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Madness Collection (page 15)

"Exploring the Depths of Madness: From Hogarth's Gin Lane to Van Gogh's Asylum" Step into a world where madness reigns, as depicted by artists throughout history

Background imageMadness Collection: Hospital of Haydar Pasa, Constantinople

Hospital of Haydar Pasa, Constantinople
The Gardens of the Hospital of Haydar Pasa with staff and some inmates - Constantinople, Turkey

Background imageMadness Collection: Mad scientist

Mad scientist
MODEL RELEASED. Mad scientist with a floating orb, conceptual computer artwork

Background imageMadness Collection: Cartoon, Mrs Weldon in her latest role

Cartoon, Mrs Weldon in her latest role -- Mad? Not much. Georgina Weldon (1837-1914), classical singer, was frequently involved in lawsuits and libel cases with others

Background imageMadness Collection: The possessed man healed by Jesus

The possessed man healed by Jesus - Matthew 9. circa 1688

Background imageMadness Collection: Charles VI the Beloved. The madness of Charles VI

Charles VI the Beloved. The madness of Charles VI
Charles VI the Beloved (1368-1422). King of France (1380-1422). The madness of Charles VI. Fifteenth-century miniature of the Chronique d Enguerrand de Monstrelet. Chateau de Chantilly. France

Background imageMadness Collection: The Listening Dionysus

The Listening Dionysus, God of the grape harvest, wine-making and wine, of ritual madness and religious ecstasy in Greek mythology Date: 1910

Background imageMadness Collection: Asylum Pregnant Woman

Asylum Pregnant Woman
" I ve noticed you re treating this poor creature more kindly?" " Yes, the chief nurse has got her pregnant." Date: 1904

Background imageMadness Collection: Hysteria Patient / 1887

Hysteria Patient / 1887
Hysteria patient at La Salpetriere lying in an ecstatic state, with her arms crossed over her body. Date: 1887

Background imageMadness Collection: Cartoon, They get what they deserve, WW1

Cartoon, They get what they deserve, WW1
Cartoon, They get what they deserve, showing a group of pessimists, as if in a lunatic asylum, with a sign warning others against approaching or speaking to them. Date: 1915

Background imageMadness Collection: Sir Lucas Pepys

Sir Lucas Pepys
SIR LUCAS PEPYS medical practitioner, physician to George III whose madness he failed to cure. Date: 1742 - 1830

Background imageMadness Collection: story Jason Medea left carries off son middle

story Jason Medea left carries off son middle
Artokoloro

Background imageMadness Collection: DON QUIXOTEs MADNESS, BY GUSTAVE DORE, , 1832 - 1883, French

DON QUIXOTEs MADNESS, BY GUSTAVE DORE, , 1832 - 1883, French. Engraving for Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. 1870, Art, Artist, romanticism, colour, color

Background imageMadness Collection: Lady Macbeth Sleepwalking, 1783 (oil on canvas)

Lady Macbeth Sleepwalking, 1783 (oil on canvas)
XIR903191 Lady Macbeth Sleepwalking, 1783 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 221x160 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Lady Macbeth somnambule)

Background imageMadness Collection: The Death of Ophelia, 1844 (oil on canvas)

The Death of Ophelia, 1844 (oil on canvas)
XIR83634 The Death of Ophelia, 1844 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 23x30.5 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageMadness Collection: Mad Kate, 1806-07 (oil on canvas)

Mad Kate, 1806-07 (oil on canvas)
BAL7067 Mad Kate, 1806-07 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); 91x71 cm; Goethe Museum, Frankfurt, Germany; (add.info.: femme; folle; la folie de Kate; ); Swiss

Background imageMadness Collection: Roland Learns of the Love of Angelica and Medoro (oil on canvas)

Roland Learns of the Love of Angelica and Medoro (oil on canvas)
XIR70351 Roland Learns of the Love of Angelica and Medoro (oil on canvas) by Galloche, Louis (1670-1761); 80x110 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Caen

Background imageMadness Collection: The Madwoman or The Obsession of Envy, 1819-22 (oil on canvas)

The Madwoman or The Obsession of Envy, 1819-22 (oil on canvas)
XIR63044 The Madwoman or The Obsession of Envy, 1819-22 (oil on canvas) by Gericault, Theodore (1791-1824); 72x58 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lyon

Background imageMadness Collection: The Madhouse, 1812-15 (oil on canvas)

The Madhouse, 1812-15 (oil on canvas)
XIR533 The Madhouse, 1812-15 (oil on canvas) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 45x72 cm; Real Academia de Bellas Artes de San Fernando, Madrid

