Grief Collection (page 4)

Martim de Freitas in Toledo (colour litho)
8672881 Martim de Freitas in Toledo (colour litho) by Gameiro, Alfredo Roque (1864-1935); Private Collection; (add.info.: Martim de Freitas verifying the death of King Sancho II of Portugal in)

Death of Cock Robin
864163 Death of Cock Robin; (add.info.: The Death of Cock Robin. "All the birds of the air went a-sighing and a-sobbing/When they heard of the death of poor Cock Robin")

La Paimpolaise, french song, c.1900 (engraving)
1745741 La Paimpolaise, french song, c.1900 (engraving); (add.info.: Fishermans' woman mourning his husband dead at the sea in Paimpol, Bretagne, France)

Fragment from Christ Carrying the Cross: Mourning Virgin, 1500-05 (oil on panel)
5862022 Fragment from Christ Carrying the Cross: Mourning Virgin, 1500-05 (oil on panel) by Master of Moulins (Jean Hey), (fl.c.1483-c.1529); The Art Institute of Chicago, IL

Mourning for the dead (engraving)
8658476 Mourning for the dead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mourning for the dead)

A French Rural Custom, Putting the bees in mourning (engraving)
8643274 A French Rural Custom, Putting the bees in mourning (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A French Rural Custom, Putting the bees in mourning)

Engraving titled 'Bluebeard's Closet'. Bluebeard is shown here crying as he stands in front of a pedestal
UIG5425721 Engraving titled 'Bluebeard's Closet'. Bluebeard is shown here crying as he stands in front of a pedestal, with the head of Jumna placed upon it

An engraving depicting a woman grieving by Arthur Hughes (1831-1915) an English painter and illustrator, 19th century
5311135 An engraving depicting a woman grieving by Arthur Hughes (1831-1915) an English painter and illustrator, 19th century; (add.info.: Date: 1853); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Photograph of Horatia Nelson, c.after 1850s (glass, metal, wood)
7340806 Photograph of Horatia Nelson, c.after 1850s (glass, metal, wood) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); 2x13.6x17.4 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Death of Freedom; Tod der Freiheit, 1929 (oil on canvas)
653502 Death of Freedom; Tod der Freiheit, 1929 (oil on canvas) by Filla, Emil (1882-1953); 89x116 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Death of Freedom; Tod der Freiheit. Emil Filla (1882-1953)

David's son dies (litho)
8675943 David's son dies (litho) by Rhead, Louis John (1857-1926); Private Collection; (add.info.: David's son dies. 2 Samuel 12:18)

Colomba in her mourning dress, on horseback, followed by a Corsican peasant, 1940 (illustration)
8683014 Colomba in her mourning dress, on horseback, followed by a Corsican peasant, 1940 (illustration) by Neziere, Raymond de la (1865-1953); Private Collection; (add.info)

La mort du grand king Sesostris (Senousert) - The death of the great King Sesostris. Copperplate engraving by C
FLO4607876 La mort du grand king Sesostris (Senousert) - The death of the great King Sesostris. Copperplate engraving by C. Grignion from The Copper Plate Magazine or Monthly Treasure, G

A mother soothing her dying child, 1850
3478339 A mother soothing her dying child, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mother soothing her dying child. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A father finding his daughter dead, 1850
3478338 A father finding his daughter dead, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a father finding his daughter dead. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A family surrounding their grandfather, 1850
3478324 A family surrounding their grandfather, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a family surrounding their grandfather on his deathbed. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A woman mourning, 1850
3478321 A woman mourning, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a woman mourning at a poverty stricken deathbed. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mourning widow, 1850
3478320 Mourning widow, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting mourning widow at the deathbed of her husband. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A maid comforting a child whose mother has just died, 1850
3478110 A maid comforting a child whose mother has just died, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a maid comforting a child whose mother has just died)

n elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850
3478170 n elderly widower, wearing a morning band, waiting at a station, escorted by his daughter, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting an elderly widower, wearing a mourning band)

Alcyone, 17th century (engraving)
3480570 Alcyone, 17th century (engraving); (add.info.: Alcyone. Engraving from 'Tableaux du temple des muses' (1655) by Michel de Marolles (1600 - 1681)

The queen Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France, 1581 (watercolour)
3434357 The queen Catherine de' Medici, wife of Henry II of France, 1581 (watercolour); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; Photo © CCI.

Young man at his father's deathbed, 1850
3478625 Young man at his father's deathbed, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a young man sitting at his father's deathbed. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A mourning woman receiving a visitor, 1850
3478261 A mourning woman receiving a visitor, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a mourning woman receiving a visitor. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG.

