Barefoot Collection (page 5)

Female Ascetic (recto), c1600 (recto) Creator: Unknown
Female Ascetic (recto), Folio from an Album (image 3 of 4), c1600 (recto)

Krishna and Radha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Krishna and Radha, 19th century. Hindu gods playing on a swing, with lotus flowers beyond and a stormy sky above

Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Prince at Kandy, Ceylon, 1876. The future King Edward VII meets locals....the great Kandyan chiefs...were marvels to behold

Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Parvati Nursing Ganesha, 19th century. India's multiple religious traditions produced lively exchanges in the representation of the divine

Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by... 1876. Creator: Unknown
Cinghalese Chiefs waiting for the Prince of Wales at Kandy, Ceylon, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876. Royal visit of the future King Edward VII

'Talibe equipped for fighting; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Talibe equipped for fighting; Journey from the Senegal to the Niger, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

St Christopher with the Christ Child, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
St Christopher with the Christ Child, 17th century

Portrait of Master Francis M. Jencks, c1848. Creator: Alfred Jacob Miller
Portrait of Master Francis M. Jencks, c1848

Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan... between 1876 and 1882
Compiled Album from Four Series: A Mirror of Famous Generals of Japan; Comic Pictures of Famous Places in Civilizing Tokyo; Twenty-four Accomplishments in Imperial Japan; Twenty-four Hours in

Figure studies with a standing man in a red dressing gown, 1832-1880. Creator: Jan Weissenbruch
Figure studies with a standing man in a red dressing gown, 1832-1880

Valkyrie, 1865. Creator: Peter Nicolai Arbo
Valkyrie, 1865

A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Mrua Medicine Man and his Train, from a sketch by Lieutenant Cameron in Central Africa, 1876. The people of Urua, or Kasongo's country, are called Mrua

Putto in front of a Hedge of Roses. Creator: Unknown
Putto in front of a Hedge of Roses, Unknown date. Manner of Francesco Pesellino

Venus and Cupid, early 16th century. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
Venus and Cupid, early 16th century

Portrait of the young Henri Bertholet-Campan (1784-1821) with the dog Aline, 1786. Creator: Adolf Ulric Wertmüller
Portrait of the young Henri Bertholet-Campan (1784-1821) with the dog Aline, 1786

A Journey into the Herzegovina: Interior of a Hut at Belovase, 1876. Creator: Unknown
A Journey into the Herzegovina: Interior of a Hut at Belovase, 1876. Family life in a typical home:..where our Special Artist stopped in his journey into the Herzegovina...Although, diplomatically

Buddhist Deity Katen, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Buddhist Deity Katen, 19th century

Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chohan, 1883. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Minamoto no Ushiwakamaru Battling with the Brigand Kumasaka Chohan, 1883. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

Shinozuka Iganokami Sadatsuna Lifting a Giant Beam, 1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Shinozuka Iganokami Sadatsuna Lifting a Giant Beam, 1886. From Yoshitoshi's Warriors Trembling with Courage

"Hairy" Ainu, 19th century. Creator: Unknown. "Hairy" Ainu, 19th century. Creator: Unknown
"Hairy" Ainu, 19th century

Yotsuguruma Daihachi and Kotengu Heisuke Duel during the Battle of the Wrestlers and the... 1886
Yotsuguruma Daihachi and Kotengu Heisuke Duel during the Battle of the Wrestlers and the Firemen at Shimmei Shrine, 1886. From A Selection of Western Color Prints

The Buddhist Deity Wisdom Mahakala (Jñana Mahakala), c.9th century. Creator: Unknown
The Buddhist Deity Wisdom Mahakala (Jnana Mahakala), c.9th century

Padre Giovanni addressing the people in front of the Jesuits College, Naples... 1860. Creator: Unknown
Padre Giovanni addressing the people in front of the Jesuits College, Naples - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Hatchotsubute Kiheiji's Wife Yatsushiro with a Dog, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Temple Page Shiragikumaru Wrestling a Green Demon, 1866. From Beauty and Valor in the Novel Suikoden

The Prince of Wales seeing a Dance of Wild Hillmen at Calcutta, 1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales seeing a Dance of Wild Hillmen at Calcutta, 1876. The future King Edward VII is entertained during a royal visit to India. From "Illustrated London News", 1876

Soga no Goro Riding on Horseback to Oiso, 1882. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Soga no Goro Riding on Horseback to Oiso, 1882. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