Background imageMadness Collection: Jane Lewson, remarkable for her age and peculiarities, 1821 (engraving)

Jane Lewson, remarkable for her age and peculiarities, 1821 (engraving)
XJF486366 Jane Lewson, remarkable for her age and peculiarities, 1821 (engraving) by Cooper, Robert (fl.1800-36); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMadness Collection: Hamlet and Ophelia, 1858 (pen & ink on paper)

Hamlet and Ophelia, 1858 (pen & ink on paper)
XJF483319 Hamlet and Ophelia, 1858 (pen & ink on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); Private Collection; (add.info.: illustration to William Shakespeares Hamlet, Act III)

Background imageMadness Collection: Melancolia, 1560 (engraving)

Melancolia, 1560 (engraving)
XJF465172 Melancolia, 1560 (engraving) by Brun, Franz Isaac (c.1535-c.1610/20); 7.1 x 4.7 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Background imageMadness Collection: Illustration of Bedlam from A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift, fifth edition

Illustration of Bedlam from A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift, fifth edition
XJF465162 Illustration of Bedlam from A Tale of a Tub by Jonathan Swift, fifth edition published 1710 (engraving) by Lens

Background imageMadness Collection: Don Quixote fighting the herd of sheep, mistaking them for two armies, 1839

Don Quixote fighting the herd of sheep, mistaking them for two armies, 1839
KW403249 Don Quixote fighting the herd of sheep, mistaking them for two armies, 1839, from The Garden Arbour Family Journal, published 1905 (litho) by German School

Background imageMadness Collection: Thanksgiving service in St. Pauls Cathedral, celebrating the recovery of King George III

Thanksgiving service in St. Pauls Cathedral, celebrating the recovery of King George III
XJF365370 Thanksgiving service in St.Pauls Cathedral, celebrating the recovery of King George III, 23rd April 1789 (engraving) (b/w photo) by English School

Background imageMadness Collection: The Cure of Folly (oil on panel)

The Cure of Folly (oil on panel)
BAL3422 The Cure of Folly (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 48x35 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: L excision de la pierre de folie; l extraction; medecin; chirurgie;)

Background imageMadness Collection: Memorial to Torquato Tasso, engraved by T. C. Dibdin after a 1846 painting (engraving)

Memorial to Torquato Tasso, engraved by T. C. Dibdin after a 1846 painting (engraving)
XJF315742 Memorial to Torquato Tasso, engraved by T.C. Dibdin after a 1846 painting (engraving) by Grubacs, Carlo (c.1820-70) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageMadness Collection: Don Quixote fighting the puppets, illustration from Don Quixote de la Mancha

Don Quixote fighting the puppets, illustration from Don Quixote de la Mancha
XIR287752 Don Quixote fighting the puppets, illustration from Don Quixote de la Mancha by Miguel Cervantes (1547-1616) engraved by Heliodore Joseph Pisan (1822-90) (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore

Background imageMadness Collection: The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph)

The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph)
XJF2920770 The modern Ophelia, or The Doomed one, 1845 (lithograph) by Doyle, Richard (1824-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Anthony Ashley Cooper (1801-85) seventh earl of Shaftesbury

Background imageMadness Collection: Plate VIII from A Rakes Progress, 1735 (engraving)

Plate VIII from A Rakes Progress, 1735 (engraving)
BAL45404 Plate VIII from A Rakes Progress, 1735 (engraving) by Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

Background imageMadness Collection: The Sleepwalking Scene, Act V, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare

The Sleepwalking Scene, Act V, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare
XYC282781 The Sleepwalking Scene, Act V, Scene I, from Macbeth, by William Shakespeare (1564-1616) (graphite, w/c & wash on paper) by Bone

Background imageMadness Collection: The Ship of Fools, c. 1500 (oil on panel)

The Ship of Fools, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
XIR29110 The Ship of Fools, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Bosch, Hieronymus (c.1450-1516); 58x32 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: bateau; allegorie; folie; fou; ); Netherlandish, out of copyright

Background imageMadness Collection: Henry Fuseli, engraved by J. Rogers, from National Portrait Gallery, volume V

Henry Fuseli, engraved by J. Rogers, from National Portrait Gallery, volume V
KW274232 Henry Fuseli, engraved by J. Rogers, from National Portrait Gallery, volume V, published c.1835 (litho) by Harlow

Background imageMadness Collection: The Death of Ophelia, 1838 (oil on canvas)

