Desperation Collection (page 3)

Lamentation over the Dead Christ, detail, glazed earthenware, Guido Mazzoni (1450-1518), Church of Sant'Anna dei Lombardi called Santa Maria di Monteoliveto, Naples Naples Church of S

Enameled panel depicting the Crucifixion, by the Limoges School, in the Museo Civico Filangieri, Palazzo Cuomo, Naples Naples Palazzo Cuomo, Museo Civico Filangieri Tile Early Renaissance

Crucifixion, pulpit by Nicola Pisano, Siena Cathedral Siena Cathedral High Relief Gothic, Middle Ages, Europe, First and Second Millennium A.D.. Date of Photograph:1890 ca

Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble)
3615935 Detail of Ugolino and His Sons, 1865-67 (Saint-Beat marble) by Carpeaux, Jean-Baptiste (1827-75); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Roman Charity, c1612. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
Roman Charity, c1612. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. Artist: Pierre Charles Tremolieres
Ulysses Lands on the Isle of Calypso, 1737. From the Musee Fabre, Montpellier, France

Orpheus went to the underworld to fetch his wife, Eurydice, but failed to follow Hades instructions and lost her forever

AMERICAN WAR LOAN POSTER
This American poster exhorts citizens to Buy more liberty bonds with the heartrending slogan Must children die and mothers plead in vain? Date: circa 1917

Lake Lindeman, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo)
JHL358814 Lake Lindeman, from One Man's Gold Rush: A Klondike Album by Murray Cromwell Morgan (b/w photo) by Hegg, Eric A. (1867-1947); Private Collection

Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry)
CUL4927069 Apocalypse Tapestry or Apocalypse of Angers, 1375-80 (tapestry) by Bataille, Nicolas (fl. 1363-1400); 148x106 cm; Chateau d'Angers

Joan I of Castile called Joan the Mad (Juana la loca) wife of Philip of Habsburg, 19th century (oil on canvas)
CUL4929043 Joan I of Castile called Joan the Mad (Juana la loca) wife of Philip of Habsburg, 19th century (oil on canvas) by Galue, Louis (1810-1887); Musee des Beaux-Arts, Tournai

The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy, c. 1470 (tapestry)
CUL4896934 The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy, c.1470 (tapestry) by Master of Coetivy, (Henri de Vulcop) (fl.1450-75); 477x942 cm; (add.info.: The Trojan War: The Destruction of Troy. ca. 1470)

Man Person Contemplating Suicide Hanging Himself
Man contemplating hanging himself from a tree. After a work by Honore Daumier

Desperate (oil on panel)
471341 Desperate (oil on panel) by Stevens, Alfred Emile (1823-1906); 102x71 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Starving conquistadors eat dog meat, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail)
IND388225 Starving conquistadors eat dog meat, 1698 (oil on cork) (detail) by Gonzalez, Miguel (fl.1698); Museo de America, Madrid, Spain; (add.info.: Spanish conquest of Mexico)

St George and the Dragon
IND47296 St George and the Dragon by Nisart, Pedro (15th century); Museo Diocesano de Mallorca, Spain; Index Fototeca

Reflections of a Starving Man or Social Contrasts, 1894 (oil on canvas)
ALI198065 Reflections of a Starving Man or Social Contrasts, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Longoni, Emilio (1859-1932); 190x155 cm; Museo Civico, Biella

Les Mangeurs De Chair Humaine (engraving)
2783204 Les Mangeurs De Chair Humaine (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Les Mangeurs De Chair Humaine)

Drunk Husband, 1894 (oil on canvas)
BAL347494 Drunk Husband, 1894 (oil on canvas) by Lemoch, Kirill Vikentievich (1841-1910); Art Gallery of Taganrog, Russia

A Seizure, c. 1840 (litho) (b / w photo)
CHT217761 A Seizure, c.1840 (litho) (b/w photo) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47) (after); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee Carnavalet, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas)
658199 A Slap in the Face, (oil on canvas) by Frangiamore, Salvatore (1853-1915); 67.3x46.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: A Slap in the Face. Salvatore Frangiamore (fl. 1897). Oil on canvas

The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper)
AMO418075 The Death of Meleager (pen & ink with gouache on paper) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); 22.6x23 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

King Lear and Cordelia, 1776 (etching and aquatint with India ink)
XYC290770 King Lear and Cordelia, 1776 (etching and aquatint with India ink) by Barry, James (1741-1806); 55.6x54.9 cm; Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection

Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper)
FTB97838 Death, from the Cycle of Human Life, 1906-07 (gouache on paper) by Sartorio, Giulio Aristide (1860-1932); Galleria Internazionale d Arte Moderna, Ca Pesaro, Venice

The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas)
824542 The Giaour, Conqueror of Hassan; Le Giaour, Vainqueur d Hassan, (oil on canvas) by Vernet, Emile Jean Horace (1789-1863); 65x54 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: The Giaour)

The Bread Riot in Richmond, Virginia, 1863 (litho)
PNP256386 The Bread Riot in Richmond, Virginia, 1863 (litho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The tree of intemperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (colour litho)
AQS336768 The tree of intemperance, published by N. Currier, New York, 1849 (colour litho) by Currier, Nathaniel (1813-88); 33.9x22.5 cm; American Antiquarian Society, Worcester, Massachusetts

8 a. m. migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field, near Meloland, Imperial County, CA
8 a.m. Migratory field workers pulling carrots in a field. Note carrot digging tractor in background. " They ll sleep in the row (to hold a place in the field)

The misery of balanced perplexities (b / w photo)
7181827 The misery of balanced perplexities (b/w photo) by Wendt, Lionel (1900-40); Private Collection; (add.info.: The misery of balanced perplexities)

Beethoven: The Allegro Finale of the C-sharp-minor Quartet (colour litho)
7153214 Beethoven: The Allegro Finale of the C-sharp-minor Quartet (colour litho) by Lintott, Edward Barnard (1875-1951); Private Collection; (add.info)

Julius Caesar on the voyage to Britain, 55 BC (colour litho)
7185385 Julius Caesar on the voyage to Britain, 55 BC (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Julius Caesar on the voyage to Britain, 55 BC)

The Collar of Misery (engraving)
7185144 The Collar of Misery (engraving) by Geoffroy, Jean (called Geo) (1853-1924); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Collar of Misery)

Fear death? To feel the fog in my throat, illustration from Prospice by Robert Browning
IL370467 Fear death? To feel the fog in my throat, illustration from Prospice by Robert Browning by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; English, out of copyright

The poor of Paris, early 20th century (drawing)
AIS5356090 The poor of Paris, early 20th century (drawing) by Thiriat, Paul (1868-1943); (add.info.: The dormitory of women in the Saint Anne hospital in Paris housing the mentally ill)

The Lazzaroni, characters of the Neapolitan people. View of the Gulf of Naples (oil on canvas)
JEB4852861 The Lazzaroni, characters of the Neapolitan people. View of the Gulf of Naples (oil on canvas) by Reynaud, Francois (1825-1909); 165x210 cm; Palais de Longchamp, Marseille

Its wise being good than bad, illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho)
IL370470 Its wise being good than bad, illustration from Rabbi Ben Ezra by Robert Browning (colour litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945); Private Collection; (add.info)

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In the depths of despair, captured by William Hogarth's iconic "Gin Lane" from 1751, we witness the haunting portrayal of desperation. The artist skillfully depicts a society consumed by addiction and poverty, where hope seems to have vanished like a distant dream. Moving forward in time, an advert for Frys Chocolate serves as a bittersweet reminder that even in moments of desperation, indulging in small pleasures can provide temporary solace. As John William Waterhouse's enchanting mermaid emerges from the depths of her aquatic realm, one cannot help but wonder if she too yearns for something beyond her watery confines - perhaps an escape from her own desperate existence. Stepping into the realm of spirituality and faith, "The New Jerusalem" painted around 1900 presents us with a vision of salvation amidst chaos. In this depiction, desperation takes on a different form - it becomes an opportunity for redemption and renewal. As we journey through art history, Rembrandt van Rhijn's powerful painting "Christ with Arms Folded" captures a moment frozen in time. The somber expression on Christ's face speaks volumes about his understanding of human suffering and our shared experience of desperation. In Thomas Gainsborough’s study for "Deserted - A Foundling, " oil on canvas reveals abandoned children left to fend for themselves – their innocent faces reflecting both vulnerability and sheer desperation. Michelangelo Caravaggio's masterpiece "The Laying in the Tomb" transports us to the biblical scene where Jesus is laid to rest after his crucifixion. Here we witness not only grief but also profound despair among those who loved him most. Peter Paul Rubens' dramatic painting "Le Coup de Lance" portrays Christ being pierced by a lance during his crucifixion. Desperation intertwines with agony as Rubens captures this pivotal moment in Christian iconography.