Swooning Collection

Esther before Ahasuerus. Creator: Artemisia Gentileschi
Esther before Ahasuerus

Chained woman, 19th century (oil on canvas)
AIS5356079 Chained woman, 19th century (oil on canvas); Prado, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Chained woman. Painting by Eugenio Lucas y Padilla)

Experience of Sir James Young Simpson (1811 - 1870) Scottish doctor testing the effects of chlorophorm on his friends
FGL5466441 Experience of Sir James Young Simpson (1811 - 1870) Scottish doctor testing the effects of chlorophorm on his friends at dinner, 1847 (engraving); Private Collection; Fototeca Gilardi.

Satirising sweated labour in Britain, 1888
3478939 Satirising sweated labour in Britain, 1888; (add.info.: Punch cartoon 1888, satirising sweated labour in Britain.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Woman supervisor in an East End of London button factory collapsing, 1890
3478941 Woman supervisor in an East End of London button factory collapsing, 1890; (add.info.: Woman supervisor in an East End of London button factory collapsing from bad ventilation)

Woman supervisor in an East End of London button factory, 1890
3478858 Woman supervisor in an East End of London button factory, 1890; (add.info.: Woman supervisor in an East End of London button factory; fainting from bad ventilation and undernourishment)

Scene from the opera of "The Night Dancers", at the Royal English Opera, Covent Garden, 1860. London stage production

The Departure of Elisabeth of France for Spain, after 1858. Creator: Eugene Isabey
The Departure of Elisabeth of France for Spain, after 1858. During his youth, this early Romantic artist joined Eugene Delacroix and Richard Parkes Bonington (1802-28)

Scene from Verdi's Opera, "La Traviata", at Her Majesty's Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Scene from Verdi's Opera, "La Traviata", at Her Majesty's Theatre, 1856. Opera singer Marietta Piccolomini was...Descended from one of the most ancient

Medieval knight in armour holding a swooning lady
Medieval knight in suit of armour holding a swooning lady outside a castle. His defeated opponent lies on the ground. Sir Ethelbert holds Adelaide over the prone body of Alan

The Wasp Sting
Reproduction of a painting by Margaret Mower White. Date: circa 1930

The Home Magazine Cover Christmas
A magazine cover design for The Home, an Australian quarterly publication, specifically the special Christmas holiday number of 1923, showing a woman swooning on a railing

WOMAN FAINTS
"Found Daisy in a dead faint on the floor, and Captain Hallam bending over her." Date: 1890

The entombment of Christ, 16th century, (oil on wood)
7129538 The entombment of Christ, 16th century, (oil on wood) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Deposition of Christ, 1587, (oil on wood)
7129043 Deposition of Christ, 1587, (oil on wood) by Pieri, Stefano (1542-1629); Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition of Christ, 1587, Stefano Pieri)

St Francis being held up by an angel whilst in ecstasy, (painting)
7130055 St Francis being held up by an angel whilst in ecstasy, (painting) by Crispin of Viterbo (1668-1750); Santa Maria della Vittoria, Rome

Miracles of St. Ignatius of Loyola - 1620
7352739 Miracles of St. Ignatius of Loyola - 1620 by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); Chiesa del Gesu e dei Santi Ambrogio e Andrea, Genoa, Liguria

Deposition, (oil on canvas)
7129304 Deposition, (oil on canvas) by Veronese, (Caliari, Paolo) (1528-88); Galleria Doria Pamphilj, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, Paolo Veronese, oil on canvas, Doria Pamphilj gallery, Rome)

Deposition from the cross, 1503-07, (panel)
7129143 Deposition from the cross, 1503-07, (panel) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504) & Perugino, Pietro (1446-1523); Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Tuscany

The Death of Peter Paul Rubens, 1827 (oil on canvas)
471359 The Death of Peter Paul Rubens, 1827 (oil on canvas) by Bree, Mathieu Ignace van (1773-1839); 290x363 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Calvary, from the Orsini Polyptych (tempera on panel) (see also 471172-4)
471175 Calvary, from the Orsini Polyptych (tempera on panel) (see also 471172-4) by Martini, Simone (1284-1344); 23x14 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Fainting Fit, 1894 (litho on cream wove paper)
5860540 The Fainting Fit, 1894 (litho on cream wove paper) by Toulouse-Lautrec, Henri de (1864-1901); 38.2--28.1 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

The Sicilian Vespers, 1846 (oil on canvas)
703017 The Sicilian Vespers, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Hayez, Francesco (1791-1882); Galleria Nazionale d Arte Moderna e Contemporanea, Rome, Lazio

The Entombment and the swoon of the Virgin (stone)
CLG279640 The Entombment and the swoon of the Virgin (stone) by Richier, Ligier (c.1500-67); St. Etienne, Saint-Mihiel, France; (add.info)

Nude with a Cup of Cherries, 1933 (oil on canvas)
492469 Nude with a Cup of Cherries, 1933 (oil on canvas) by Bernard, Emile (1868-1941); 82x104 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nue a la Coupe de Cerises); Photo © Christies Images

A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching)
7235861 A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear. 1811 (etching) by Howitt, Samuel (1756-1822); (add.info.: A traveller in turban plays dead while attacked by a bear)

Karsavina, 1914 (pochoir print)
STC226942 Karsavina, 1914 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; (add.info.: resembles Vaslav Nijinsky in L apres-midi d un Faune ; ); The Stapleton Collection

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224993 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Il Pecorone: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue (litho)
7182498 Il Pecorone: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue (litho) by Hughes, Edward Robert (1851-1914); Private Collection; (add.info.: Day XXIII, Novel II, A Timely Rescue)

