Genre
Violent
Violence in painting is the hardest thing to keep honest. The martyrdom, the battle, the massacre — these were the grand machines of history painting, and the question every artist faced was whether to glorify the blood or to make you flinch from it.
Key artists
Works
Untitled
Law of the Wild
The Sack of Jerusalem by the Romans
Hunting from a Chariot, Tomb of Userhat
Wedding Procession
Cremation of the Demoness Putana, from a Krishna-Lila
The Turmoil of Conflict (Joan of Arc series: IV)
Kabuki Play Kusazuribiki from the Tales of Soga (Soga monogatari)
Shiva Intercedes for Vanasura: Scene from the Aniruddha Usha Section of Krishna Lila
The lion, suspecting treachery on the part of the monkey, slays him and flees, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-ninth Night
Hunting Scene, Tomb of Ineni
Lion Defending its Prey
The Bullfight
The Germans Arrive
Sketch for "The Revolt at Cairo"
Lion Hunt
Kali Attacking Nisumbha
Toba-e (Comic Picture)
Kali, from a Kalighat album
Kali Dancing on Shiva (recto), from a Kalighat album
Kali Standing on Shiva (verso), from a Kalighat album
Study for "The Bear Hunt" (for the Alcázar, Madrid)
The Raja’s daughter and her lover stoned to death for adultery, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Forty-Second Night
Leaf from a Kalighat album: Two Aspects of Kali
The forty wives and their secret paramours being punished by stoning to death, from a Tuti-nama (Tales of a Parrot): Twenty-third Night
Looting of a village
The Hunts of Maximilian: The Stag Hunt (August)
The Stables Viewed from the Château at Versailles
Untitled
Men and Animals Struggling Against Death & Father Time
Malasaña y su hija se baten contra los franceses en una de las calles que bajan del parque a la de San Bernardo. Dos de mayo de 1808
Scene of the Belgian Revolution
Naumaquia romana
The Batavians Surround the Romans at Vetera
Cain Killing Abel
Death of Cato of Utica
The Goddess Kali Standing on a Mountaintop
郵便報知新聞 645号|Postal Hōchi Newspaper no. 645, Englishman raping a wine shopkeeper's daughter (Yūbin Hōchi shinbun, roppyaku yonjū gogō)
Bear Hunt
El darrer dia de Numància
Resting Countrymen in a Meadow
Eagles on Rocks
Gevecht tussen Nederlandse militairen en inlanders
Horatius Cocles Defending the Sublician Bridge
Cavalry Skirmish at a Fortress
Fight with Amazons
Infantry Skirmish
Slaget ved Sehested
Bjørnejagt
Vildsvinejagt
Gonzaga-Zyklus, I. Reihe, 2. Schlacht bei Legnano
Reitergefecht
Gefecht an einem Verhau
Feldschlacht (Umkreis)
Reitergefecht
Gefecht im Walde
Eine Eberhetze
Gonzaga-Zyklus, II. Reihe, 3. Einnahme von Pavia
Schlägerei
Reitergefecht
Historienzyklus: Der Sieg des P. Cornelius Scipio über Hannibal in der Schlacht bei Zama
Dorfplünderung
El incendio de Troya
Deer Hunt
Episodio de la batalla de Bailén
A Bull torn apart by Dogs
The Death of Hyacinth
Ciervo acosado por una jauría de perros
Caza de ciervos
At the Feet of the Saviour', Slaughter of the Jews in the Middle Ages
Choque de caballería
Gladiators Fighting
Moroccan in Green
Herkules, Dejanira und der Kentaur Eurytion
Reiterschlacht
Fire of Troy
Brawl between soldiers and peasants
The meeting at Ebelsberg in 1806
Victory of Joshua over the Amalekites
Reiterüberfall
Assault on a Convoy
Fencing bout
The Conquest of Jerusalem by Emperor Titus
Hirschjagd
Village Festival
Marketplace in Przemyśl
Milo van Croton
Lincoln Crushing the Dragon of Rebellion
Durga Fighting an Elephant, Bull and Tiger
strage degli innocenti
Village Fight
Defending the Herd
Death is Fierce and Quick
Plundering of a Hamlet
The Wine of Saint Martin's Day
Bauernschlägerei in einer Kneipe
Türkenschlacht
Magog Thrown into the Sea (cartoon for the south wall, centre, of the ceiling cove, dining room, Dorchester House)
