Futility Collection

Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Artist: Bocklin, Arnold (1827-1901)
Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle, 1872. Found in the collection of the Staatliche Museen, Berlin

Harlequin and Death, 1907. Artist: Somov, Konstantin Andreyevich (1869-1939)
Harlequin and Death, 1907. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Isle of the Dead, c. 1905. Private Collection

Selfportrait with skeleton. Artist: Corinth, Lovis (1858-1925)
Selfportrait with skeleton. Found in the collection of Stadtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Munich

Eve, the Serpent and Death , ca 1510-1515. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Eve, the Serpent and Death , ca 1510-1515. Found in the Collection of the National Gallery of Canada.

Death and the Maiden, 1517. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
Death and the Maiden, 1517. Found in the Collection of the Art Museum Basel.

Triumph of Paul III's Fame on death. (From the Series of the life of Pope Paul III), 1687. Found in the Collection of the Musei Civici di Palazzo Farnese, Piacenza.

AI Image - An illustration of King Canute commanding the...tide to halt, early 11th century, (2023)
AI Image - An illustration of King Canute commanding the incoming tide to halt, early 11th century, (2023). Canute (died 1035 CE) was King of England from 1016

Vanitas still life with musical instruments, ceremonial vessels, books, an extinguished candle... Private Collection

The Past, 1912. Creator: Rabes, Max (1868-1944)
The Past, 1912. Private Collection

Vanitas Self-Portrait, 1679-1681. Creator: Steenwinckel, Antonie van (active 1671-1688)
Vanitas Self-Portrait, 1679-1681. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Creator: Massys, Quentin (1466-1530)
The Unequal Pair of Lovers. Found in the collection of the Royal Museum of Fine Arts, Antwerp

A vanitas still life with an open book, a globe, a nautilus goblet, a violin and precious objects, Creator: Collier
A vanitas still life with an open book, a globe, a nautilus goblet, a violin and precious objects. Private Collection

The Knight, the Young Girl and Death, Between 1500 and 1524. Creator: Baldung (Baldung Grien), Hans (1484-1545)
The Knight, the Young Girl and Death, Between 1500 and 1524. Found in the collection of the Musee du Louvre, Paris

An Allegory with Venus and Time, ca 1756. Creator: Tiepolo, Giambattista (1696-1770)
An Allegory with Venus and Time, ca 1756. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Creator: Francken, Hieronymus II
Riches and the Death of the Miser, Still Life, ca. 1600. Found in the collection of the Art Museum Basel

The Three Ages of Man (After Titian), ca 1681-1682. Creator: Sassoferrato (1609-1685)
The Three Ages of Man (After Titian), ca 1681-1682. Found in the collection of the Galleria Borghese, Rome

Allegory of Vanity and Penitence, Mid of 17th cen. Creator: Canlassi (Called Cagnacci), Guido (Guidobaldo) (1601-1663)
Allegory of Vanity and Penitence, Mid of 17th cen. Found in the collection of the Musee de Picardie, Amiens

The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Creator: Caroselli, Angelo (1585-1653)
The Procuress or The Old and the Young Courtesan, ca 1625. Found in the collection of the Musee de l'Oise, Beauvais

Vanitas Still Life, 1704. Creator: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)
Vanitas Still Life, 1704. Found in the collection of the Goteborg Konstmuseum

El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille

El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Creator: Goya, Francisco, de (1746-1828)
El Tiempo (Time and the old woman), c. 1810. Found in the Collection of the Musee des Beaux-Arts, Lille

Allegory on the Futility of Peace Talks with Spain, 1608. Creator: Unknown
Allegory on the Futility of Peace Talks with Spain, 1608

Dying Soldiers by the Roadside, plate sixteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
Dying Soldiers by the Roadside, plate sixteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

The Hospital, plate fifteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d. Creator: Gerard van Schagen
The Hospital, plate fifteen from The Large Miseries of War, n.d

Cupid with a Pistol on Top of a Mountain of Skull. Private Collection

The Happy Cuckold, 1640. Artist: Anonymous
The Happy Cuckold, 1640. From a private collection

Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Artist: Charles Edwin Fripp
Incident at the Battle of Isandlwana, Anglo-Zulu War, 22 January 1879. Lieutenants Melvill and Coghill (24th Regiment) dying to save the Queens colours

Death as a friend, 1851. Creator: Rethel, Alfred (1816-1859)
Death as a friend, 1851. Private Collection

All is Vanity, c. 1900. Private Collection

Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas), 1627. Artist: Hals, Frans I (1581-1666)
Young Man holding a Skull (Vanitas), 1627. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London

An April Fool, n. d. Creator: Philip William May
An April Fool, n.d

The flower vendor, 1882. Creator: Prouve, Victor (1858-1943)
The flower vendor, 1882. Private Collection

Time abducting truth, c. 1630. Creator: Cesari, Giuseppe (1568-1640)
Time abducting truth, c.1630. Private Collection

Female portrait. Creator: Bruyn, Bartholomaus (Barthel), the Younger (c
Female portrait. Private Collection

Vanitas still life with viola, clarinet, skull, scores and candle. Private Collection

Death and the Peasant, 1896. Creator: Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917)
Death and the Peasant, 1896. Found in the collection of Ateneum, Helsinki

The triumph of Death: the death of Laura. Miniature from Petrarque, Les Triomphes, 1500-1505. Found in the collection of Bibliotheque Nationale de France

Le Chemin de la Mort (The Path of Death), c. 1898. Creator: Trigoulet
Le Chemin de la Mort (The Path of Death), c. 1898. Private Collection

Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Creator: Platzer, Johann Georg (1704-1761)
Couple with Matchmaker, c. 1750. Found in the collection of Art Museum Basel

Allegory of Worldly Riches with the Scene of the Death of the Rich Man, ca. 1600. Found in the collection of Szepmuveszeti Muzeum, Budapest

The Fight Against Death, 1625. Creator: Droochsloot, Jost Cornelisz (1586-1666)
The Fight Against Death, 1625. Private Collection

Death and Lansquenet, 1510. Creator: Dürer, Albrecht (1471-1528)
Death and Lansquenet, 1510. Private Collection

Children, Obey Me, Do Not Play With Those Weapons, April 1834

Plate 11: Joshua Ordering the Sun to Stand Still, from The Battles of the Ol... ca
Plate 11: Joshua Ordering the Sun to Stand Still, from The Battles of the Old Testament, ca. 1590-ca. 1610

Danse macabre, 1490. Creator: Anonymous
Danse macabre, 1490. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Manuel de confession, ca 1487-1488. Creator: Anonymous
Manuel de confession, ca 1487-1488. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

La mort et le bucheron (The Death and the Woodcutter), 1755. Creator: Oudry, Jean-Baptiste
La mort et le bucheron (The Death and the Woodcutter), 1755. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

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