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Compassion, a universal language that transcends time and borders, and is beautifully depicted in various forms of art across different cultures and continents

Background imageCompassion Collection: Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny

Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b / w photo)
XIR287024 Sister Victoire Darras tending the cholera victims at the Hotel-Dieu of Chauny, 1832 (litho) (b/w photo) by Thomas, Napoleon (19th century) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageCompassion Collection: DDE-90032152

DDE-90032152
Italy, Cinque Terre, Monterosso. A statue of St. Francis of Assisi petting a dog and looking out over the sea. Date: 21/07/2004

Background imageCompassion Collection: Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ

Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic)
6166222 Christ and the Woman Taken in Adultery, Byzantine mosaic, Episodes from the life of Christ, XII-XIII centuries (mosaic) by Byzantine

Background imageCompassion Collection: Hope and Humanity, 1942 (oil on canvas)

Hope and Humanity, 1942 (oil on canvas)
658982 Hope and Humanity, 1942 (oil on canvas) by Harcourt, George (1868/69-1947); 71.1x91.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Hope and Humanity. George Harcourt (1868/69-1947). Oil on canvas

Background imageCompassion Collection: Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera

Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera epidemic in Russia
6014152 Tsar Alexander III and Tsarina Maria Feodorovna visiting patients in hospital during a cholera epidemic in Russia, 1892 (litho) by Beer

Background imageCompassion Collection: Painted Banner (Thangka) of Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded by his Retinue, 16th century

Painted Banner (Thangka) of Bodhisattva Maitreya Surrounded by his Retinue, 16th century

Background imageCompassion Collection: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra)

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara Seated with Hand in Gesture of Reassurance (Abhayamudra), 15th/16th century

Background imageCompassion Collection: Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th century. Creator: Unknown

Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th century

Background imageCompassion Collection: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th / 10th century. Creator: Unknown

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th / 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 9th/10th century

Background imageCompassion Collection: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th / 12th century. Creator: Unknown

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th / 12th century. Creator: Unknown
Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara, 11th/12th century

Background imageCompassion Collection: Head of Guanyin, late Northern Qi / Sui dynasty, late 6th century. Creator: Unknown

Head of Guanyin, late Northern Qi / Sui dynasty, late 6th century. Creator: Unknown
Head of Guanyin, late Northern Qi/Sui dynasty, late 6th century

Background imageCompassion Collection: Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Creator: Giuseppe Camerata

Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Creator: Giuseppe Camerata
Christ and the woman taken in adultery, 1750-57. Formerly attributed as being after Bartolomeo Biscaino

Background imageCompassion Collection: Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Period of Division, 561. Creator: Unknown

Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Period of Division, 561. Creator: Unknown
Possibly Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin), Period of Division, 561

Background imageCompassion Collection: Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) with vase and willow twig, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Bodhisattva Avalokiteshvara (Guanyin) with vase and willow twig, Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Formerly attributed to Yan Liben

Background imageCompassion Collection: Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Early Tang dynasty, 700-750

Standing Bodhisattva Guanyin (Avalokiteshvara), Early Tang dynasty, 700-750

Background imageCompassion Collection: Imperial figure of Avalokiteshvara (see also 474250 to 474254) (gilt bronze)

Imperial figure of Avalokiteshvara (see also 474250 to 474254) (gilt bronze)
474253 Imperial figure of Avalokiteshvara (see also 474250 to 474254) (gilt bronze) by Tibetan School, (14th century); height: 31 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Easter Morning, Mary Magdalen, 1876 (stained glass)

Easter Morning, Mary Magdalen, 1876 (stained glass)
3475475 Easter Morning, Mary Magdalen, 1876 (stained glass) by Burne-Jones, Edward Coley (1833-98); Chateau Impney, Droitwich, UK; (add.info.: Morris & Co.); eAlastair Carew-Cox; English

Background imageCompassion Collection: Jesus asks: Who Is My Neighbour? (litho)

Jesus asks: Who Is My Neighbour? (litho)
5997761 Jesus asks: Who Is My Neighbour? (litho) by Sullivan, Edmund Joseph (1869-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jesus asks: Who Is My Neighbour)

Background imageCompassion Collection: The Bodhisattva Kannon, 1883 (ink, colour & gold on silk)

The Bodhisattva Kannon, 1883 (ink, colour & gold on silk)
619078 The Bodhisattva Kannon, 1883 (ink, colour & gold on silk) by Kano Hogai (1828-88); 163x84.8 cm; Freer Gallery of Art, Smithsonian Institution, USA; Freer Gallery of Art

Background imageCompassion Collection: St Gerasimus and the lion (chromolitho)

St Gerasimus and the lion (chromolitho)
1093798 St Gerasimus and the lion (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: St Gerasimus and the lion)

Background imageCompassion Collection: The respect of St Vincent de Paul for the poor (chromolitho)