Hochzeitszug
Market Day, Finistère
Lion Hunt
Levy in Mass
The Stoning of Naboth
Foot Combat with Spears
Two Ancient Warriors Fighting over a Dead Comrade
Punchinellos Hunting Waterfowl
A Bear Hunt
7me 1914
Cavalry Skirmish
Study for a Border Design
Foot Combat with Longswords
The Murder of David Rizzio
Italian Joust of Peace
Foot Combat with Halberds
The Combat: Woman Pleading for the Vanquished
Sheet of Studies
Ghost of Sergeant Pelly
New York—Street Scene
Foot Combat with Longswords
Foot Combat with Daggers
Foot Combat with Halberds
Four Scenes from the Legends of Judas and Pilate
Spain 1812, French Occupation
Jacob von Thyboe, V. akt, 11. scene
Kamp mellem en bjørn og nogle ulve
Udfaldet på Amager 1658 under Svenskekrigen 1657-60
Fight between Eagles
Mann mit Schwert Frau erschlagend
Viehräuber. Studie
Reitergefecht
After the Massacre
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Paris
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Damaskus
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Batavia
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Santo Domingo (Dominikanische Republik)
Wolfhounds and Two Foxes
A Lioness and a Snake
The Waste of Waters is Their Field
Kriegszug Kaiser Karls V. gegen Tunis (1535): Schlacht bei Tunis
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Derbent (Dagestan)
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Berg Tabor
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Tripolis
Feldschlacht
Ansichten aus den vier Weltteilen mit Szenen von Tieren: Krakau
Tigers Fighting over a Dead Javanese
A lion attacking a horse
The Company of Saint Barbara
Retreat of Napoleon's army
A Boar Hunt
Asalto a la segunda columna brasileña a Curupaytí
Fox Caught in a Trap
Friar Pedro Clubs El Maragato with the Butt of the Gun
The Defeat of Crazy Horse
Friar Pedro Wrests the Gun from El Maragato
The Hanged Monk
El Maragato Threatens Friar Pedro de Zaldivia with His Gun
Sketch for The Revolt of Cairo
Friar Pedro Shoots El Maragato as His Horse Runs Off
Lion and Boar
The Spanish Fury in Antwerp
Tantric Manuscript, "Sangrahani Sutra"
Soldiers and Peasants
Tantric Manuscript, "Sangrahani Sutra"
Legend of Durga
Legend of Durga
Bear Hunt
Cavalry Engagements
The victory of death
Warsaw on 8 April 1861
Encounter
Robber
Battlefield
Return of the Useless
Otro modo de cazar a pie (Another Way of Hunting on Foot)
Farm and Row of Houses
The Bear Assaulted by the Peasants
Il y eut des luttes et des vaines victoires (There were struggles and vain victories)
Ne sachant plus comment utiliser leurs loisirs ...
Saturno (Saturn)
The Betrayal
The Troops Forcing the Gate of a Town
Carrying the Cross
The Re-embarkation of the Troops
Y son fieras (And They Are Like Wild Beasts)
Por que? (Why?)
Nouveau propriètaire faisant connaissance avec le chien ...
The Crowning with Thorns
Royal Cock Pit
Dios se lo pague a vsted (May God Repay You)
Cruelty in Perfection
Disparate conocido (Well-Known Folly)
The Firing Squad
Capture of a Village (Prise d'un village)
The Cavalry Combat with Pistols
Y no hai remedio (And There's No Help for It)
The Charge
The Hanging
Les divers pourtraicts et figures IX
Scene of Pillage
Judith Walking to the Left, and Her Servant
Frequently asked questions
What is Violent?
Violent is a mood in painting. Violence in painting is the hardest thing to keep honest.
How many Violent works does Artifact World Gallery have?
Artifact World Gallery holds 553 public-domain Violent works, all free to view and download.
Who are the key Violent artists?
Key Violent artists in the collection include Gustave Courbet, Jacopo Tintoretto and George Bellows.