Ignorance Collection

Minerva Victorious over ignorance
Minervas Victorious over Ignorance. Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611). Oil on canvas

Arctic Fox (Alopex / Vulpes lagopus) yawning, during moult from grey summer fur to winter white. Dovrefjell National Park, Norway, September

La Commune arretee par l Ignorance et le Reaction, 1871. Satirical cartoon depicting an allegorical figure representing the Paris Commune arrested by Ignorance and Reaction. From a private collection

Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, conquers Ignorance, 1605 (oil on canvas)
490014 Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, conquers Ignorance, 1605 (oil on canvas) by Claeissins or Claeissens, Anthuenis (Antoon) (1536-1613); 197.5x280 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Ignorance (engraving)
8673622 Ignorance (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ignorance. Illustration for The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (Routledge, Warne)

Ignorance Thrust into Hell (engraving)
8673612 Ignorance Thrust into Hell (engraving) by Watson, James Dawson (1832-92); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ignorance Thrust into Hell)

Where ignorance is bliss (colour litho)
8656528 Where ignorance is bliss (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where ignorance is bliss)

Oberlin in Alsace (litho)
8670464 Oberlin in Alsace (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Oberlin in Alsace. Illustration for Heroes of Modern Crusades)

Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving)
8638769 Page from Proverbs with Pictures by Charles H Bennett, 1859 (engraving) by Bennett, Charles Henry (1828-67) (after); Private Collection; (add.info)

I sette vizi capitale (The seven main sins). Creator: Fabbi, Fabio (1861-1946)
I sette vizi capitale (The seven main sins). Found in the Collection of the Museo Ottocento Bologna.

St Catherine Imploring Pope Gregory XI to Return from Avignon to Rome, early-mid 18th century. Creator: Marco Benefial
St Catherine Imploring Pope Gregory XI to Return from Avignon to Rome, early-mid 18th century. Catherine is persuading the Pope to return to Rome to end the Avignon Papacy

Vajrayogini as Naro Dakini, 18th century. Creator: Unknown
Vajrayogini as Naro Dakini, 18th century. The goddess and Buddha Vajrayogini lunges powerfully as she tramples two figures that symbolize the three mental poisons: delusion, hatred, and desire

Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcomin... c1727. Creator: Francois Boucher
Project for a Cartouche: An Allegory of Minerva, Fame, History and Faith Overcoming Ignorance and Time, c1727

Shiva as the Lord of Dance, 10th century. Creator: Unknown
Shiva as the Lord of Dance, 10th century

Tiens, ce n'est rien que des peintures!... 1855. Creator: Honore Daumier
Tiens, ce n'est rien que des peintures!... 1855. Pun on the French word toile which can mean canvas or cloth. - Tiens, ce n'est rien que des peintures

Shiva as the Lord of Dance, between c.950 and c.1000. Creator: Unknown
Shiva as the Lord of Dance, between c.950 and c.1000

Devant le tableau de Monsieur Gustave Moreau, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Devant le tableau de Monsieur Gustave Moreau, 19th century. Exhibition. First visitor: A cat with a low-cut neckline and a woman's head, that's called a Sphinx then

Le peintre qui a eu un tableau refusé... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le peintre qui a eu un tableau refuse... 19th century. Exhibition of 1859. Painter who has had a picture rejected: Monsieur, don't you think this is a terrible picture

On dit qu'on commence déja a la voir... 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
On dit qu'on commence deja a la voir... 19th century. The comet of 1857: women discussing the appearance of the comet. One asks where it can be seen. Near Cherbourg is the reply

Wisdom Conquering Ignorance, c.1597. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler II
Wisdom Conquering Ignorance, c.1597

Esquisse pour le salon des Arts à l'Hôtel de Ville de Paris : La glorification de l'Art, c.1888
Esquisse pour le salon des Arts a l'Hotel de Ville de Paris : La glorification de l'Art, c.1888

Ignorance and Mercury, n.d. Creator: School of Andrea Mantegna
Ignorance and Mercury, n.d

Sculpture, 1913. Creator: John Runer
Sculpture, 1913. Reclining nude with his hands at the sides of his head

Humour among birds Botheration Cruikshank 19th century cartoon
This is a cartoon etching by the well-known Victorian social caricaturist / cartoonist George Cruikshank (1792 - 1878), dated February 1, 1831

Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Socrates, (c470-399 BC), 1830. Socrates (c470-399 BC) Athenian moral philosopher influential in Western ethical traditions of thought

Do not shout you idiot, 1799. Artist: Francisco Goya
Do not shout you idiot, 1799. Published in Los caprichos. Los Caprichos were published in 1799 at a time of social repression and economic crisis in Spain

Allegory on Science. Minerva and Cronus protect Science against Envy and Ignorance, 1615-1619. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Allegory on Science. Minerva and Cronus protect Science against Envy and Ignorance, 1615-1619

Ignorance and Want presented by a ghost appearing to Scrooge
537465 Ignorance and Want presented by a ghost appearing to Scrooge. by Leech, John (1817-64); (add.info.: Illustration by John Leech (1817-1864) for Charles Dickens (1812-1870) A Christmas Carol

