Burning Collection (page 14)

Martyrdom of a Christian saint, 1497. Creator: Master of Anne de Bretagne
Martyrdom of a Christian saints, 1497. Illustration from a Book of Hours. Latin text: Initium sancti evangelii secundum Johannem

Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Aerostiers et Observateurs en Ballon; Tandis que le ballon, abandonne a son sort, acheve de bruler a terre, deux sapeurs s'efforcent de sauver la soupape qui est la plus precieuse de

Coup d'etat in Portugal; Auto-da-fe in front of the building of the Democratic newspaper... 1917. Creator: Unknown
Coup d'etat in Portugal; Auto-da-fe in front of the building of the Democratic newspaper "O'Mundo", ransacked by revolutionaries during a night of disorder from December 7 to 8

Toilet of Helen, La Belle Hélène, 1914. Creator: Bryson Burroughs
Toilet of Helen, La Belle Helene, 1914. Helen of Troy making herself up at a very modern looking dressing-table while Troy burns in the background

Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781. Creator: Per Hillestrom
Interior of a Copper Foundry in Falun, 1781

"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Creator: Unknown. "The House on Fire on Christmas Eve"
"The House on Fire on Christmas Eve", 1860. Illustration from a short story published in "Illustrated London News", 1860

Requited Love Represented by Eros and Anteros, 1588. Creator: Jacob Matham
Requited Love Represented by Eros and Anteros, 1588. From Mythological Subjects

The old man and the frog, 1904. Creator: Charles Lucien Léandre
The old man and the frog, 1904. Le vieillard et la grenouille'. A large sleeping man sits with his back to a round table, on which a frog in a glass bottle climbs a staircase, watched by a maid

'Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678. Creator: Willem Schellinks
Burning of the English Fleet near Chatham (19-24 June 1667), 1667-1678

The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, c.1505-c.1510. Creator: Master of the Figdor Deposition
The Martyrdom of Saint Lucy, c.1505-c.1510

The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667, 1667-1669. Creator: Jan van Leyden
The Dutch Burning English Ships during the Dutch Raid on the Medway, 20 June 1667, 1667-1669

The Battle on the Volturno - battery where the Neapolitans burnt the wounded Garibaldians... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - battery where the Neapolitans burnt the wounded Garibaldians - from a sketch by T. Nast, 1860

The Romans Burning the Dutch Countryside, Publshed 1612. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
The Romans Burning the Dutch Countryside, Publshed 1612. From The War of the Romans Against the Batavians, pl. 34

Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; la ferme Lessard, entre Marizy et Neuilly-Saint-Front, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Moses on the coast near Harwich, in or after 1667-in or before c.1687. Creator: Gesina ter Borch
Moses on the coast near Harwich, in or after 1667-in or before c.1687. Death rows towards Moses ter Borch (the artist's brother) who is standing on the coast of Essex

View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Creator: Anon
View of the fire on the stage of the Schouwburg in Amsterdam on 11 May 1772, (1772-1799). Blazing curtain on the right side of the stage. The actors, the musicians and the audience are in panic

The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Spanish-American War: The Sinking of the Merrimac, 1898, (c1900). It was determined to block the narrow entrance of Santiago harbour [in Cuba], and an old American collier steamer, the Merrimac

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1779-1785. Ceremonies during the Tsingbing Festival. An altar. Man with gong and a burnt offering. Ceremony with major, capitains, lieutenants

Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1785. Creator: Jan Brandes
Chinese sacrificial ceremony in Batavia, 1785. Ceremony during the Tsingbing Festival. Drawings of musical instruments. Worshippers kow-towing. Altar with incense

Allegory of the planet Venus, 1742-1801. Creator: Georg Balthasar Probst
Allegory of the planet Venus, 1742-1801. Venus, sixth planet, and its influence. In the centre floating on a cloud are Venus and Cupid, a set of scales and a bull

View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. Creator: Unknown
View of a ship struck by lightning at sea, 1700-1799. L'Escadre Verte ayant ete accueilli d'une Violente Tempete dans la riviere de St

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War, showing...Captain Caldwell, [commanding] H.M.S

The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1 Creator: Unknown
The Bombardment of Sveaborg - Officers on the Island of Tona Miola - sketched by J. W. Carmichael, 1856. Scene from the Aland War, part of the Crimean War. On Sunday afternoon, August 12, H.M

View of fireworks and a triumphal arch with a two-headed eagle and the name of Joseph... 1765-1799 Creator: Anon
View of fireworks and a triumphal arch with a two-headed eagle and the name of Joseph II, German emperor, 1765-1799. In the background on the left, a structure explodes. On the right a ship is burning

October, 1850-1878. Creator: Charles Francois Daubigny
October, 1850-1878

Vine leaves with a figure and a burning urn, c.1864-c.1894. Creator: Henri Cameré
Vine leaves with a figure and a burning urn, c.1864-c.1894

Mythological scene (Aeneas flees Troy?), 1550-1600. Creator: Aniello Redita
Mythological scene (Aeneas flees Troy?), 1550-1600

