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Rape

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  • The rape of Lucretia by Tarquin. Line engraving by C. de Passe after J. van Winghe, 16--.
  • A man attempting to embrace a young woman, a dog biting his bag; a guard holding a sword in the background. Lithograph, ca. 1860.
  • Pluto in a chariot snatches Proserpine away from her companions. Mezzotint by J.G. Huck, 1804, after J. Amigoni.
  • Corisca and the satyr: he pulls at Corisca's hair, trying to rape her, but he has seized a hair extension, enabling her to push him over and run away to safety. Crayon-manner by W.W. Ryland, 1763 after F. Lauri.
  • The centaur Nessus being shot by Hercules while carrying off Deianeira. Engraving by B. Franco.
  • The rape of Europa. Engraving by J. Frey after F. Albani.
  • Soldiers plundering a convent, killing and raping the men and women that resist them. Etching after J. Callot, ca. 1633.
  • Soldiers sacking a mansion and torturing its inhabitants. Etching after Jacques Callot, ca. 1633.
  • Three women seated around a table discussing the prospect of being raped in a potential revolution. Etching, 1831.
  • The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Engraving by J. Audran after G. Reni.
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    Killing time.

    | Date: 2000
  • view The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Etching with aquatint by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.
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    The centaur Nessus carrying off Deianeira. Etching with aquatint by F. Bartolozzi after G.B. Cipriani.

    Cipriani, Giovanni Battista, 1727-1785. | Date: 1787 | Reference: 11728i
  • view The rape of Lucretia by Tarquin. Line engraving by C. Cort after Titian, 1571.
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    The rape of Lucretia by Tarquin. Line engraving by C. Cort after Titian, 1571.

    Titian, approximately 1488-1576. | Date: 1571 | Reference: 42779i
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    Rape culture and mental health / Slutwalk Chicago.

    Slutwalk Chicago | Date: [20-?]
  • view Algumas proposições medico-legaes sobre a virginidade e o estupro : these apresentada e publicamente sustentada perante a Faculdade de Medicina do Rio de Janeiro em 13 de outubro de 1849 / por José Francisco de Souza Lemos.
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    Algumas proposições medico-legaes sobre a virginidade e o estupro : these apresentada e publicamente sustentada perante a Faculdade de Medicina do Rio de Janeiro em 13 de outubro de 1849 / por José Francisco de Souza Lemos.

    Lemos, José Francisco de Souza. | Date: 1849
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