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"An old man, with one hand in a money-box, grips the shoulder of a young woman who rests her arm on the shoulder of a young man; Death rests his hand on the shoulder of the old man." (Description from Emblematica Online - Resources for Emblem…

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This illustration shows men and women's souls being chained and tormented by different creatures in hell. The punishment is equal for both sexes. These appear in the center of the image as symmetrically inversed, their genitals being the center…

Male and female bodies on the cover of Mikrokosmographia, by Anonymous (1615)
Engraving of male and female bodies that appear on the cover of Mikrokosmographia: A description of the body of man: Together with the controversies thereto belonging, byHelkiah Crooke (1615), printed in London by William Iaggard dwelling in the…

The Three Living and the Three Dead, by Anonymous (1500, c.)
Detail of a miniature of the Three Living and the Three Dead at the beginning of the Office of the Dead, from the Hours of Joanna I of Castile, southern Netherlands (Ghent?), c. 1500,Add MS 35313, f. 158v. This miniature may be a copy of a similar…

The Three Living and the Three Dead, by Anonymous (1480, c.)
Image depicting the three living and the dead, in Book of Hours of Mary of Burgundy and Emperor Maximilian (1480). The three living appear riding horses and are being attacked by the three dead represented by skeletons. At the centre, one of the…

Death and the Young Gallant, by Anonymous (1508, c.)
Two panels painted on the exterior of Markham Chantry Chapel in Newark St Mary Magdalene Church, Newark (Nottinghamshire). The left panel represents death portrayed as a skeleton with feminine qualities such as breasts. The right panel represents a…

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"The inscription on the pedestal could be roughly translated as: 'We all have to die, the rich mingled with the poor'. This anonymous and very rare print has an oddly humorous side. As they reveal a stonetondo carved with dead bodies, the winged…

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Original title: De strijd tussen goed en kwaad ("The battle between good and evil").The engraving portrays an allegorical representation of evil. On the right, a monster with its mouth open from which personifications of vices appears. Next to the…

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In this illustration, a winged skeleton appears in the center while holding a scythe. Gender perspective: Underneath the skeleton, a group of men lie on the ground, while a group of women on the left run away from the scene. In this representation,…

Original title: Sorella morte ("Sister death").Fragment from Il Cantico del Sole/ Cantico della Creature (The Canticle of the Sun), by Francis of Assisi (1224), where the author describes death as "sorella morte" or "sora morte" (Sister…
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