Afterlife Collection (page 5)

Ten Kings of Hell, before 1195. Creator: Jin Chushi
Ten Kings of Hell, before 1195

Scene from The Illustrated Legends of Jin oji Temple (Jin oji engi emaki), early 14th century

The Tenth King of Hell, 1798. Creator: Unknown
The Tenth King of Hell, 1798

Paradise, ca. 1598. Creator: Carlo Saraceni
Paradise, ca. 1598

Swedenborg, (1688-1772), 1830. Creator: Unknown
Swedenborg, (1688-1772), 1830. Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772) Swedish pluralistic-Christian theologian, scientist, philosopher and mystic, best known for his book on the afterlife

The Resurrection, c1532, (1943). Creator: Michelangelo Buonarroti
The Resurrection, c1532, (1943). Christ rising from the dead after his crucifixion. Drawing in the Royal Collection, Windsor Castle

An Allegory, c1820-1825, (1922). Creator: William Blake
An Allegory, c1820-1825, (1922). Epitome of James Herveys " Meditations among the Tombs", watercolour dealing with death and grief, inspired by the work of James Hervey (1714-1758)

La Asuncion, (Assumption), 1660, (c1934). Artist: Mateo Cerezo
La Asuncion, (Assumption), 1660, (c1934). The Catholic Church teaches as dogma that the Virgin Mary having completed the course of her earthly life, was assumed body and soul into heavenly glory

A page from The Book Of The Dead, 1926. The Book of the Dead was a description of the ancient Egyptian conception of the afterlife and a collection of hymns, spells

Scene from the Book of the Dead of Any, Egyptian, c1275 BC, (c1900-1920). In the centre are the scales used for weighing the heart, attended by Anubis, the jackal-headed god of embalming

The Death of Henry IV and the Proclamation of the Regency, 1622. Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The Death of Henry IV and the Proclamation of the Regency, 1622. Rubens, Pieter Paul (1577-1640). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg

Book of the Dead of the scribe Nebqed, detail of the deceased before Osiris, 18th Dynasty. Found in the collection of the Louvre, Paris

Ancient Egyptian model of a boat carrying a mummy to its tomb. The model dates from the 11th or 12th Dynasty. Located in the Louvre, Paris

Ancient Egyptian tomb model, 22nd-19th century BC. The Ancient Egyptians believed that the deceased would have the same need for food

Dantes vision of Heaven, 15th century. Heaven, represented like a flower, with angels flying above, from a 15th century version of the Divina Commedia (The Divine Comedy)

The Powerful Hand, 19th century. Popular French religious print showing a hand with a nail wound (stigmata), Jesus, the all-seeing eye of God, and holy justice represented by the balance and the sword

Deliverance of souls from Purgatory, 19th century. An angel is raising a released soul into the presence of the Virgin Mary and the Trinity of God the Father

Occultist, c19th century

Anubis weighing the heart, detail from Sarcophagus of Pensenhor, c900 BC. Coffin of Pensenhor, 22nd Dynasty, Thebes, Egypt. At British Museum

Thoth, Ibis-headed god leads the deceased to the Underworld, Mummy-case of Pensenhor, c900BC. Coffin of Pensenhor, 22nd Dynasty, Thebes, Egypt. At British Museum

Horus presents the deceased to Osiris, Mummy-Case of Pensenhor, Thebes, c900 BC. Osiris as Judge of the Dead, with four Sons of Horus, (Canopic Gods)

Egyptian stele, Deceased worships Osiris who stands on pedestal representing Maat. Horus & Isis stand to left. National Archaeological Museum, Florence

Manuscript showing afterlife, c11th century BC- c7th century BC. After death, Egyptians hoped to reach a sort of paradise they called the Fields of Offerings - a land of abundance where barley was

Wooden model showing bakers at work, Egyptian, 12th Dynasty, c1900 BC
Detail from painted wooden scene of two bakers, Egyptian, 12th Dynasty, c1900 BC. Models such as this were placed inside tombs

Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, Thebes, Egypt, c1350 BC
Counting the geese: fragment of wall painting from the tomb of Nebamun, (no 2), Thebes, Egypt, 18th Dynasty, c1350 BC. Showing a man herding geese with text above beginning do not rush with

Detail of an Egyptian funerary slab painted on wood, showing the deceased before Osiris, Isis, Nephthys, and Anubis. From the Louvres collection

Detail from a Book of the Dead scroll, Ancient Egyptian, Ptolemaic Period, 332-30 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance

The god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance, Ancient Egyptian, 28th Dynasty, c400 BC
The falcon-headed god Horus weighing the heart of the dead in a balance, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, c1419-1380 BC. From the Tomb of Menna

Funerary papyrus, Ancient Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, 1550-1293 BC. Weighing the heart of the deceased in a balance. The baboon is one form of Thoth, inventor of writing and secretary to the gods

Wooden model of a man ploughing with oxen, from Egypt, Middle Kingdom, c2040-1750 BC. This model was originally placed in a tomb. From the British Museums collection

Egyptian Faience Shabti-Figures from a Tomb. The ushabti (also called shabti or shawabti) was a funerary figurine used in Ancient Egypt

Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, 8th century
Wall painting from a Greek tomb at Paestum of a swimmer, which symbolises the afterlife, 8th century

The Fire of Faction, 1762. Creator: Paul Sandby
The Fire of Faction, 1762

Minamoto Yoshitsune and His Retainer, the Monk Benkei... late 18th century
Minamoto Yoshitsune and His Retainer, the Monk Benkei, Putting to Flight the Ghost of Taira no Tomomori, late 18th century

Ichikawa Yonezo as the Ghost of Oiwa, 1865. Creator: Enjaku
Ichikawa Yonezo as the Ghost of Oiwa, 1865

Te Po, 1893-94. 1893-94. Creator: Paul Gauguin
Te Po, 1893-94

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