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The death between seven heads. Private Collection
Vanity. Found in the Collection of Hofburg Brixen
Vanitas Still Life. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)Vanitas Still Life. Private Collection
Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)Vanitas Still Life, 1662. Private Collection
Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Artist: Collier, Edwaert (1642-1708)Vanitas Still Life, 1632. Private Collection
Alas, poor Yorick! I knew him, Horatio, c1850. Hamlet in the graveyard with Horatio and the clown, examining Yoricks skull. From Hamlet Act V, Sc 1, by William Shakespeare
Warriors of the Mahdi, c1885. Episode of the Mahdist War (1881-1899). From British Battles on Land and Sea, Vol. IV, by James Grant. [Cassell Petter & Galpin, London, Paris & Melbourne, c1880]
Trephination, 1593. Using an elevator to remove a piece of bone from the skull. Trephination as a therapeutic or magico-religious procedure dates back to Neolithic times
Drawing Showing the Position of the Blood Vessels in the Neck and Face, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciDrawing Showing the Position of the Blood Vessels in the Neck and Face, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Two Drawings of the Bony Structure of the Head, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciTwo Drawings of the Bony Structure of the Head, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Anatomical Drawing of a Skull to the Left, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciAnatomical Drawing of a Skull to the Left, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
Anatomical Drawings of Two Skulls in Profile to the Left, c1480 (1945). Artist: Leonardo da VinciAnatomical Drawings of Two Skulls in Profile to the Left, c1480 (1945). From The Drawings of Leonardo da Vinci. [Reynal & Hitchcock, New York, 1945]
The Banns Forbidden, 1820. Artist: Thomas RowlandsonThe Banns Forbidden, 1820. From The Second Tour of Doctor Syntax, In Search of Consolation, by William Combe. [Ackermann, London, 1820]
The Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. Artist: Heliodore Joseph PisanThe Dwelling of the Ogre, 1870. From The Fables of Jean de la Fontaine, by Walter Thornbury. [Cassell, Petter & Galpin, London and NY, 1870]
Algerine Rovers, 1838. From A Display of the Naval Flags of All Nations. Collected from the Best Authorities. [Fisher, Son, & Co. London, 1838]
St. Martin in Heaven, (1896). Artist: Ford Madox BrownSt. Martin in Heaven, 1897. A Sketch of the St Martin Window, in the Church of St Martin on the Hill, Scarborough, designed by Ford Maddox Brown, depicting St Martin in heaven
Marriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. Artist: William HogarthMarriage A-la-Mode: 3. The Inspection, c1743. The nobleman is in the house of Dr Misaubin, no 96 St Martins Lane. He threatens the quack with his cane for having prescribed pills which proved
Sketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. Artist: William HogarthSketch for Industry and Idleness - Plate III, 1747. The idle prentice at play in the church yard during divine service. The idle apprentice plays hustle-cap with some pickpockets
We Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). Artist: Edmund Joseph SullivanWe Come Up Through Many Slaveries Into Freedom, c1918, (1918). The title is a quote from The Hive by Will Levington Comfort published in 1918. From Bibbys Annual 1918, edited by Joseph Bibby
Coat of Arms with a Skull, 1503 (1906). Artist: Albrecht DurerCoat of Arms with a Skull, 1503 (1906). From Durer Des Meisters Gemalde Kupferstiche und Holzschnitte in 471 Abbildungen [Stuttgart und Leipzig, Deutsch Verlags-Ansalt, 1906]
Bone Pile, Cuban Cemetery, c1910. [Harris Bros, Co. Havana, Cuba]
A satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819 (1894). Artist: George CruikshankA satirical banknote: crime, punishment and protest, 1819. Until 1832 the act of forgery in Britain and sometimes even the use of a forged banknote, was punishable by death
A veterinary demonstration, 1st Life Guards, 1896. Artist: Gregory & CoA veterinary demonstration, 1st Life Guards, 1896. Farrier Wallace of the 1st Life Guards, showing the skull of a horse, in the presence of an officer of the same regiment
Rites at Funeral of Ashantee Chief. Artist: A ThomRites at Funeral of Ashantee Chief. A print from The Faiths of the World, a Dictionary of All Religions and Religious Sects Their Doctrines, Rites, Ceremonies and Customs, Vol I, by James Gardner
