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The image shows two figures, a young woman naked and holding an apple and a young man whose body is decomposing and part of his skeleton is showing. His body is partly covered by a tree and a snake bites the man's arm. The trio represent Adam, Eve…

On the cover of this anatomy book, several scenes are represented. Most of these depict a scientific environment, such as a person attending another person's injuries, or a table surrounded by men pointing at and inspecting the inside of a person's…

This emblem represents two men on the left and centre and a skeleton on the right. The man in the centre is holding the skeleton by its arms. Death is depicted occasionally with traditionally female attributes, especially in this case, with long…

"A skeleton (Death or Libitina) stands holding an arrow in one raised hand, and in the other holds a set of scales. On the left pan are farming tools and on the right pan a crown and sceptre." (Description from Emblematica Online - Resources for…

"This colored pen drawing presents a monument known as atransi tomb which gives two views of the body of the deceased. In this case in the compartment above the woman is beautifully dressed, reclining with her hands folded in prayer, and further…

The image shows death represented as a skeleton with no visible gender attributes and holding several scythes. The skeleton has just killed two women and a man who are lying on the right of the image. A young woman (Denise Poncher) kneels on the left…

This image is a dedicatory plate, where a coat of arms appears on the top part of the plate and two skeletons appear on each side. The skeletons are probably of different genders (male on the left and female on the right). This is not clearly…

This engraving represents a skeleton throwing elements from a table to the ground. Among these elements we can find coins, a book, a musical instrument, a crown, etc. The skeleton itself does not display any specific gender traits.
Although the…

This image represents an old man holding a corpse. On the bottom right corner there is a skeleton with an hourglass and its head covered with a shroud.
In the engraving, there is a male death figure, represented by the corpse as wet death, and…

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.