Hugging Collection (#6)

First Kiss, 1890 (oil on canvas)
7331966 First Kiss, 1890 (oil on canvas) by Rontini, Alessandro (1854-1933); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Alessandro Portini); Ghigo Roli

Forgiveness, detail, 1885-90 (oil on canvas)
7331959 Forgiveness, detail, 1885-90 (oil on canvas) by Postiglione, Salvatore (1861-1906); Private Collection; (add.info.: Artist: Salvatore Postiglione); Ghigo Roli

Detail of Madonna with John the Baptist and Saint Jerome (oil on panel)
489955 Detail of Madonna with John the Baptist and Saint Jerome (oil on panel) by Isenbrandt or Isenbrant, Adriaen (c.1490-1551); Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

Detail of Holy Family with Elisabeth and John the Baptist (oil on panel)
489961 Detail of Holy Family with Elisabeth and John the Baptist (oil on panel) by Cleve, Cornelis van (1520-67); Groeningemuseum, Bruges

Ill-matched lovers (oil on panel)
471436 Ill-matched lovers (oil on panel) by Massys or Matsys, Quentin (c.1466-1530); 41x56 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Pieta (gouache on paper with gold leaf)
471400 Pieta (gouache on paper with gold leaf) by Smits, Jacobs (1856-1928); Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Inconsolable (oil on canvas)
471336 Inconsolable (oil on canvas) by Verhas, Jan Frans (1834-96); 140x91 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Detail of Madonna with John the Baptist and Saint Jerome (oil on panel)
489956 Detail of Madonna with John the Baptist and Saint Jerome (oil on panel) by Isenbrandt or Isenbrant, Adriaen (c.1490-1551); Sint-Janshospitaal, Bruges

The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, 1829 (oil on canvas)
LAF470801 The Nymph Salmacis and Hermaphroditus, 1829 (oil on canvas) by Navez, Francois Joseph (1787-1869); 194x148 cm; Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent

Major Marchand greeted by his father at Thoissey (colour litho)
2819056 Major Marchand greeted by his father at Thoissey (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Major Marchand greeted by his father at Thoissey, France)

Happy New Year, little sister of Alsace (colour litho)
6000377 Happy New Year, little sister of Alsace (colour litho) by Damblans, Eugene (1865-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: Happy New Year, little sister of Alsace)

Madonna and Infant Jesus, half of 15th century, detail (terracotta)
7292566 Madonna and Infant Jesus, half of 15th century, detail (terracotta) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Madonna and Infant Jesus, half of 15th century, detail (terracotta)
7292544 Madonna and Infant Jesus, half of 15th century, detail (terracotta) by Sansovino, Jacopo (Jacopo Tatti) (1486-1570); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Girlfriends, two young woman embracing on a rowing boat by the lake, after a painting by L. Ridel
7279005 Girlfriends, two young woman embracing on a rowing boat by the lake, after a painting by L. Ridel by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Girlfriends)

Madonna with infant Jesus standing on a balustrade, beginning 16th century (oil on panel)
7292766 Madonna with infant Jesus standing on a balustrade, beginning 16th century (oil on panel) by Montagna, Bartolomeo (c.1450-1525); Museo Civico Palazzo Chiericati, Vicenza

Raphael and Fornarina, 1866 (oil on canvas)
7240577 Raphael and Fornarina, 1866 (oil on canvas) by Valaperta, Francesco (1836-1908); Museo civico d arte moderna e contemporanea, Castello di Masnago, Varese

Adam and Eve, 1593-95 (oil on wood)
3714794 Adam and Eve, 1593-95 (oil on wood) by Spranger, Bartholomaeus (1546-1611); Latvian Museum of Foreign Art, Riga, Latvia

Bedroom scene from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print)
3025985 Bedroom scene from Les Liaisons Dangereuses by Pierre Choderlos de Laclos (1741-1803) pub. 1934 (pochoir print) by Barbier

La Desir, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print)
3035643 La Desir, illustration from Les Chansons de Bilitis, by Pierre Louys, pub. 1922 (pochoir print) by Barbier, Georges (1882-1932); Private Collection; The Stapleton Collection

Love in the kitchen (colour litho)
7151039 Love in the kitchen (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

A maid dish (colour litho)
7151033 A maid dish (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century. Signed; GAS.); © Look and Learn

The Amateur Photographer (colour litho)
3094537 The Amateur Photographer (colour litho) by Browne, Tom (1872-1910); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amateur Photographer. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Couple embracing in a cupboard (colour litho)
7151049 Couple embracing in a cupboard (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Couple kissing, a table spoon (colour litho)
7151047 Couple kissing, a table spoon (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Couple embracing in an office (colour photo)
3094531 Couple embracing in an office (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Couple embracing in an office)

