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Tag Archives: Poverty
1908: Work or Riot
On October 15, 1908, an Irish clerk and ex-soldier named Wallace Brandford Collins ordered a throng of unemployed men and women in Hyde Park to riot at the British Museum. Collins was described as a man of powerful physique who … Continue reading
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Tagged 1900's, 20th Century, Art, Great Britain, Labor, London, Museums, Poverty, Rebellion, Riots, Wallace Brandford Collins
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1437: Freeing the Poor
Sassetta: The Blessed Ranieri Frees the Poor from a Prison in Florence (1437-44) This painting—now in the Louvre—was once part of an elaborate altarpiece in the Church of S. Francesco in Sansepolcro, Tuscany. The altarpiece contained 60 images and was … Continue reading
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Tagged 12th Century, 15th Century, Art, Aviation, Italy, Miracles, Painting, Poverty, Rainerius, Ranieri, Saints, Sassetta
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1793: Charity
William Beechey: Portrait of Sir Francis Ford’s Children Giving a Coin to a Beggar Boy (c. 1793)
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Tagged 18th Century, Art, Painting, Portraits, Poverty, William Beechey
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