Pompey lets the letters of Sertorius burn, 1766. Creator: Louis Fabritius Dubourg
Pompey lets the letters of Sertorius burn, 1766

Moses and the Burning Bush, 1645-1691. Creator: Livio Mehus
Moses and the Burning Bush, 1645-1691

The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Fire at the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Millbank, 1856. The moment the plugs of the Lambeth, Vauxhall, and Southwark Companies mains were drawn

The Burning of the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Battersea-Bridge, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of the Vauxhall Railway Station, seen from Battersea-Bridge, 1856....a sudden alarm of fire arose, and the same instant it was discovered that a small ante-room adjoining

The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre - Flight of the Masqueraders, 1856. Illustration to a poem suggested by a theatre fire

Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, 1856. Creator: Unknown
Burning of Covent-Garden Theatre, [London], 1856. Inquiry into the cause of the fire: John Drake Palmer, gasman, said he had the entire management of the gas-fittings of the theatre

The 45th Regiment, Native Infantry, Burning a Santhal Village and Recovering Plunder, 1856. Creator: Unknown
The 45th Regiment, Native Infantry, Burning a Santhal Village and Recovering Plunder, 1856. British Army responds to an uprising by the Santhal people in present-day Jharkhand and West Bengal

Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Creator: Johan Ludvig Gebhard Lund
Pyrrhus and Andromache before Hector's Tomb, 1807-1811. Andromache grieves for her husband as the city of Thebe Hypoplakia is burned by the Greeks

Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685. Creator: Adam Colonia
Fire by night in a Village, 1650-1685

Prometheus steals fire, 1906-1917. Creator: Poul S. Christiansen
Prometheus steals fire, 1906-1917. Prometheus defies the gods by stealing fire from them, and gives it to humanity in the form of technology, knowledge and civilisation

Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938. Creator: Arnold Genthe
Travel views of Europe, between 1904 and 1938

Un autodafé au XIXe siècle, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Un autodafe au XIXe siecle, 19th century. An auto-da-fe in the nineteenth century

En valachie, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
En valachie, 19th century. In Wallachia

The Bristol Riots: The Burning in the Street. Creator: John Skinner Prout
The Bristol Riots: The Burning in the Street

Crinolina - and the Consequences [recto], 1865. Creator: George Cruikshank
Crinolina - and the Consequences [recto], 1865

L'empire c'est la paix, 1870. Creator: Honore Daumier
L'empire c'est la paix, 1870. Empire is peace

'Le Cathedrale de Reims en flammes; Le clocher a l'Ange et la toiture du chevet en feu, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I". [L'Illustration, Paris, 1926]

'Ecrases par le Nombre; Louvain est evacue le 18 aout, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'Ecrases par le Nombre; Louvain est evacue le 18 aout, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

La supreme defense d'Anvers; Des maisons de Lierre brulent, 1914. Creator: Unknown
'La supreme defense d'Anvers; Des maisons de Lierre brulent. Le pont sur la riviere Nethe est coupe, 1914. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919: Volume I"

'Le Cathedrale de Reims en flammes le 17 septembre, 1914. Creator: Jules Matot
'Le Cathedrale de Reims en flammes le 17 septembre; Le clocheton du chevit dit "Clocher a L'Ange" te la tour nord-ouest devores par l'incendie, 1914

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In the face of danger, a heroic fireman fearlessly rushes into the burning inferno to rescue a young girl trapped inside. The flames roar and dance, threatening to consume everything in their path. With unwavering determination, he navigates through the smoke-filled corridors of LCC-LFB Dockhead fire station in Bermondsey. This powerful image reminds us of the bravery and selflessness displayed by firefighters every day as they risk their lives to save others from the destructive force of fire, and is a testament to their courage and dedication that they willingly put themselves in harm's way for the sake of others. The concept takes on various forms throughout history - from blowing glass in a British factory during the 1800s, where skilled artisans transformed molten material into delicate works of art; to volcanic eruptions like Kimanura Nyamulagira Virungas in Zaire, Africa, where nature unleashes its fiery fury upon unsuspecting landscapes. Even naval vessels have fallen victim to devastating fires, such as HMS Iron Duke during the Great Fire of Smyrna in 1922. This tragic event serves as a reminder that even mighty ships can be reduced to ashes when faced with an uncontrollable blaze. Burning crosses at Lewes' annual bonfire night parade symbolize both celebration and remembrance. As sparks illuminate the sky above East Sussex, communities come together to honor historical events while reveling in tradition and unity. Metaphorically speaking, we often find ourselves "burning" both ends when we push our limits or overextend ourselves. The phrase "burning the candle at both ends" speaks volumes about our relentless pursuit towards success but also warns against neglecting our own well-being amidst life's demands. Artistic depictions like Netherlandish Proverbs illustrated in a village landscape capture everyday scenes infused with hidden meanings - reminding us that behind seemingly ordinary actions lie profound lessons and wisdom.