Punishing Collection

Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas)
658034 Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Forbes, Stanhope Alexander (1857-1947); 30.5x40 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Children on the Beach, St. Ives)

The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740. Creator: Charles-Joseph Natoire
The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740

A Hobart chain-gang, a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form
5614423 A Hobart chain-gang, a group of prisoners chained together to perform menial or physically challenging work as a form of punishment; (add.info.: A Hobart chain-gang)

Flogging of a woman convict in Russia as a public spectacle, using a knout , a heavy scourge-like multiple whip
1000958 Flogging of a woman convict in Russia as a public spectacle, using a knout , a heavy scourge-like multiple whip, 18th century

Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print)
1766825 Chinese Punishment, c.1870-1889 (albumen print); Private Collection; (add.info.: Chinese Punishment. Unknown Photographer, 1870s-80s.); Photo © Christie's Images.

Mr Punch' admonishing a figure representing idle labour in Victorian Britain, 1890 (engraving)
5616369 Mr Punch' admonishing a figure representing idle labour in Victorian Britain, 1890 (engraving); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Cartoon by Charles Samuel Heene, (1823-1891), showing a Victorian Era mother, punishing a naughty boy. 1888
5311172 Cartoon by Charles Samuel Heene, (1823-1891), showing a Victorian Era mother, punishing a naughty boy. 1888; (add.info.: Date: 1888); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Paris, Emperor William hung in effigy, between c1914 and c1915. Effigy of Kaiser Wilhelm II which was hung in Paris, France during the beginning of World War I.

Christ on the Cross, 1549-1598. Creator: Gillis Mostaert
Christ on the Cross, 1549-1598

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1498-1501. Creator: Gian Francesco de Maineri
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1498-1501

Calvary, 1923. Creator: Ludvig Karsten
Calvary, 1923

Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
Prisoners on a Projecting Platform, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. X

The Staircase with Trophies, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Staircase with Trophies, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. VIII

The Sawhorse, between 1749 and 1750. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Sawhorse, between 1749 and 1750. Series: Invenzioni Capric di Carceri; Edition: first

La Vielle Méthode, 1845. Creator: Honore Daumier
La Vielle Methode, 1845. The old method. Ah! drole, vous passerez donc toute votre vie a mettre des queues de papier au seant des mouches

Man Bitten on Arm by Tiger (verso), 19th century. Creator: Unknown
Man Bitten on Arm by Tiger (verso) (image 2 of 2), 19th century

Illustration from a breviary, 1412. Creator: Unknown
Illustration from a breviary, 1412. The risen Christ with saints and angels (above); demons and souls of the damned, including a cardinal, a bishop, a king and a pope (below)

Crucifixion, 1537. Creator: Peter Gertner
Crucifixion, 1537. The crowd includes men of many origins: Jewish, Turkish, German, and African. This diversity would both intrigue the viewer

The Last Judgment, 1553-1554. Creator: Pieter Huys
The Last Judgment, 1553-1554. In this vision of the end of time, Christ, surrounded by angels and the apostles, sits in the heavens as judge

Christ Carrying the Cross, 1620-1629. Creator: Frans Francken II
Christ Carrying the Cross, 1620-1629. The procession engulfing Christ carrying his cross to Calvary winds out of the city at the left, into the foreground, and back to Calvary at the far right

The Drunken Peasant Pushed into a Pigsty, 1568. Creator: Jan Wierix
The Drunken Peasant Pushed into a Pigsty, 1568

The Lion Bas-Reliefs, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Lion Bas-Reliefs, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. V

The Grand Piazza, 1761. Creator: Giovanni Battista Piranesi
The Grand Piazza, 1761. Series: Le Carceri d'invenzione, pl. IV

View of a mockery of cheaters on a square in Venice, 1759-c.1796. Creators: Louis-Joseph Mondhare, Anon
View of a mockery of cheaters on a square in Venice, 1759-c.1796. Three figures ride donkeys

A man who had beaten his wife is punished by a group of women in the Vinkestraat in Amsterdam, 1768, 1768

Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in China - a Thief whipped through the Streets of Canton, 1858. Engraving of a sketch...received by the last Overland Mail from our Special Artist and Correspondent in China, who

Une heure - Promenade au Luxembourg, 1839. Creator: Honore Daumier
Une heure - Promenade au Luxembourg, 1839. One o'clock. Promenade in the Jardins du Luxembourg. Va gredin, avale en! tu verras ce que c'est que d'etre jete a l'eau par un

Tantalus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
Tantalus, 1588. Series: The Disgracers, pl. 1