The Death of Ophelia, 1838 (oil on canvas)
XIR228511 The Death of Ophelia, 1838 (oil on canvas) by Delacroix, Ferdinand Victor Eugene (1798-1863); 37.9x45.9 cm; Neue Pinakothek, Munich, Germany; (add.info.: Hamlet Act IV scene 7; ); French

Background imageMadness Collection: Cure of Folly (Extraction of the Stone of Madness), manner of Jheronimus Bosch, c

Cure of Folly (Extraction of the Stone of Madness), manner of Jheronimus Bosch, c. 1550 - c. 1600

Background imageMadness Collection: The Convulsionaries of the parish cemetery Saint-Medard in Paris (engraving)

The Convulsionaries of the parish cemetery Saint-Medard in Paris (engraving)
XIR164820 The Convulsionaries of the parish cemetery Saint-Medard in Paris (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageMadness Collection: Portrait of a Man Shouting (charcoal on paper) (b / w photo)

Portrait of a Man Shouting (charcoal on paper) (b / w photo)
XIR161929 Portrait of a Man Shouting (charcoal on paper) (b/w photo) by Vinci, Leonardo da (1452-1519); Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: Portrait en buste d un homme qui crie; ); Italian

Background imageMadness Collection: Mad Girls (oil on panel)

Mad Girls (oil on panel)
XIR16016 Mad Girls (oil on panel) by Diaz de la Pena, Narcisse Virgile (1807-76); 33x24 cm; Louvre, Paris, France; (add.info.: groupe; femmes; folie; ); French, out of copyright

Background imageMadness Collection: The Pharmacists Workshop (oil on canvas)

The Pharmacists Workshop (oil on canvas)
XJL158853 The Pharmacists Workshop (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); Musee Rolin, Autun, France; French, out of copyright

Background imageMadness Collection: Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Going In, 1851 (etching)

Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Going In, 1851 (etching)
XYC151674 Mayhews Great Exhibition of 1851: The First Shilling Day - Going In, 1851 (etching) by Cruikshank, George (1792-1878); 15.2x21 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund

Background imageMadness Collection: Woman with a Raven, on the Edge of a Precipice (woodcut)

Woman with a Raven, on the Edge of a Precipice (woodcut)
XKH141339 Woman with a Raven, on the Edge of a Precipice (woodcut) by Friedrich, Caspar David (1774-1840); 16.8x11.8 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg

Background imageMadness Collection: Nobleman who has gone insane sitting backwards on a horse, Caspar Luyken, Christoph

Nobleman who has gone insane sitting backwards on a horse, Caspar Luyken, Christoph Weigel, 1704

Background imageMadness Collection: King George III (1738-1820) (engraving)

King George III (1738-1820) (engraving)
KW166411 King George III (1738-1820) (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: King of Britain, Ireland)

Background imageMadness Collection: Meeting of like minds at the Lnatic Asylum

Meeting of like minds at the Lnatic Asylum
Dottieville Lunatic Asylum - Inmate to new arrival: " What, you mad too! So gad." Date: 1898



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"Exploring the Depths of Madness: From Hogarth's Gin Lane to Van Gogh's Asylum" Step into a world where madness reigns, as depicted by artists throughout history. In Hogarth's iconic "Gin Lane, " we witness the devastating consequences of excessive alcohol consumption on society. The moon casts an eerie glow, fueling Moon Madness and distorting reality. Venturing further down the rabbit hole, Alice encounters the enigmatic Cheshire Cat, whose mischievous grin embodies the essence itself. Meanwhile, in England's Lunacy era, a man dressed as a chicken runs wild across fields and hills, embodying both absurdity and freedom. William Hogarth returns with "A Rake's Progress, " illustrating the descent into melancholy and raving madness within Bedlam Hospital walls. Erik XIV of Sweden also succumbs to insanity during his reign—a reminder that even kings are not immune to its grip. Irish Drunk Pat stumbles through life with his drinking logic, blurring lines between reason and chaos. Ophelia floats amidst flowers in her tragic demise—an embodiment of fragile sanity shattered by heartbreak. Goya takes us inside The Madhouse (Asylum), exposing humanity at its most vulnerable state—struggling against inner demons while society looks away. Vincent van Gogh invites us into the Vestibule of Asylum; brushstrokes convey swirling emotions that mirror his own battle with mental illness. In these artistic depictions lies a fascination with madness—a reflection of our collective curiosity about what lies beyond rationality’s boundaries. They remind us that within this realm exists both tragedy and beauty—an exploration worth undertaking for those brave enough to delve into its depths.