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A woman on the left partially covers her face with a veil. Her eye and part of her right hand are not covered by the veil. The rest of her body is portrayed as a skeleton. A man on the right looks at her while holding his hat.Several traditions are…

This painting portrays Saint Francis meditating. He is dressed in a brown habit and holds a skull with his hands. A cross appears lying underneath his hands holding the skull. The skull does not present any defining gender traits. However, the way…

These images appear on different sides of a single sheet of paper. The woman with the lower part of her body portrayed as a skeleton (second image) appears on a side of the paper. When folded over, one can see the same woman, and the half skeleton is…

The image represents a young woman holding a skull and looking at it. The skull is represented without specific gender traits (i.e. hair), thus, it is very difficult to identify its gender.

This engraving represents several images of medical treatments and anatomy. On the top half, we can see a human skeleton and on the right and left, figures of a man and a woman. This could indicate that the same skeleton is represented for both…

A skeleton is holding an inscribed plaque while pointing at it. The skeleton is semi-covered by a cloth, including the skull.

This engraving represents a couple (man and woman) dancing, and on the right, a skeleton plays the xylophone. The fact that the couple is dancing with each other, and not with the skeleton, presents an idea of mirror image and of common destiny.

This engraving represents a couple (man and woman) accompanied by death, represented by a female skeleton. The skeleton's gender can be seen by the clothing (head covering) and its breasts.
Death takes the equivalent place of the hunting hawk,…

This engraving represents a couple, a man and a woman. In the middle of these, a skeleton wearing a flower crown. It is unclear what type of crown it is, whether it is a victory or virgin crown. The skeleton is placing both its arms around the…

This engraving represents a couple accompanied by death. Death in this engraving is represented as a fool, with both male and female characteristics in the two medals with the moon and the sun.