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"Unveiling the Artistry: The Knife's Timeless Tale" Step into the world of history and art as we explore the diverse roles and symbolism of the humble knife

Background imageKnife Collection: Beheading of St John the Baptist, ca. 1645, by Matthias Stom

Beheading of St John the Baptist, ca. 1645, by Matthias Stom
Matthias Stom (ca.1600-h.1650). Dutch painter. The beheading of St John the Baptist, ca.1645, Oil on canvas. National Museum of Fine Arts. Valletta. Malta. Date: 2019

Background imageKnife Collection: Theodoor Rombouts. Flemish painter. Banquet Scene

Theodoor Rombouts. Flemish painter. Banquet Scene
Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Banquet Scene, 1622-1624. Detail. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageKnife Collection: Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter

Theodoor Rombouts (1597-1637). Flemish painter. Banquet Scene, 1622-1624. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageKnife Collection: Still life, 1633, by Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594-1680)

Still life, 1633, by Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594-1680)
Willem Claeszoon Heda (1594-1680). Dutch Golden Age painter. Still life, 1633. San Fernando Royal Academy of Fine Arts. Madrid. Spain. Date: 2019

Background imageKnife Collection: Irene

Irene
Portrait of Irene Dineley, model in a number of portraits. This sketch, which appears so hasty is really quite delibrate and considered

Background imageKnife Collection: Flower Piece

Flower Piece
Still Life painting of a vase of flowers, varying in colour, alongside some fruit and a knife. Date: circa 1929

Background imageKnife Collection: Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Andrea Mantegna

Judith with the Head of Holofernes by Andrea Mantegna (1431-1506) - Paduan - painted on wood Date: circa 1495

Background imageKnife Collection: The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta

The Last Judgement, 1540. Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). Deta
Hieronymus Bosch (1450-1516). The Last Judgement, 1540. German Historical Museum. Berlin. Germany

Background imageKnife Collection: Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes

Hilliard & Chapman, free standing patent knife polishing and sharpening with six different sizes. Date: 1862

Background imageKnife Collection: A group of women standing over a couple of barrels cleaning fish. Date: 1908

A group of women standing over a couple of barrels cleaning fish. Date: 1908

Background imageKnife Collection: JOHN COMYN STABBED

JOHN COMYN STABBED
John Comyn is stabbed to death at Dumfries. Date: 1306

Background imageKnife Collection: Tapestry cushion cover depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, made in Hamburg, Germany, c. 1615 (wool)

Tapestry cushion cover depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, made in Hamburg, Germany, c. 1615 (wool)
3576271 Tapestry cushion cover depicting Pyramus and Thisbe, made in Hamburg, Germany, c.1615 (wool) by German School, (17th century); 48.3x48.3 cm; Burrell Collection, Glasgow

Background imageKnife Collection: Quito with weapon, 1865 (watercolour)

Quito with weapon, 1865 (watercolour)
3673107 Quito with weapon, 1865 (watercolour) by Salas, Ramon (1815-80); Newberry Library, Chicago, Illinois, USA; (add.info.: Quito costumes Drawing No)

Background imageKnife Collection: Little Tom Thumb, 1938 (print)

Little Tom Thumb, 1938 (print)
7415591 Little Tom Thumb, 1938 (print) by Tapissier, Edmond (E.Tap) (1861-1943); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cover of Charles Perrault's story "Le Petit Poucet", illustration by E)

Background imageKnife Collection: Two knights fighting, 1517-18 (woodcut)

Two knights fighting, 1517-18 (woodcut)
7415404 Two knights fighting, 1517-18 (woodcut) by Durer or Duerer, Albrecht (1471-1528); 22.5 -- 24.2 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Background imageKnife Collection: Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC)

Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c. 1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with lapis lazuli)
XBP234070 Dagger and sheath, from the Tomb of Tutankhamun (c.1370-1352 BC) New Kingdom (gold inlaid with lapis lazuli) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Egyptian National Museum, Cairo

Background imageKnife Collection: Still life, pink roses (oil on canvas)

Still life, pink roses (oil on canvas)
GLS314024 Still life, pink roses (oil on canvas) by Peploe, Samuel John (1871-1935); 50.8x40.6 cm; Art Gallery and Museum, Kelvingrove, Glasgow, Scotland; © CSG CIC Glasgow Museums Collection

Background imageKnife Collection: Ham, c. 1875-78 (oil on canvas)

Ham, c. 1875-78 (oil on canvas)
3550954 Ham, c.1875-78 (oil on canvas) by Manet, Edouard (1832-83); 32.4x41.2 cm; Glasgow Museums, UK; (add.info.: Painting entitled Le Jambon, depicting still-life showing a ham)

Background imageKnife Collection: Interior of a barn with two peasants fighting, 1658 (oil on panel)

Interior of a barn with two peasants fighting, 1658 (oil on panel)
MAN368391 Interior of a barn with two peasants fighting, 1658 (oil on panel) by Ostade, Adriaen Jansz. van (1610-85) (attr. to); 22.4x27.2 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK

