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This engraving represents a couple, the woman in the centre and the men on the right. On the left and holding the woman by her hand, is a skeleton representing death. In this image, death acts as a mirror image of the husband, who is mimicked with…

This emblem represents death coming for the empress Maria of Austria. A crown appears floating while death is represented by a neutral skeleton with a scythe. The text on the left page describes the event (translated):

"This painting depicts what…

In this emblem death represented as a neutral skeleton looks at a tree that has chopped down. The tree represents empress Maria of Austria. From the tree stump new sprouts are growing.

The reproductive function of the empress gives rise to a new…

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…

The emblem represents a graveyard with the remains of many prominent figures, such as dukes, marquises, pontiffs and kings. Their crowns also appear in the graveyard, highlighting the equalizing power of death. This emblem represents a counterexample…

The emblem represents a skull that rests on an altar. Numerous bees appear surrounding the skull, and honeycombs appear in the foreground.

Gender perspective: Death as a contradictory category of bitterness and sweetness. It is presented a place…

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…

Death approaching a baronnesse. Notice how the clearly female corpse at the bottom of the page mirrors the generic skeleton at the top of the page. A similar image can be seen at Davidson, Clifford, Sophie Oosterwijk, John Lydgate, and EBSCOhost.…

"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…

Emblem with the following inscription in Latin, from Glasgow University Library: SM689http://www.emblems.arts.gla.ac.uk/french/emblem.php?id=FLPb008Archived…