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224995 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel
7224994 Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel. by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Deposition, 1507. Oil on Panel)

Mahajanaka Jataka. ca. 1910 (illustration)
6437901 Mahajanaka Jataka. ca. 1910 (illustration) by Laotian School; Private Collection; (add.info.: Religion Buddhism. Princess Sivali vanished at the refusal of Prince Mahajanaka)

The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, 1601. Creator: Giovanni Baglione
The Ecstasy of Saint Francis, 1601

Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper)
877258 Saved, 1889 (etching on cream wove paper) by Homer, Winslow (1836-1910); 65.4x89.5 cm; Sterling and Francine Clark Art Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA; American, out of copyright

Acrasia, c. 1888 (oil and gold paint on canvas)
PNH366435 Acrasia, c.1888 (oil and gold paint on canvas) by Strudwick, John Melhuish (1849-1937); 70.5x56.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Acrasia)

Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard, c. 1780 (oil on canvas)
2970877 Lady Reading the Letters of Heloise and Abelard, c.1780 (oil on canvas) by Agescy, Bernard d (1757-1829); 81.3x64.8 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Mrs. Harold T

Sir Lancelot in the Queens Chamber, 1857 (pen & ink, w / c on paper)
BIR107266 Sir Lancelot in the Queens Chamber, 1857 (pen & ink, w/c on paper) by Rossetti, Dante Gabriel Charles (1828-82); 26x35 cm; Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery; (add.info)

The Trial of George Jacobs, 5th August 1692, 1855 (oil on canvas)
PEM204698 The Trial of George Jacobs, 5th August 1692, 1855 (oil on canvas) by Matteson, Tompkins Harrison (1813-84); Peabody Essex Museum, Salem, Massachusetts

Cleopatra, late 19th century (oil on canvas)
491788 Cleopatra, late 19th century (oil on canvas) by French School, (19th century); 68.5x101.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

Virgil Reading his Aeneid, 1796 (hand-coloured etching, engraving & stipple engraving
828647 Virgil Reading his Aeneid, 1796 (hand-coloured etching, engraving & stipple engraving) (also see 745998, 828646) by Bartolozzi

The Death of Alcestis, after Angelika Kauffman (1741-1807), 1796 (hand-coloured etching
828646 The Death of Alcestis, after Angelika Kauffman (1741-1807), 1796 (hand-coloured etching, engraving & stipple engraving) (also see 745998, 828647) by Bartolozzi

The Fairy and the Sea Serpent (oil on canvas laid on panel)
2956912 The Fairy and the Sea Serpent (oil on canvas laid on panel) by Fitzgerald, John Anster (1832-1906); 19.05x27.94 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Sawdust Trail, 1917 (litho)
874626 The Sawdust Trail, 1917 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 68.58 x50.8 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; (add.info.: William Ashley Billy Sunday (1862-1935)

Swooning at the Sight of the Beauteous Kamakandala, c. 1785 (opaque w / c & gold on paper)
874467 Swooning at the Sight of the Beauteous Kamakandala, c.1785 (opaque w/c & gold on paper) by Chokha (fl.1799-1824); 20.48 x15.24 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther (oil on canvas)
NCM95424 King Ahasuerus and Queen Esther (oil on canvas) by Italian School, (17th century); 162.5x264.4 cm; Norwich City Council (Churchman House) UK; eNorwich Castle Museum & Art Gallery; Italian

Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Saint John and Saint Dominic (oil on canvas)
ALI281522 Christ on the Cross with the Virgin, Saint John and Saint Dominic (oil on canvas) by Titian (Tiziano Vecellio) (c.1488-1576); San Domenico, Ancona, Italy; Alinari

Le Cocu Magnifique, from a Collection of Fashion Plates, 1922 (pochoir print)
3443360 Le Cocu Magnifique, from a Collection of Fashion Plates, 1922 (pochoir print) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Robe en Taffetas imprime)

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"Swooning: A Captivating Journey through Artistic Expressions" In the captivating painting "Esther before Ahasuerus" by Artemisia Gentileschi, we witness Esther's delicate form swooning with grace and vulnerability, as she pleads for her people's salvation. Like a sudden wasp sting, swooning takes hold of our senses, leaving us breathless and entranced, and is an emotion that transcends time and space, as depicted in "The Home Magazine Cover Christmas, " where the enchantment of the season leaves us swooning in nostalgic delight. Sometimes, life's overwhelming beauty can cause even the strongest to succumb to its power. In a dramatic scene titled "WOMAN FAINTS, " we see how love or astonishment can render one helpless in a moment of sheer awe. Religious narratives have also captured this ethereal state throughout history. In "The entombment of Christ, " painted on wood during the 16th century, sorrowful figures surround Jesus' lifeless body with faces filled with grief-stricken swoons. Similarly, in the poignant masterpiece "Deposition of Christ, " oil on wood brings forth intense emotions as mourners tenderly lower Jesus from the cross. Their expressions reveal their deep connection to his sacrifice while evoking feelings of profound empathy within us all. A polyptych from circa 1350-60 titled "Polyptich with the crucifixion" showcases saints Cosmas, Catherine, Barbara, and Damian enveloped in divine ecstasy. As they are lifted towards heaven by their faith and devotion, we too feel ourselves swept away into spiritual realms beyond comprehension. Saints continue to inspire awe through miraculous acts such as those portrayed in "Miracles of St. Ignatius Loyola - 1620. " Witnessing these extraordinary events triggers a sense of wonder that leads us into states akin to swooning – captivated by faith's boundless possibilities.