Thieves Collection (page 4)

The Thieves Detected (engraving)
1609088 The Thieves Detected (engraving) by Hardy, Frederick Daniel (1826-1911); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Thieves Detected. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 19 September 1857)

The Crucifixion, c. 1395 (tempera & gilded tin relief on panel)
SGS119957 The Crucifixion, c.1395 (tempera & gilded tin relief on panel) by English School, (14th century); 101x55.7 cm; The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum

Centre panel of a Crucifixion triptych, 1490s (oil on panel)
BWM152536 Centre panel of a Crucifixion triptych, 1490s (oil on panel) by Master of the Virgo Inter Virgines, (fl.1470-1500); 218.8x196.3 cm; The Bowes Museum, Barnard Castle, County Durham

Jack and his accomplice Blueskin rob Mr Wood and his wife in their bedroom
STC239039 Jack and his accomplice Blueskin rob Mr Wood and his wife in their bedroom, illustration from Jack Sheppard: A Romance by William Harrison Ainsworth, published 1839 (etching) by Cruikshank

The Deposition (oil on canvas) (b / w photo)
ALI235981 The Deposition (oil on canvas) (b/w photo) by Conte, Jacopino del (1510-98); San Giovanni Decollato, Rome, Italy; Alinari

Golgotha, 1896 (litho)
AFC210537 Golgotha, 1896 (litho) by Greiner, Otto (1869-1916); 20.7x26.4 cm; Private Collection; German, out of copyright

Calvary, side panels from triptych (panel)
BOO73196 Calvary, side panels from triptych (panel) by Heemskerck, Maerten van (1498-1574); 100.7x28 e cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Dutch, out of copyright

My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves, Matthew XXI, 13 (engraving)
5218758 My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves, Matthew XXI, 13 (engraving) by English School

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves - The Three Crosses, c
659433 Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves - The Three Crosses, c.1653-1661 (drypoint with engraving) by Rembrandt Harmensz

Stolen Apples (oil on panel)
658882 Stolen Apples (oil on panel) by Oehmichen, Hugo (1843-1932); 27x21 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; German, out of copyright

A thief ambushing a passer-by, 1827-35 (colour litho)
478559 A thief ambushing a passer-by, 1827-35 (colour litho) by Burnouf, M.E. (fl.1827-35); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caller, Caste de Voleurs, illustration from L Inde Francaise)

The Crucifixion, c. 1480-90 (oil on panel)
873223 The Crucifixion, c.1480-90 (oil on panel) by Bernat, Martin (1445-1503); 147.32 x94.93 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Gift of Samuel Henry Kress; Spanish

The Hold-Up, 1921 (litho)
874632 The Hold-Up, 1921 (litho) by Bellows, George Wesley (1882-1925); 28.26 x21.91 cm; San Diego Museum of Art, USA; eSan Diego Museum of Art; Museum purchase; American, out of copyright

Crucifixion, 1496 (oil on panel)
KLN146826 Crucifixion, 1496 (oil on panel) by Frueauf, Rueland, the Younger (fl.1498-1545); Stiftsmuseum, Klosterneuburg, Austria; eStiftmuseum Klosterneuburg; Austrian, out of copyright

The Crucifixion, c. 1507 (tempera on wood)
BFM286558 The Crucifixion, c.1507 (tempera on wood) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); 35.7x40.4 cm; Lindenau Museum, Altenburg, Germany; Bildarchiv Foto Marburg

Colonel Blood stealing the regalia from the Tower
LLM455977 Colonel Blood stealing the regalia from the Tower by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Colonel Blood stealing the regalia from the Tower)

Helene Kottanerin steals the Crown of Saint Stephen in 1440, 1882 (litho)
446532 Helene Kottanerin steals the Crown of Saint Stephen in 1440, 1882 (litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Road to Calvary, 1320 (fresco)
741529 The Road to Calvary, 1320 (fresco) by Lorenzetti, Pietro (c.1284-after 1345); San Francesco, Lower Church, Assisi, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Stage Medley representing the polite taste of the town & the matchless merits of poet
DEC418502 The Stage Medley representing the polite taste of the town & the matchless merits of poet G. Polly Peachum and Captain Macheath, c.1728 (engraving) by English School

Ali Baba in the Wood
Black & white illustration from Ali Baba & the Forty Thieves. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley. Date: 1897

Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho)
2815636 Modern life, American policeman who chases a thief in the sea with a hydroplane... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A very modern life)

Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho)
2815400 Carabinieri who during a play of Hamlet in a Piedmont theater seize the skulls... (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

A daring attempt by a thief against two ladies, in a theater in Bucharest (colour litho)
2815310 A daring attempt by a thief against two ladies, in a theater in Bucharest (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

Daring attempt to steal the bibabu by elegant thieves in the offices of a bank, in Turin (colour litho)
2815300 Daring attempt to steal the bibabu by elegant thieves in the offices of a bank, in Turin (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Crucifixion, 1538 (oil on panel)
2970582 The Crucifixion, 1538 (oil on panel) by Cranach, Lucas, the Elder (1472-1553); 121.1x82.5 cm; The Art Institute of Chicago, IL, USA; Charles H. and Mary F. S

Grave robbers stealing from tombs in a funerary chapel in Colombes, Paris (colour litho)
2795950 Grave robbers stealing from tombs in a funerary chapel in Colombes, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

An elderly couple robbed by masked intruders in their home in the Gers, France (colour litho)
2795563 An elderly couple robbed by masked intruders in their home in the Gers, France (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A New Detective Camera (engraving)
3627782 A New Detective Camera (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A New Detective Camera)

