EditorialAnatomy, Skeletal Head and some Fetuses, Human skull and skeletons of fetuses, Signed: Benard direx, Pl. 1, no. 2, to p. 48, Benard (dir.), 1778, Denis Diderot; M. d'Alembert: Encyclop?die, ou dictionnaire raisonn? des sciences, des arts et des m?tiers...
EditorialEmys pulchella, Print, The wood turtle (Glyptemys insculpta) is a species of turtle endemic to North America. It is in the genus Glyptemys, a genus which contains only one other species of turtle: the bog turtle (Glyptemys muhlenbergii ). The wood turt...
EditorialStone sculpture, male-a warrior or god, carrying a small, skeletal figure like that of a child. The figure is typical of huaxtec statuary from Central America. See also 30-04-02 / 10. Stone, H: 163 cm Inv. D 94.20.600 Depot du Musee d'Aquitaine de Bordeau.
EditorialBas-de-page scene of the Three Dead, of three skeletal cadavers, two partially wrapped in shrouds, with a caption reading, ‘Y was wel fair. Scuch ssaltou be. For godes love be war with me’ . Book of Hours, Use of Sarum ('The Taymouth Hours'). Engla...
EditorialStragglers of the Grand Armée. Blaetter aus meinem Portefeuille, im Laufe des Fel. Stuttgart, 1831-43. On the roadside between Mozhiask and Krimskoie. Stragglers and wounded soldiers of Napoleon's Grand Armée finding shelter where they can. Skeletal ...
EditorialRaising of Lazarus. Book of Hours. France; 15th century. [Whole folio] Office for the Dead at Vespers. Christ stands, with Mary and Martha kneeling beside him, as Lazarus emerges from the tomb. Psalm 114 beginning with initial 'D', skeletal figure risi...
EditorialOpening of the Office of the Dead. Text with initial 'D' showing a skeletal woman looking in a hand mirror. Produced for Dionora Gonzaga, Duchess of Urbino. Hours of Dionora of Urbino. Italy [Ferrara?]; circa 1509-1520. Source: Yates Thompson 7, f.174....
EditorialDeath leads a lady by the hand. So-called Hours of Philip the Fair. S. Netherlands [Bruges]; circa 1495. [Detail] Office for the Dead at Vespers. Border miniature of a skeletal figure of Death, with a scythe, leading a lady by the hand Image taken fro...
EditorialDance macabre. LA gr:at danse macabre des h:omes : des f:emes hys. [Mathias Huss:] lyon, le .xviii. iour de feurier,. A printing press. Skeletal figures in the room. Image taken from LA gr:at danse macabre des h:omes : des f:emes hystoriee :augmentee ...
EditorialMiniature of Death riding a skeletal horse, incorporating a decorated initial 'V'(enite), and partial border, at the beginning of Matins in the Hours of Dead. Book of Hours, Use of Rome. Italy, S. (Naples); 1477. Source: Yates Thompson 6, f.137. Langua...
EditorialCistercian Monks seated in a Choir. Psalter of Henry VI. France [Paris]; 1400-1410, and circa 1420. [Whole folio] Two rows of Cistercian monks in a choir, with five skeletal figures, two with crowns, seated above. Priest kneeling before a crucifix at t...
EditorialStudy of anatomy by Leonardo Da Vinci. 15th century. Skeletal structure. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy.
EditorialTerracotta lentoid flask, Iron Age, 11th century B.C., Levantine, Terracotta, H. 11 in. (27.9 cm), Vases, Both sides of the flask are decorated with goats, birds, and rudimentary foliage. The skeletal character of the birds' wings provides a noteworthy...
EditorialPendant Figure, 13th?15th century, Dominican Republic, Caribbean, Distrito Nacional, La Caleta, reportedly, Taino, Stone, H. 3 x W. 1 1/4 x D. 1 1/4 in., Stone-Ornaments, Death imagery in the form of skeletal figures and skulls with deep eye sockets an...
EditorialHead of a Rain God, 10th?11th century, Mexico, Mesoamerica, Yucatan, Maya, Fossiliferous limestone, H. 13 3/4 x W. 11 7/8 x D. 9 3/8 in. (34.9 x 30.2 x 23.8 cm), Stone-Sculpture, This monumental head carved from limestone depicts a supernatural being. ...
EditorialThe statesman in his office is surprised by the skeletal figure of Death with his crown and dart emerging from behind a screen. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816.
EditorialDeath with his dart on a skeletal horse rides over a cliff as an unfortunate huntsman and his dogs fall to their deaths. Other hunting dogs tear apart a stag. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of De...
EditorialThe skeletal figure of Death sits on a beach with two shipwrecked sailors. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London, 1816.
EditorialStudy of anatomy by Leonardo Da Vinci. 15th century. Skeletal structure. National Museum of Science and Technology Leonardo da Vinci. Milan. Italy.
EditorialSkeleton of Death about to spear a Swiss soldier on a battlefield, as another skeletal drummer advances behind them. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Wenceslaus Hollar from The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein, Coxhead, London, 1816.
EditorialStone sculpture, male-a warrior or god, carrying a small, skeletal figure like that of a child. The figure is typical of huaxtec statuary from Central America. See also 30-04-02 / 10. Stone, H: 163 cm Inv. D 94.20.600 Depot du Musee d'Aquitaine de Bordeau.