Religious Ceremony, Mandan Village. Artist: Myers and CoReligious ceremony in a Mandan village, North America, 1841. Young men run in a circle dragging elk skulls behind them. The Mandan are a Native American tribe that historically lived on the banks of
Illustration from Francis Quarles Emblems, 1895. Emblems was a work by the English poet Francis Quarles, first published in 1635
Petrus Camper, Dutch anatomist, anthropologist and a naturalist, c1870. Artist: H SluyterPetrus Camper, Dutch anatomist, anthropologist and a naturalist, c1870. A print from Nederlands Geschiedenis en Volksleven in Schetsen, by J van Lenner and J ter Gouw. (Leiden, AW Sijthoff, c1870)
Rear view of a skeleton showing the sinews of the neck, late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor
Study of a human skull, late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Artist: Leonardo da VinciStudy of a human skull, late 15th or early 16th century (1954). Found in the collection of the Royal Library, Windsor Castle, Windsor, 19058r. A print from Leonardo da Vinci by Ludwig H Heydenreich
The Ashbourne Portrait of Shakespeare, 16th century. Artist: Cornelius KetelThe Ashbourne Portrait of Shakespeare, 16th century. Originally thought to have been of William Shakespeare, the painting is now thought to be a lost Cornelius Ketel portrait of Edward de Vere
Memento-Mori watch presented by Mary Queen of Scots to Mary Seaton, 16th century, (1840). Artist: C J SmithMemento-Mori watch presented by Mary Queen of Scots to her attendant Mary Seaton, 16th century, (1840). Illustration from Historical
Enamelled jewel presented by Mary Queen of Scots, to George Gordon, 16th century, (1840). Artist: C J SmithEnamelled jewel presented by Mary Queen of Scots, to George Gordon, 4th Earl of Huntly, 16th century, (1840). A lock of Marys hair is attached to the ivory skull
The Vyssi Brod Crucifixion, before 1400 (1955). Artist: Master of the Vyssi Brod AltarThe Vyssi Brod Crucifixion, before 1400 (1955). Found in the collection of The National Gallery in Prague. A print from Gothic Painting in Bohemia 1350-1450, by Antonin Matejcek and Jaroslav Pesina
The Catacombs, Paris, 1931. Artist: Ernest FlammarionThe Catacombs, Paris, 1931. The Catacombs are old quarries which were converted into an Ossuary in 1786. Illustration from the book Paris by Ernest Flammarion, (1931)
The Ambassadors, 1533, (1912). Artist: Hans Holbein the YoungerThe Ambassadors, 1533, (1912). Portrait of Jean de Dinteville (left), French Ambassador to England in 1533 and Georges de Selve, Bishop of Lavaur, who visited him in London
Vanitas Still Life, 1648. Artist: Treck, Jan Jansz. (1605-1652)Vanitas Still Life, 1648. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life, c. 1640. Artist: Steenwijck, Harmen (1612-1656)An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life, c. 1640. Found in the collection of the National Gallery, London
Memento mori. Artist: Vinne, Vincent Laurensz, van der (1629-1702)Memento mori. From a private collection
Still Life with a Boy Blowing Soap-bubbles, c. 1635. Artist: Dou, Gerard (Gerrit) (1613-1675)Still Life with a Boy Blowing Soap-bubbles, c. 1635. Found in the collection of the National Museum of Western Art, Tokyo
Vanity, 1670. Artist: French masterVanity, 1670. From a private collection
Vanitas, 17th century. Artist: Juriaen van StreeckVanitas, 17th century. Found in the collection of the State A Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts, Moscow
Saint Jerome, late 15th or early 16th century. Artist: Cesare da SestoSaint Jerome, late 15th or early 16th century. St Jerome (c342-420) was a leading father of the Christian church. He prepared the first Latin translation of the Bible from Hebrew into Latin
Apotheosis of the War, 1871. Artist: Vasily VereshchaginApotheosis of the War, 1871. Found in the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
Saint Jerome, between 1498 and 1505. Artist: Sandro BotticelliSaint Jerome, between 1498 and 1505. Botticelli, Sandro (1445-1510). Found in the collection of the State Hermitage, St. Petersburg
Sir William Butts (c1486-1545), 1543. Artist: Hans Holbein the YoungerSir William Butts (c1486-1545), 1543. Butts was a member of King Henry VIIIs court and served as the Kings physician. He was knighted in 1544
Base of the skull, 1848. Comparison of a Negro (native of Kongo), Chilamache native American (from Louisiana), and Chinese (from Canton)
Three types of human skull, 1848. Comparison of a Negro (native of Kongo), Chilamache native American (from Louisiana), and Chinese (from Canton)
Ancient Cimbrian, Esthonian Finn, Lappe, 1848. An engraving from the Natural History of Man, by James Cowles Prichard, (Hippolyte Bailliere, London, third edition, 1848)