The respect of St Vincent de Paul for the poor (chromolitho)
973940 The respect of St Vincent de Paul for the poor (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The respect of St Vincent de Paul for the poor)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Clovis II, Frankish King of Neustria and Burgundy (engraving)

Clovis II, Frankish King of Neustria and Burgundy (engraving)
969121 Clovis II, Frankish King of Neustria and Burgundy (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Clovis II (637-658), Frankish King of Neustria and Burgundy

Background imageCompassion Collection: French women nursing wounded soldiers in Morocco (colour litho)

French women nursing wounded soldiers in Morocco (colour litho)
2779401 French women nursing wounded soldiers in Morocco (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: French women nursing wounded soldiers in Morocco)

Background imageCompassion Collection: L Ile Des Lepreux (engraving)

L Ile Des Lepreux (engraving)
2788967 L Ile Des Lepreux (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L Ile Des Lepreux. Illustration for Journal Des Voyages, 28 September 1890)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Mireille (colour litho)

Mireille (colour litho)
2818449 Mireille (colour litho) by Cot, Pierre Auguste (1837-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mireille. Painting by Pierre-Auguste Cot in the Musee du Luxembourg. Mireille. Tableau de Cot)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Henri IV, King of the Poor who wants all his subjects to have a chicken for Sunday dinner

Henri IV, King of the Poor who wants all his subjects to have a chicken for Sunday dinner
CHT285237 Henri IV, King of the Poor who wants all his subjects to have a chicken for Sunday dinner, c.1900 (colour litho) by Job, pseudonym for Onfray de Breville

Background imageCompassion Collection: Representation of Charity - Money for a poor crippled boy

Representation of Charity - Money for a poor crippled boy
A moral postcard depicting Charity as two smartly-dressed young girls offer some coins to a poor, crippled young boy with crutches, sat at the side of the street. Date: 1909

Background imageCompassion Collection: The Empress Eugenie (1829-1920) visiting the cholera victims in Amiens on the 4th July

The Empress Eugenie (1829-1920) visiting the cholera victims in Amiens on the 4th July
CHT163416 The Empress Eugenie (1829-1920) visiting the cholera victims in Amiens on the 4th July 1866, c.1866-70 (litho) by French School, (19th century); Musee d Histoire de la Medecine, Paris

Background imageCompassion Collection: Christian Charity, c. 1625-26 (oil on canvas)

Christian Charity, c. 1625-26 (oil on canvas)
DAY235415 Christian Charity, c.1625-26 (oil on canvas) by Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri) (1591-1666); 93.3x109.8 cm; The Dayton Art Institute, Dayton, Ohio

Background imageCompassion Collection: Passions from Physiognomy, 1829 (engraving)

Passions from Physiognomy, 1829 (engraving)
5893741 Passions from Physiognomy, 1829 (engraving) by Smellie, William (1697-1763); (add.info.: Passions from Johann Caspar Lavaters Physiognomy)

Background imageCompassion Collection: 'Faithful helps Christian up after his fall'from The Pilgrim

"Faithful helps Christian up after his fall"from The Pilgrim
5615805 " Faithful helps Christian up after his fall" from The Pilgrims Progress From This World, To That Which Is To Come by John Bunyan (1628-1688) Illustration by Byam Shaw (1872-1919)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Portrait, The Late Mr Flowers, Bow Street magistrate

Portrait, The Late Mr Flowers, Bow Street magistrate - Mercy seasoned his justice. 1886

Background imageCompassion Collection: US President Abraham Lincoln comforting a dying soldier during the American Civil War (engraving)

US President Abraham Lincoln comforting a dying soldier during the American Civil War (engraving)
5207280 US President Abraham Lincoln comforting a dying soldier during the American Civil War (engraving) by English School

Background imageCompassion Collection: Figure of Guanyin, 17th or 18th century (gilt bronze)

Figure of Guanyin, 17th or 18th century (gilt bronze)
AME119007 Figure of Guanyin, 17th or 18th century (gilt bronze) by Chinese School; height:24.5 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Chinese, out of copyright

Background imageCompassion Collection: The Emperor Napoleon III visiting wounded soldiers after the Battle of Solferino

The Emperor Napoleon III visiting wounded soldiers after the Battle of Solferino
CHT322531 The Emperor Napoleon III visiting wounded soldiers after the Battle of Solferino, 24th June 1859 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

Background imageCompassion Collection: The good Samaritan, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte

The good Samaritan, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte
REV326578 The good Samaritan, illustration from a catechism L Histoire Sainte, published by Charles Delagrave, Paris, late 19th century (colour litho) by French School

Background imageCompassion Collection: Ms EAB 664 The Good Samaritan, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b / w photo)

