Browse Items (200 total)

"An abbot is pulled by his robe. Death is mockingly depicted as a bishop with a miter and staff. In the margin above the print is the text Prover. V." (Translated description fromRijksmuseum,…

"An astronomer is studying at a table with a book open to him. He looks up and points to an armillarium (astronomical instrument) hanging above the table. Next to him is Death with a skull in his skeleton hands. The top margin with the Latin…

"This mysterious cemetery scene accompanies the section of theBelles Heures known as the Office of the Dead, a standard feature of a book of hours. By praying the Office of the Dead on a daily basis, the living commemorated departed loved ones and…

The mural represents two images. On the left, the scene of Jesus Christ's crucifixion is represented with virgin Mary. A skeleton with torn clothes points with its left hand at Christ while opening its mouth, as a sign of mockery. On the right, four…

Extract from The Triumph of Death, by Francesco Petrarca (Petrarch) Part 1: "A lady clothed in black, whose stern looks wereWith horror fill'd, and did like hell appear,Advanced, and said, "You who are proud to beSo fair and young, yet have no eyes…

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…

This illustration appears in the third section: La Danse macabre des femmes (The Dance of Death of Women) of the manuscript Français 995. Gender perspective: According to the text, the illustration represents the death of a Queen, it can also be seen…

This illustration, representing the death of a Queen and a duchess appears in the second volume of the Miroer Salutaireor La danse macabre nouuelle, named: La danse macabre des femmes / Et le debat du corps et de lameby Guyot Marchant…

This illustration, representing the death of a Nun and a Witch and appears in the second volume of theMiroer SalutaireorLa danse macabre nouuelle,named:La danse macabre des femmes / Et le debat du corps et de lamebyGuyot Marchant (1486).According to…