Background imageKnife Collection: Brick cutter by Richard Raupach, the cutter is used to separate the clay slab into even pieces

Brick cutter by Richard Raupach, the cutter is used to separate the clay slab into even pieces
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, appliances, carpet knife, carpet knives, deserted, device, digital, digitally, eastern germany, europe's, exact, frg, genus, german, german federal republic

Background imageKnife Collection: Sisterly Help (pencil on paper)

Sisterly Help (pencil on paper)
5913363 Sisterly Help (pencil on paper) by Shields, Frederic James (1833-1911); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info.: sketch of a young girl holding a lamb in her arms)

Background imageKnife Collection: Cutting Bananas in Jamaica (colour litho)

Cutting Bananas in Jamaica (colour litho)
MAN464499 Cutting Bananas in Jamaica (colour litho) by Newbould, Frank (1887-1951); Manchester Art Gallery, UK; (add.info)

Background imageKnife Collection: Matthias slays a profaner at the Temple, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866

Matthias slays a profaner at the Temple, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866
3665473 Matthias slays a profaner at the Temple, Illustration from the Dore Bible, 1866 by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); (add.info.: Matthias slays a profaner at the Temple)

Background imageKnife Collection: Three blind mice with a carving knife

Three blind mice with a carving knife
Three blind mice sitting on a carving knife. Are they mad? From the nursery rhyme as depicted in "The Diverting History of Three Blind Mice" illustrated by Edmund G Caldwell

Background imageKnife Collection: Bell X-1E 46-603

Bell X-1E 46-603 (msn 0002), on display in front of the NASA Armstrong Flight Research Center headquarters building at Edwards Air Force Base, California

Background imageKnife Collection: Madonna and Child with St Peter martyr, 1503, Lorenzo Lotto (oil on panel)

Madonna and Child with St Peter martyr, 1503, Lorenzo Lotto (oil on panel)
7064144 Madonna and Child with St Peter martyr, 1503, Lorenzo Lotto (oil on panel) by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Background imageKnife Collection: Saint Lucy, c. 1490 (tempera on panel)

Saint Lucy, c. 1490 (tempera on panel)
7294098 Saint Lucy, c.1490 (tempera on panel) by Botticini, Francesco (c.1446-97) (follower of); Museo dell'Opera del Duomo, Prato, Italy; (add.info.: Saint Lucy, 1490 circa)

Background imageKnife Collection: Knight of the short-lived Order of the Knot, an order of chivalry founded in 1352 by Louis of

Knight of the short-lived Order of the Knot, an order of chivalry founded in 1352 by Louis of Taranto
FLO4675970 Knight of the short-lived Order of the Knot, an order of chivalry founded in 1352 by Louis of Taranto, King of Naples - He wears a brown tabard, steel helm, suit of armour

Background imageKnife Collection: Saint Bartholomew, saint Lawrence, 1340-45, (panel)

Saint Bartholomew, saint Lawrence, 1340-45, (panel)
7129098 Saint Bartholomew, saint Lawrence, 1340-45, (panel) by Daddi, Bernardo (fl.1327-d.1348); Galleria dell'Accademia, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Saint Bartholomew, saint Lawrence)

Background imageKnife Collection: Virgin and Child, 1530 (panel)

Virgin and Child, 1530 (panel)
XAM72415 Virgin and Child, 1530 (panel) by Cleve, Joos van (c.1485-1541); 74x56 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: by Joos van Cleve)

Background imageKnife Collection: Costume of a young Italian man wearing armor, 14th century - Young Italian man in military costume

Costume of a young Italian man wearing armor, 14th century - Young Italian man in military costume
FLO4676817 Costume of a young Italian man wearing armor, 14th century - Young Italian man in military costume, 14th century - He wears a scarlet hat, steel breastplate or cuirasset, white tunic

Background imageKnife Collection: Military costume: un gentilhomme Tuscan (Italy), 15th century - Military costume of a Tuscan

Military costume: un gentilhomme Tuscan (Italy), 15th century - Military costume of a Tuscan gentleman
FLO4676469 Military costume: un gentilhomme Tuscan (Italy), 15th century - Military costume of a Tuscan gentleman, 15th century - He wears a scarlet cape lined in black, white doublet

Background imageKnife Collection: Scenes from the Life of St. Barbara, detail of St. Barbara being threatened by her father, c

Scenes from the Life of St. Barbara, detail of St. Barbara being threatened by her father, c. 1523-24 (fresco)
XIR429081 Scenes from the Life of St. Barbara, detail of St. Barbara being threatened by her father, c.1523-24 (fresco) by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); Cappella di Villa Suardi, Trescore Balneario

Background imageKnife Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4906138 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 420x570 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Background imageKnife Collection: The circumcision of Jesus (oil on canvas)