Costumes of Western India, woman of the Carnatic, 1876. Creator: Unknown
Costumes of Western India, woman of the Carnatic, 1876. Woman in....ordinary attire...belonging to the humbler orders of native society...copied, by permission of Dr

The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow...1876. Creator: W. H. O
The Prince of Wales in India: group of survivors of the Defence of Lucknow [1857], from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

Portrait of the Actor Ichikawa Danjuro VII in the Role of Yoemon (image 3 of 3), Early 1810s

Gokyu Suisanta, c1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Gokyu Suisanta, c1852

Actor portraying a seller of birds for release, between circa 1850 and circa 1852. Creator: Utagawa Kuniyoshi
Actor portraying a seller of birds for release, between circa 1850 and circa 1852. From Analog of Three Shrines

Yui, Published in 1854. Creators: Utagawa Kunisada, Ando Hiroshige
Yui, Published in 1854. From Double-brush 53 stages(Sohitsu gojusan tsugi), no. 17. he Sisters (Shimei) Miyagino and Shinobu

Okaru and Kampei outside Kamakura Castle, Act III from the Play Chushingura, 1806. Creator: Hokusai
Okaru and Kampei outside Kamakura Castle, Act III from the Play Chushingura, 1806

Scene from Chushingura, Act 7, 1806. Creator: Hokusai
Scene from Chushingura, Act 7, 1806. Attributed to Katsushika Hokusai

The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Greedy Old Woman Leaving the Three Sparrows, c1886. From Sketches by Yoshitoshi

The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Powerful Thief Kobayashi Masashichi Fighting Policemen, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 614

The Widow Fuku Giving Birth on the Way to Court for Arraignment for Theft, 1875. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
The Widow Fuku Giving Birth on the Way to Court for Arraignment for Theft, 1875. From The Postal News, no. 527

Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Kiyohime, Emerging from the Hidaka River, Turning into a Serpent, 1865. From One Hundred Ghost Tales from China and Japan

Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, 1889. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Oniwakamaru Observing the Great Carp in the Pond, 1889. From New Forms of the Thirty-six Ghosts

Costumes de Différents Pays, Kandaharien Sujet Persan, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Kandaharien Sujet Persan, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier du Royaume de Benin, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerrier du Royaume de Benin, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Pretre des Ysles de Sandwich, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Pretre des Ysles de Sandwich, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme des Iles les Marquises, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme des Iles les Marquises, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Femme de la Côte d'Or, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Femme de la Cote d'Or, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Guerrier de la Nouvelle Zelande, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Guerrier de la Nouvelle Zelande, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Roi de Juida, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Roi de Juida, c1797

Costumes de Différents Pays, Negre de la Côte d'Or, c1797. Creator: Jacques Grasset de Saint-Sauveur
Costumes de Differents Pays, Negre de la Cote d'Or, c1797

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"Barefoot: A Journey Through Time and Culture" From Santa Claus at the Beach to French Boules Players, being barefoot transcends time and culture, and is a symbol of freedom, simplicity, and connection with nature. In Leon-Maxime Faivre's painting "Deux meres (Two Mothers), " we see two women embracing their children while standing barefoot on the earth. Their bond is strengthened by the grounding sensation beneath their feet. Andrey Rublyov's masterpiece "The Trinity of Roublev" depicts three divine figures in deep contemplation. Even in this sacred moment they can depicted without shoes – a reminder that spirituality knows no boundaries or material possessions. Albrecht Durer's "The Man of Sorrows" showcases Jesus Christ bearing his suffering for humanity. His journey towards redemption is marked by his humble state - barefoot and vulnerable. Visitors at the Taj Mahal experience its grandeur but also remove their shoes as a sign of respect for this UNESCO World Heritage Site. The cool marble floor against their soles connects them to centuries of history and love stories etched within these walls. Martha Graham, an iconic American dancer and choreographer, believed that true expression comes from feeling every movement through your feet. She danced barefoot to connect deeply with her art form and leave an indelible mark on the world stage. Pierre Auguste Cot's painting "Springtime" captures a tender moment between lovers strolling hand in hand through lush greenery – both blissfully unburdened by footwear as they revel in each other's company. Flora or Primavera from Pompeii reminds us that even ancient Romans appreciated the freedom bestowed upon them when walking barefoot amidst blooming flowers - an ode to life itself. Richard Harris, the charismatic Irish actor known for his roles in Camelot and Gladiator, was often seen performing onstage without shoes - embodying raw emotion and vulnerability in his craft.