They all ran after the farmer's wife
"Three blind mice, Three blind mice, See how they run, See how they run, They all ran after the farmer's wife..." from the nursery rhyme as depicted in "The Diverting History of

Detail of Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, conquers Ignorance, 1605 (oil on canvas)
490015 Detail of Mars, surrounded by the Arts and Sciences, conquers Ignorance, 1605 (oil on canvas) by Claeissins or Claeissens, Anthuenis (Antoon) (1536-1613); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

193-0082313 Loyalty, plate 17 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82117 193-0082313 Loyalty, plate 17 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.6x35.8 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082164 Bon voyage, plate 64 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81683 193-0082164 Bon voyage, plate 64 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.9x15.2 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The men in sacks, plate 8 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82108 The men in sacks, plate 8 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.8x35.9 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082150 The Chinchillas, plate 50 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81669 193-0082150 The Chinchillas, plate 50 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 20.7x15.1 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

193-0082138 Bravo!, a caricature of musical evenings organized by the Spanish Prime Minister
IND81657 193-0082138 Bravo!, a caricature of musical evenings organized by the Spanish Prime Minister, Manuel de Godoy (1767-1851) for King Charles IV of Spain (1748-1819), plate 38 of Los caprichos

Swallow it, dog, plate 58 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching)
IND81677 Swallow it, dog, plate 58 of Los caprichos, 1799 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 21.8x15.2 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Medieval persecution of lepers (engraving)
7173375 Medieval persecution of lepers (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Medieval persecution of lepers)

An illiterate voter asking Aristides to write his name on a shard of pottery used as a ballot (colour litho)
6000261 An illiterate voter asking Aristides to write his name on a shard of pottery used as a ballot (colour litho) by Wulff

Where Ignorance is Bliss (engraving)
1597770 Where Ignorance is Bliss (engraving) by Stannard, Henry John Sylvester (1870-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: Where Ignorance is Bliss)

The monkey with glasses reading a book, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco)
6262997 The monkey with glasses reading a book, 1501-03 (monochrome fresco) by Signorelli, Luca (c.1450-1523) (workshop of); Museo dell Opera del Duomo (MODO), Orvieto, Umbria

"Oh man! look down here, look, look, down here!"exclaimed the ghost
908949 " Oh man! look down here, look, look, down here!" exclaimed the ghost by Appleton, Honor Charlotte (1879-1951); (add.info.: A Christmas Carol published by Simpkin, Marshall)

The Kitten Pilgrims: Stork Ignorance (colour litho)
7165254 The Kitten Pilgrims: Stork Ignorance (colour litho) by Ballantyne, Robert Michael (1825-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Stork Ignorance)

The Light of Intelligence overcomes the Darkness of Ignorance (detail), 1743 (fresco)
5949082 The Light of Intelligence overcomes the Darkness of Ignorance (detail), 1743 (fresco) by Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista (Giambattista) (1696-1770); Villa Cordellina, Montecchio Maggiore, Vicenza

Christian instructs Ignorance, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c. 1900s (litho)
2638240 Christian instructs Ignorance, from The Pilgrims Progress published by John F Shaw & Co, c.1900s (litho) by Dudley

A drunken gentleman tries to put a horses feet in his dressin, 1900 (chromolithograph)
7233590 A drunken gentleman tries to put a horses feet in his dressin, 1900 (chromolithograph) by Alken, Henry Thomas (1785-1851); (add.info)

The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life. 1827 (engraving)
7233007 The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

The parable of the rich fool (colour litho)
7153786 The parable of the rich fool (colour litho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The parable of the rich fool)

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"Ignorance: The Silent Enemy Unveiled" Ignorance, the veil that shrouds our minds, has long been a formidable adversary. From ancient times to modern days, its presence has persisted in various forms. In Minerva Victorious over Ignorance, we witness the triumph of knowledge and wisdom over this relentless foe. Nature itself reflects the struggle against ignorance as seen in an Arctic Fox yawning during its transformation from summer grey fur to winter white. Just as this fox sheds its old coat for survival, so must we shed our preconceived notions and embrace new understanding. In Mars' captivating painting surrounded by the Arts and Sciences conquering Ignorance, we find inspiration to combat this pervasive darkness. Through education and enlightenment, we can break free from its clutches. The haunting image of La Commune arretee par l'Ignorance et le Reaction reminds us of how they are impede progress and hinder societal growth, and is essential to recognize that only through knowledge can true change be achieved. Even literature warns us about the consequences of ignorance; Scrooge's encounter with Ignorance and Want serves as a stark reminder of their detrimental effects on humanity if left unaddressed. H. M Bateman's Where Ignorance is Bliss humorously portrays how blissful unawareness may sometimes shield individuals from harsh realities but also restrict personal growth and development. Shiva Nataraja's bronze sculpture symbolizes cosmic balance amidst chaos—a call for enlightenment amid confusion—an invitation to seek truth beyond superficial appearances. As depicted in Botheration Cruikshank's 19th-century cartoon among birds, even animals seem capable of expressing frustration towards ignorance. This highlights that awareness knows no boundaries or species limitations—it is a universal pursuit for all living beings. Socrates' timeless wisdom continues to resonate today—his teachings urging us not just to question everything but also challenging us to confront our own ignorance.