The circumcision of Jesus (oil on canvas)
CUL4902172 The circumcision of Jesus (oil on canvas) by Brazilian School, (18th century); (add.info.: The circumcision of Jesus - BRAZIL. PERNAMBUCO. Recife. Church of Guararapes)

Background imageKnife Collection: Manufacture of cutlery: cast ingot in a mold, 1904 (engraving)

Manufacture of cutlery: cast ingot in a mold, 1904 (engraving)
ELD4933002 Manufacture of cutlery: cast ingot in a mold, 1904 (engraving) by Calmettes, Pierre (b.1874); Private Collection; (add.info.: Manufacture of cutlery)

Background imageKnife Collection: Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603-04 circa (oil on canvas)

Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603-04 circa (oil on canvas)
7146889 Sacrifice of Isaac, 1603-04 circa (oil on canvas) by Caravaggio, Michelangelo Merisi da (1571-1610); Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; (add.info.: Sacrifice of Isaac)

Background imageKnife Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4906062 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a pruner, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 420x570 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Background imageKnife Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a farmer, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a farmer, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4905792 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a farmer, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 330x170 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Background imageKnife Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a farmer, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a farmer, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4905754 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a farmer, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 330x170 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Background imageKnife Collection: Military suit: Victor (Vettore) Pisani (1324-1380), venitian admiral (Italy) - Vettore Pisani

Military suit: Victor (Vettore) Pisani (1324-1380), venitian admiral (Italy) - Vettore Pisani, Venetian admiral
FLO4676769 Military suit: Victor (Vettore) Pisani (1324-1380), venitian admiral (Italy) - Vettore Pisani, Venetian admiral, 14th century - He wears a red toque, ted tunic buckled up the front

Background imageKnife Collection: Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth

Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth
FLO4624442 Natives of Tonga (Friendly Islands). King Pouaho in feather headdress, man in gnatoo tappa cloth, Chief Ataongo Otago of Tongatapu Amsterdam Island with knife

Background imageKnife Collection: Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)

Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c. 1550 (gold, wool and silk)
CUL4906027 Vertumnus and Pomona: Vertumnus transformed into a fisherman, c.1550 (gold, wool and silk) by Coecke van Aelst, Pieter (1502-50); 330x50 cm; Royal Palace, Aranjuez

Background imageKnife Collection: Officer of the Norfolk Militia with a Fusil and Gorget, A. D

Officer of the Norfolk Militia with a Fusil and Gorget, A. D. 1759, from The British Army: Its Origins
619351 Officer of the Norfolk Militia with a Fusil and Gorget, A.D. 1759, from The British Army: Its Origins, Progress and Equipment, published 1868

Background imageKnife Collection: Touch (oil on panel)

Touch (oil on panel)
471230 Touch (oil on panel) by Coques, Gonzales (1614-84); 18x15 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; (add.info.: A man sharpens a pen)

Background imageKnife Collection: Detail of the Crucifixion (oil on panel)

Detail of the Crucifixion (oil on panel)
490268 Detail of the Crucifixion (oil on panel) by Provoost, Jan (c.1465-1529); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490267.); © Art in Flanders

Background imageKnife Collection: The Kitchen Maid (oil on panel)

The Kitchen Maid (oil on panel)
3471319 The Kitchen Maid (oil on panel) by Valckenborch, Lucas van (c.1535-97); 115.8x133.5 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; © Art in Flanders



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"Unveiling the Artistry: The Knife's Timeless Tale" Step into the world of history and art as we explore the diverse roles and symbolism of the humble knife. From bookbinding tools in 1875 to Diego Velazquez's captivating painting "Old Woman Cooking Eggs" in 1618, this versatile instrument has left its mark throughout time. In Harold Harvey's masterpiece "The Tea Table, " a knife silently awaits its turn amidst an intimate gathering, hinting at its significance in daily life. Meanwhile, Jacques Louis David immortalizes Jean-Paul Marat's tragic fate with his chilling portrayal of the fatal stabbing that occurred during the French Revolution. Lady Macbeth's infamous daggers come to mind, symbolizing ambition and guilt within Shakespearean tragedy. On a lighter note, an advertisement from 1945 showcases how knives played a vital role in promoting meat consumption during post-war times. Travel back to Delmonicos Restaurant in New York City circa 1902, where Joseph Byron captures bustling kitchen scenes complete with chefs skillfully wielding their trusty knives. Even on Christmas cards featuring owls and foxes carrying food, these creatures rely on knives for survival. Delving deeper into history, Francis Parsons' portrait of Cherokee chief Kanagagota reveals cultural significance as he holds a ceremonial knife close to his heart. Market reports depict English country squires carving beef with precision while knights of medieval Germany relied on their trusty blades for protection and honor. Lastly, William Hogarth's "Enraged Musician" portrays chaos erupting around a musician who wields his knife menacingly amidst discordant sounds—a reminder that even mundane objects can become instruments of frustration or aggression. From practicality to symbolism across various mediums throughout centuries, the knife remains an enduring tool that tells stories both grand and subtle—forever etching itself into our collective consciousness.