Mourning for the dead (engraving)
8658472 Mourning for the dead (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Mourning for the dead)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655667 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Green, Henry Hawes Craven (1837-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act V)

Scene from King Lear (litho)
8655665 Scene from King Lear (litho) by Partridge, Bernard John (1861-1945) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Scene from Shakespeare's King Lear (Act V)

Priam pleading with Achilles for the body of Hector (engraving)
8634984 Priam pleading with Achilles for the body of Hector (engraving) by German School, (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Priam, King of Troy)

Thursday (colour litho)
8674339 Thursday (colour litho) by Miles, Helen J.A. (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thursday. Illustration for Tiles from Dame Marjorie's Chimney Corner)

Recovery of the body of Arnold von Winkelried after the Battle of Sempach, 1386 (engraving)
8672996 Recovery of the body of Arnold von Winkelried after the Battle of Sempach, 1386 (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Death of Francesco Tornabuoni, relief by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-88) (marble)
BEN79879 The Death of Francesco Tornabuoni, relief by Andrea del Verrocchio (1435-88) (marble); Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Embroidered handkerchiefs, mid 19th century
BAL1377 Embroidered handkerchiefs, mid 19th century; Victoria & Albert Museum, London, UK.

Into the water, c.1919. Creator: Zille, Heinrich (1858-1929)
Into the water, c.1919. Private Collection

Soulik
Aleksei Nikolaev

View towards the Chapel and Cemetery in Pigadia, Karpathos Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Chapel and Cemetery in Pigadia, Karpathos Island, Dodecanese, Greek Islands, Greece, Europe

Negin
Radin Badrnia

Black Widow
Martina Nemcekova EP

A Death-Bed in Brittany, late 19th-early 20th century. Creator: Allan Österlind
A Death-Bed in Brittany, late 19th-early 20th century

Head of a Mourning Woman, 15th century. Creator: Ercole de Roberti
Head of a Mourning Woman, 15th century. Based on one of the mourning women in Ercole's famous fresco of the Crucifixion

The crucifixion, 1598. Creator: Jan Luyken
The crucifixion, 1598

Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century. Creator: Workshop of Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert
Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century

Crucifixion, c.1500. Creator: Unknown
Crucifixion, c.1500

A Woman Praying over the Dead Body of Christ, 17th century. Creator: Unknown
A Woman Praying over the Dead Body of Christ, 17th century

Mater Dolorosa, 16th century. Creator: Unknown
Mater Dolorosa, 16th century. Additional Info: Our Lady of Sorrows 

Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani, c1595. Creator: Lavinia Fontana
Portrait of Ginevra Aldrovandi Hercolani, c1595. Ginevra Aldrovandi's husband, the Bolognese senator Ercole Hercolani, died in 1593

The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. The Roman leader Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE), founder of the Roman Republic

Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Horinji, 1890. Creator: Tsukioka Yoshitoshi
Yokobue Waiting from Takiguchi Tokiyori by Moonlight at Horinji, 1890. From One Hundred Aspects of the Moon

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"Grief: A Universal Language of Loss and Sorrow" In the depths of sorrow, we bid farewell to the old man, a soldier and his loyal horse, forever etched in the annals of WWI. Their sacrifice echoes through time, just as the Irish Brigade memorial stands tall on Little Round Top at Gettysburg battlefield. Across oceans and continents, grief knows no boundaries. In Metairie Cemetery, New Orleans, USA, an angel weeps for those lost souls at the Chapman-Hyams memorial. The weight of sadness transcends cultures and languages. From Hiawatha's heartbreak to Minnehaha's demise, love mourns its own demise. Tilda Swinton's haunting portrayal in Derek Jarman's Caravaggio (1986) captures the essence of melancholy that engulfs us all at times. Depression casts its shadow upon a woman slouched in her chair; her head rests heavily on her arm as she battles with inner demons. The double bass propped against a wall in Cienfuegos speaks volumes about unspoken sorrows lingering within Cuba's vibrant streets. Art has long been a vessel for expressing grief - Saint Mary Magdalene penitent silently confesses her pain through brushstrokes on canvas from 1625-27. While Henry Traut's wailing women unleash their anguish onto paper in 1922. Michelangelo Caravaggio immortalizes "The Laying in the Tomb" with masterful strokes from 1602-1604 - capturing both despair and hope intertwined within our mortal coil. Even ancient Greece recognized grief as an intrinsic part of human existence - bronze masks depicting tragedy remind us that sorrow is woven into our collective narrative since time immemorial. Grief unites us all; it is an emotion that traverses borders and eras alike. Whether bidding adieu to fallen soldiers or mourning lost loved ones, we find solace in the shared experience of sorrow.