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In the first illustration, a woman appears lying with her hand over her stomach, as if she was dying. Death, represented by a skeleton with a robe and hair is trying to steal Cupid's arrows, represented by a winged cherub with a bow. In the second…

In this illustration, a little girl is reaching for an hourglass held by a skeleton wearing a crown, cape and arrow. The girl is being pulled away from the king skeleton by a child with a halo. Thus, the soul is represented as female and death is…

The image represents a little girl lying and sleeping on top of a skull while cupid looks at her. Although the child is represented as a little girl, the skull is represented as neutral, stripped off of any gender identifiers.

Tomb of Louis XII and Anne of Brittany in the Basilica of St. Denis, Saint-Denis, France. "Inside the mausoleum,the royal couple are portrayed transfixed and motionless in death. On their abdomens are depicted, for the sake of realism, the sewn-up…

These images depict the ossuary in St. Michael's Chapel in Hallstatt, Austria. What is interesting about this ossuary is that over 600 painted skulls are displayed. According to Hallstatt World Heritage site…

These images show the Ossuary in the Cemetery Church of All Saints, located in Kutná Hora, Sedlec (Czechia). In this Ossuary, one can see thousands of human bones arranged as ornaments, including a chandelier (images 1 and 2) and a coat of arms…

The fresco represents countless kids in limbo for not being baptized before dying. Despite being the souls of very small children, the painter represents them with male genitalia, this being the only gender attribute (all of them are represented bold…

This image represents death, portrayed by a skeleton, trampling three young women who appear lying underneath. The skeleton has a veil over its skull, a traditionally feminine trait.

This image represents two Pulcinellas being approached by a skeleton dressed as an old woman. The dress and posture of the skeleton are reminiscent of the Celestinesque or procuress tradition being represented as old women.

""The subject is a typical theme which recurs constantly in Graf's work, particularly his drawings, and serves as a reminder of his life as a professional soldier as well as the current feelings of misogyny which pervade so much of the art of this…