Ms EAB 664 The Good Samaritan, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b / w photo)
XIR252746 Ms EAB 664 The Good Samaritan, from the Codex Purpureus (vellum) (b/w photo) by Byzantine School, (6th century); Museo Diocesano, Rossano

Background imageCompassion Collection: Compassion (chromolitho)

Compassion (chromolitho)
735197 Compassion (chromolitho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Compassion. Liebig card)

Background imageCompassion Collection: A soldiers family being looked after at his barracks (colour litho)

A soldiers family being looked after at his barracks (colour litho)
2807661 A soldiers family being looked after at his barracks (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Nepalese-Chinese-style bodhisattva (lacquer, cloth, traces of blue, gold

Nepalese-Chinese-style bodhisattva (lacquer, cloth, traces of blue, gold
3533786 Nepalese-Chinese-style bodhisattva (lacquer, cloth, traces of blue, gold, and green paint & gold leaf) by Chinese School, Yuan Dynasty (1279-1368); 58.5x43.3x29.5 cm; Freer Gallery of Art

Background imageCompassion Collection: French soldiers of the 200th Regiment in their barracks in Montpellier with an abandoned child

French soldiers of the 200th Regiment in their barracks in Montpellier with an abandoned child they adopted (engraving)
2789461 French soldiers of the 200th Regiment in their barracks in Montpellier with an abandoned child they adopted (engraving) by French School

Background imageCompassion Collection: Constantin Magnier, friend of animals, surrounded by his charges (colour litho)

Constantin Magnier, friend of animals, surrounded by his charges (colour litho)
2779662 Constantin Magnier, friend of animals, surrounded by his charges (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Constantin Magnier, friend of animals)

Background imageCompassion Collection: The little nurse (colour litho)

The little nurse (colour litho)
3104130 The little nurse (colour litho) by German School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The little nurse)

Background imageCompassion Collection: 'All Victorious'Guanyin Bodhisattva, Yunnan Province

"All Victorious"Guanyin Bodhisattva, Yunnan Province
2563518 " All Victorious" Guanyin Bodhisattva, Yunnan Province, 1147-72 (gilt bronze with lacquer) by Chinese School (12th century); 48.9x11.9x6.7 cm; San Diego Museum of Art

Background imageCompassion Collection: Pagoda of Canon (Kannon)

Pagoda of Canon (Kannon)
Pagoda dedicated to the deity Canon (Kwannon, Kannon, Quannon) More commonly refereed to as Kannon, this Buddhist deity personifies compassion and is known as the Goddess of Mercy

Background imageCompassion Collection: Nyoirin Kannon, Kamakura Period (bronze)

Nyoirin Kannon, Kamakura Period (bronze)
1150085 Nyoirin Kannon, Kamakura Period (bronze) by Japanese School; 23.5x15.2x11.4 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN, USA; (add.info.: The distinct seated pose, known as " royal ease)

Background imageCompassion Collection: Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia visiting Paris hospitals, 1897 (colour litho)

Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia visiting Paris hospitals, 1897 (colour litho)
971960 Grand Duke Vladimir of Russia visiting Paris hospitals, 1897 (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)



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Compassion, a universal language that transcends time and borders, and is beautifully depicted in various forms of art across different cultures and continents. In the bustling streets of Kathmandu, Nepal, a painting of Avalokitesvara, the Buddha of Compassion, captures the essence of empathy and kindness. The vibrant colors and intricate details serve as a reminder to embrace compassion in our daily lives. Traveling westward to Europe, we encounter Pompeo Girolamo Batoni's masterpiece "Return of the Prodigal Son. " This iconic painting portrays forgiveness and understanding as a father embraces his wayward child with open arms. It teaches us that compassion knows no boundaries or limitations. Venturing further east to South Korea's capital city Seoul, we find Kwanseum Bosal - Avalokitesvara (Bodhisattva of Compassion). This serene statue radiates tranquility and love for all beings. Its presence serves as an inspiration to cultivate compassion within ourselves. Paris becomes our next destination where we discover mandalas dedicated to compassion. These intricate designs symbolize unity and interconnectedness among all living creatures. They remind us that true compassion extends beyond individuals; it encompasses entire communities. Guan Yin, the Bodhisattva from ancient times between 10th-13th century China captivates hearts with her gentle demeanor. Her image represents mercy towards those who suffer while offering solace during difficult times. The Greek icon Pieta showcases Jesus' unconditional love for humanity through his sacrifice on the cross. This profound artwork evokes deep emotions within us while reminding us that true compassion often requires selflessness. A lace card depicting The Sacred Heart of Jesus from 19th-century lithography conveys divine love intertwined with human suffering. It reminds us that even amidst pain, there is always room for empathy and healing. Jesus' interaction with the Centurion portrayed in oil on canvas illustrates how compassion transcends societal boundaries.