Boss and secretary (colour litho)
3641677 Boss and secretary (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Boss and secretary. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Duck and mash (colour litho)
7151031 Duck and mash (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme. Early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Romantic couple having a picnic (colour litho)
7151028 Romantic couple having a picnic (colour litho) by Maurice, Reg (fl.c.1900-30); Private Collection; (add.info.: Comic postcard on a food related theme)

Sitting It Out (colour litho)
3641653 Sitting It Out (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sitting It Out. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

How Would You Like A New Job (colour photo)
3094510 How Would You Like A New Job (colour photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: How Would You Like A New Job)

The spooners paradise (colour litho)
3641666 The spooners paradise (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The spooners paradise. Postcard, early 20th century.); © Look and Learn

Busy in the office (colour litho)
3641662 Busy in the office (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Busy in the office. Postcard, early 20th century)

Jupiter in the guise of Diana and the nymph Callisto (oil on canvas)
3121787 Jupiter in the guise of Diana and the nymph Callisto (oil on canvas) by Liberi, Pietro (1614-87); 116.8x170.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo © Christies Images

The burial chamber in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom (photo)
IND113540 The burial chamber in the Tomb of Tutankhamun, New Kingdom (photo) by Egyptian 18th Dynasty (c.1567-1320 BC); Valley of the Kings, Thebes

Leda and the Swan (stone) (b / w photo)
ALI267123 Leda and the Swan (stone) (b/w photo) by Greco-Roman; Palazzo Ducale, Venice, Italy; Alinari

Adam and Eve, 1519 (woodcut)
5858432 Adam and Eve, 1519 (woodcut) by Grien, Hans Baldung (1484/5-1545); 25.8x10.1 cm; National Gallery of Art, Washington DC, USA

Lovers, panel of the abbotts ceiling (oil on wood)
NUL407093 Lovers, panel of the abbotts ceiling (oil on wood) by French School, (16th century); Abbey of Saint Hilaire, Saint-Hilaire, Aude, France

The Departure of the Conscript, 1851 (engraving)
1731097 The Departure of the Conscript, 1851 (engraving) by Bellange, Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte (1800-1866); (add.info.: The departure of the conscript, drawing by Hippolyte Bellange, 1851)

Cameo of Leda and the Swan (agate)
XIR434180 Cameo of Leda and the Swan (agate) by Italian School, (16th century); Palazzo Pitti, Florence, Italy

A Conscript Return as a Sapper, c. 1851 (engraving)
1731098 A Conscript Return as a Sapper, c.1851 (engraving) by Bellange, Joseph-Louis-Hippolyte (1800-1866); (add.info.: A conscript is back from the war as sapper, engraving by Hippolyte Bellange, c)

Two embracing female nudes, 1918 (conte crayon on paper)
1121478 Two embracing female nudes, 1918 (conte crayon on paper) by Schiele, Egon (1890-1918); 45.7x28.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Stay Me With Apples, 1925 (woodcut)
397432 Stay Me With Apples, 1925 (woodcut) by Gill, Eric (1882-1940); Private Collection

Postcard from Bern depicting a woman and a bear, c. 1900 (colour litho)
CHT239212 Postcard from Bern depicting a woman and a bear, c.1900 (colour litho) by Swiss School, (19th Century); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; © Archives Charmet

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"Hugging: A Universal Language of Love and Connection" In a moment that transcends borders, the legendary Pele of Brazil and Bobby Moore of England exchange shirts after an intense battle in the World Cup Group C. Their embrace symbolizes sportsmanship, respect, and unity. Rembrandt's masterpiece "The Return of the Prodigal Son" captures a poignant scene where love triumphs over all. The father's tender hug welcomes his wayward son back home, reminding us that forgiveness and compassion can heal even the deepest wounds. At Manchester United Football Club Stadium in Old Trafford, fans gather to witness their beloved team play. Amidst roaring cheers, hugs are shared among strangers turned friends as they celebrate victories or console each other during defeats - proof that football unites hearts across nations. An English Rose Corsetry advertisement showcases not only exquisite lingerie but also embraces body positivity and self-love. Hugs become a metaphor for embracing one's own unique beauty and finding confidence within oneself. Even animals understand the power of hugging. Meerkats cuddle tightly together in captivity, seeking comfort and security from their companions. It reminds us that warmth can be found in our relationships with others. A brown bear wearing a Christmas hat wraps its arms around a tree in Finland - a whimsical sight reminding us to find joy in simple pleasures during festive times. This image evokes feelings of coziness, love for nature, and spreading holiday cheer through warm embraces. Tennessee Williams once said, "We have to distrust each other; it is our only defense against betrayal. " However, his plays often explore human connections through passionate encounters filled with longing hugs - reminding us that vulnerability brings forth profound emotional bonds. Lovers on a canal bridge in Amsterdam share an intimate hug against the backdrop of picturesque scenery. In this romantic city known for its open-mindedness towards affectionate gestures like these ones remind us that love knows no boundaries or societal norms.