Quand les enfants ont été bien sages... 1840. Creator: Honore Daumier
Quand les enfants ont ete bien sages... 1840. Quand les enfants ont ete bien sages le papa les mene au bain par partie de plaisir

Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694. Creator: T van Malsen
Diana and Virtus Punish Venus and Bacchus, 1694

Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614. Creator: Pieter Lastman
Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar, 1614. Other Title(s): Orestes and Pylades Disputing at the Altar (Euripides, Iphigenia in Tauris)

Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720. Creator: Jan van Huchtenburg
Casting the Dice for Life or Death, 1680-1720

Lazarus in Heaven and the Rich Man in Hell, 1547. Creator: Cornelis Bos
Lazarus in Heaven and the Rich Man in Hell, 1547

The Genre Painting (image 9 of 28), 1710. Creator: Unknown
The Genre Painting (image 9 of 28), 1710

The Trial of Constance de Beverly, between 1880 and 1883. Creator: Toby E Rosenthal
The Trial of Constance de Beverly, between 1880 and 1883

Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. Creator: Jan Brandes
Punishment of the slanderer, 1777. The slanderer is depicted on the one hand as a dung fly being hunted by a swallow. On the other hand, a man stands at the pillory in a Dutch summer landscape

The Arminian Serpent, 1710-1720. Creator: Anon
The Arminian Serpent, 1710-1720. Snake with severed head bearing the portrait of Oldenbarnevelt. On the body of the snake 13 circles with portraits of the conspirators against Prince Maurits

Fremantle in Western Australia: Rottnest Island, the Proposed New Convict Establishment... 1857. Creator: Unknown
Fremantle in Western Australia: Rottnest Island, the Proposed New Convict Establishment, in the distance, 1857. By reference to the report of the important measure introduced to the House of

The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619. Creator: Unknown
The Peasant's Misfortune, after c.1619

Adam and Eve after the Fall. Creator: Philip Koninck
Adam and Eve after the Fall

Pan Punished by Nymphs, c.1640. Creator: Jacob Jordaens
Pan Punished by Nymphs, c.1640

Circe Punishes Glaucus by Turning Scylla into a Monster, 1695. Creator: Eglon Hendrik van der Neer
Circe Punishes Glaucus by Turning Scylla into a Monster, 1695

The Good Thief (Saint Dismas), 1450-1460. Creator: Unknown
The Good Thief (Saint Dismas), 1450-1460

'The Death of the First Born, after Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R.A. c1880-83. Creator: A Mongin
'The Death of the First Born, after Lawrence Alma-Tadema, R.A.'From "Modern Artists" by F.G.Dumas. [J.S.Virtue & Co Ltd, London, c1880]

'The Naughty Girl's Christmas, 1891. Creator: Adrien Marie
'The Naughty Girl's Christmas, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Le Toucher, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
Le Toucher, 19th century. Parisian characters. Touch

D'ou arrives-tu?, 19th century. Creator: Honore Daumier
D'ou arrives-tu?, 19th century. Military officer warming his backside in front of the fire: Where have come from? and in such a state

The Crucifixion, 1506-1520. Creator: Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Crucifixion, 1506-1520

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"Punishing Through the Ages: A Glimpse into Historical Methods of Discipline" Children on the Beach, St. Ives, 1886 (oil on canvas): Innocence meets discipline as mischievous children face consequences for their actions under the watchful eyes of concerned parents. The Rebuke of Adam and Eve, 1740 (Creator: Charles-Joseph Natoire): Witness the divine reprimand that befell humanity's first couple after their transgression in Eden, a punishment that forever changed the course of history. JUDGE JEFFREYS ARRESTED: Unveiling justice's iron hand turned against one who wielded it with cruelty - Judge Jeffreys' own arrest serves as a reminder that even those in power can face accountability. Tapestry fragment depicting the Stoning of the Elders, made possibly in Brussels, Belgium, 1550-1600 (wool): Step back into medieval times and witness an unforgiving form of communal punishment where stones became instruments of judgment and pain. Punishment of female debtors in Abyssinia (Ethiopia): Explore cultural practices from Ethiopia's past as we delve into how society dealt with financial transgressions by women through methods aimed at restoring balance. An unusual method of extorting confessions from criminals: Discover a chilling scene where justice teeters on a precipice; behold an unorthodox approach to extracting truth from wrongdoers during darker days gone by. Scenes from the Life of St. Barbara: detail of St. Barbara being threatened by her father, c. 1523-24 (fresco): Observe Saint Barbara's defiance against familial oppression while contemplating how punishments were employed to maintain societal norms during Renaissance times. Coles Patent Whipping Machine for Flogging Naughty Boys in School (engraving).