An Evening with forty thieves (colour litho)
3095689 An Evening with forty thieves (colour litho) by Concanen, Alfred (1835-86); Private Collection; (add.info.: An Evening with forty thieves)

Thieves besieged in a church in Rouen (colour litho)
3097342 Thieves besieged in a church in Rouen (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thieves besieged in a church in Rouen)

The Friar and the Thieves (Colour Litho)
2783996 The Friar and the Thieves (Colour Litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: The monk and the thieves)

Characters From Charles Dickens - The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist, Postcard, c
2563308 Characters From Charles Dickens - The Artful Dodger from Oliver Twist, Postcard, c.1903 (colour litho) by Clarke, Joseph Clayton (Kyd) (1856-1937)

The Bone of Contention, "When Thieves fall out, Honest Folk come by their own"(engraving)
1626157 The Bone of Contention, " When Thieves fall out, Honest Folk come by their own" (engraving) by Wain, Louis (1860-1939); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bone of Contention)

Landscape with Banditti in Ambush (oil on canvas)
1128287 Landscape with Banditti in Ambush (oil on canvas) by Huchtenburgh, Jan van (1647-1733); 67.5x76.5 cm; Bradford Art Galleries and Museums, West Yorkshire

"Open Sesame", 1930s (colour litho)
1122813 " Open Sesame", 1930s (colour litho) by Bull, Rene(1872-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Arabian Nights published by Blackie & Sons c.1930 s); English, out of copyright

Pillage of a Farm (Le Pillage d un ferme), from The Miseries of War
1067873 Pillage of a Farm (Le Pillage d un ferme), from The Miseries of War, 1633 (etching) by Callot, Jacques (1592-1635); 8.4x18.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno
995615 The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1827-38 (engraving) by Blake

The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno
995600 The Circle of the Thieves: Agnolo Brunelleschi Attacked by a Six-Footed Serpent Inferno, Canto XXV, illustration to the Divine Comedy by Dante Alighieri, 1954 (engraving) by Blake

Minor Cause, Major Effect (coloured engraving)
979132 Minor Cause, Major Effect (coloured engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Minor Cause, Major Effect.); © Look and Learn

Hindoo Policeman of Singapore with Chinese Thieves in Custody (engraving)
2771519 Hindoo Policeman of Singapore with Chinese Thieves in Custody (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Dick of the Dark and Joking Jem plundering Closefists house (engraving)
2808421 Dick of the Dark and Joking Jem plundering Closefists house (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

In the Vicariate of Nan-Yang-Fu, in the center of China, institutes, churches, hospitals and orphanages
2777979 In the Vicariate of Nan-Yang-Fu, in the center of China, institutes, churches, hospitals and orphanages... (colour litho) by Beltrame

The Viennese police have managed to capture in a sewer a gang of thieves who for seven years... (colour litho)
2777937 The Viennese police have managed to capture in a sewer a gang of thieves who for seven years... (colour litho) by Beltrame

Stuff... of the other world (colour litho)
2777823 Stuff... of the other world (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Things... from the other world)

Window depicting the Crucifixion with two Thieves, Sun, Moon, Saint John
1278174 Window depicting the Crucifixion with two Thieves, Sun, Moon, Saint John, Virgin Mary and Others (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); (add.info.: ChevriAres, Eglise St Georges)

Scenes from the passion and crucifixion (fresco)
3496862 Scenes from the passion and crucifixion (fresco) by Baschenis, Pietro (c.1590-1630); Complesso Monastico di Santa Maria Incoronata, Martinengo, Bergamo, Lombardy

Swift justice in the flaming city (engraving)
736212 Swift justice in the flaming city (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Great Fire of Chicago; Swift justice in the flaming city; The fate of)

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"Unveiling the Shadows: A Journey into the World of Thieves" In a world filled with tales of cunning and deceit, they have always held a captivating allure. From Chaucer's "The Pardoner's Tale" to Hornung and Presbrey's thrilling heist in "Raffles, " their stories have enthralled us for centuries. Even advertisements couldn't resist the intrigue, as seen in the iconic Fry's Cocoa advert that lured us with its irresistible temptation. But not all thieving is fictional; headlines scream of jewelers' shops raided by audacious criminals, leaving behind shattered dreams and stolen treasures. History too bears witness to infamous thieves like Rhodes and Beit, whose exploits echoed through time. And who can forget Oliver Twist meeting Fagin, unveiling a dark underbelly where innocence collides with corruption? Yet amidst this darkness, there are glimmers of hope. The Good Samaritan emerges from shadows to restore faith in humanity while reminding us that even they are find redemption. Art captures these tales vividly; Philip Galle's masterpiece "The Parable of the Good Shepherd" transports us back to 1565 when compassion triumphed over greed. Bruegel the Elder's poignant painting "Everyman" reminds us that we are all susceptible to temptation. But it is Pieter van der Heyden’s depiction of “Plundering a Farmhouse” that jolts our senses—revealing how war breeds desperation and turns ordinary people into desperate thieves fighting for survival. As time marches on, new legends emerge like Fort Worth’s notorious Hole in the Wall Gang captured forever in an evocative black-and-white photograph from 1900. And Agnello Brunelleschi battles both human adversaries and mythical serpents as part of his circle of thieves—a testament to mankind’s eternal fascination with danger. Through these diverse glimpses into thievery’s realm, we are reminded that the line between right and wrong can be blurred.