Private Collection; (add.info.: Appenzell, children in national costume)

Girl with Budgerigars, c. 1920s-30s (colour etching)
1194950 Girl with Budgerigars, c.1920s-30s (colour etching) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 57x76.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

A Mother with her Child on a Veranda (oil on canvas)
989889 A Mother with her Child on a Veranda (oil on canvas) by Postiglione, Salvatore (1861-1906); 76.2x101 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Mother with her Child on a Veranda)

Mr and Mrs Jones embrace in a dining room, 18th century. 1791 (engraving)
7234858 Mr and Mrs Jones embrace in a dining room, 18th century. 1791 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Les Amis de Toujours, c. 1920s (bronze and ivory statuette, gilt and silver cold painted patinas)
985591 Les Amis de Toujours, c.1920s (bronze and ivory statuette, gilt and silver cold painted patinas) by Chiparus, Dimitri (1886-1947); 62.5 (height) cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

A Harlequin with his Dog (oil on canvas)
659587 A Harlequin with his Dog (oil on canvas) by Jacobsen, Frederick Wilhelm (1878-1948); 48x30 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

Woman in a Car with Two Pekinese, (etching and aquatint)
990994 Woman in a Car with Two Pekinese, (etching and aquatint) by Icart, Louis (1888-1950); 37x44.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman in a Car with Two Pekinese. Louis Icart (1888-1950)

The Whisper, or Secrets (oil on canvas)
MIG370105 The Whisper, or Secrets (oil on canvas) by Barthold, Manuel Loyola (1874-1947); 78.7x63.5 cm; Private Collection; Courtesy of Manya Igel Fine Arts, London

A Sweet Lullaby, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, published by Hodder and Stoughton, c
IL314801 A Sweet Lullaby, illustration from The Book of Old English Songs and Ballads, published by Hodder and Stoughton, c.1910 (colour litho) by Fortescue-Brickdale

Allegorical scene with man seducing a woman as she plays guitar, , 1803 (engraving)
7233096 Allegorical scene with man seducing a woman as she plays guitar, , 1803 (engraving) by Deuchar, David (1743-1808); Private Collection; (add.info)

Queen Louise of Prussia making her son Prince William a crown of cornflowers during their flight to Memel to escape
7148143 Queen Louise of Prussia making her son Prince William a crown of cornflowers during their flight to Memel to escape Napoleons invading French army, 1806 (engraving) by Zick

Thanksgiving service for the recovery of the Prince of Wales from typhoid, St Pauls Cathedral, London
7173211 Thanksgiving service for the recovery of the Prince of Wales from typhoid, St Pauls Cathedral, London, 27 February 1872 (chromolitho) by Johnson

Marble statue of Cupid and Psyche. 1810 (engraving)
7234828 Marble statue of Cupid and Psyche. 1810 (engraving) by Bouillon, Pierre (1776-1831); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cupid and Psyche, Roman marble copy of a late Hellenistic original)

The New Baby, (oil on canvas)
658559 The New Baby, (oil on canvas) by Portielje, Edward (1861-1949); 78x63 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The New Baby. Edward Antoon Portielje (1861-1949). Oil on canvas

Come to Daddy
BAL59338 Come to Daddy by Midwood, William Henry (1833-88); Haynes Fine Art at the Bindery Galleries, Broadway

Mother and Child in a Wooded Landscape, 1913
GG60248 Mother and Child in a Wooded Landscape, 1913 by Harvey, Harold (1874-1941); Private Collection; Photo © Gavin Graham Gallery, London, UK

Copy of We Three by Philipp Otto Runge (oil on canvas)
XKH141629 Copy of We Three by Philipp Otto Runge (oil on canvas) by Ehren, Julius von (1864-1944); Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany

Uncle Marc kisses his niece Chiffon, 1908 (illustration)
7229270 Uncle Marc kisses his niece Chiffon, 1908 (illustration) by Vincent, Rene (1871-1936); Private Collection; (add.info.: Young woman kissing an older man)

Vinolia soap, advertisement (chromolitho)
7154213 Vinolia soap, advertisement (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vinolia soap)

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"Capturing the Essence of Affection: A Glimpse into Love's Many Forms" Love knows no boundaries, transcending time and culture. From Behrens' passionate woodcut "The Kiss" to Wilkie Collins' engraving depicting "Blind Love, " affection has been immortalized through art across centuries. The tender embrace of Madonna with Child and Saints in ivory triptychs from the Embriachi workshop evokes a sense of divine love. In Mali's Dogon Culture, even their artwork showcases love as couples are depicted alongside their loyal canine companions. The Royal Magazine's 1902 article on kisses and kissers reminds us that this simple act can convey a multitude of emotions. Amidst historical turmoil, such as the haunting image of a boat adorned with a swastika in April 1940 or John Arderne's anatomical diagrams from the 15th century, love persists, and is seen in Peter Behrens' oil painting "What Do You Think?" where two figures share an intimate moment amidst uncertainty. Affection takes many forms - be it romantic, maternal, or spiritual. As seen in these diverse artworks spanning different mediums and eras, love remains an eternal muse for artists seeking to capture its essence on canvas or vellum. Whether it is portrayed through gentle caresses or heartfelt gazes between lovers like in "Two Lovers" by unknown artist or expressed through religious devotion like Virgin with Child depictions throughout history – affection continues to inspire awe and admiration. These captivating glimpses into moments filled with tenderness remind us that despite our differences, we all long for connection and understanding. Affectioned by artistry's touch, these images serve as timeless reminders that love truly knows no bounds.