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This image represents Saint Peter and Mary Magdalen holding a heart with thorns, Jesus’ heart. The legend in Latin mentions that God grieves with compunged hearts, and thus the heart in the engraving is both of theirs.

This image represents death on the left, depicted as a neutral skeleton that seems to be an agent in a gender transformation between a girl and a boy (on the center and right), or at least a transforming agent between two figures of undefined gender…

"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 image represents Jesus after being crucified in the arms of the virgin Mary. Behind the scene the cross appears and chained to the cross, on the right there is a skeleton with wings and an hour glass, and on the left there is a man with wings and…

In this image a female skeleton appears in the centre. On the left, a young man holds the skeleton's right arm and on the right a child is wrapped in a cloth.
The skeleton is clearly female, depicted with long wavy hair. The skeleton may even be…

This painting portrays a skull surrounded by flowers, bubbles, and some insects. Some accent gold pieces, like a golden tiara, are also present in the painting.

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…

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…

Original title: Trompe l'oeil painting of man, woman, death, in El Donado Hablador Alonso, Mozo de Muchos Amos ("Optical illusion painting of man, woman, death in The Granted Speaker Alonso, Lad of Many Owners")Fragment from El Donado Hablador…

This image represents Mary Magdalen sitting looking up and surrounded by objects and fruits. Among these objects, we can find a crucifix on her left hand, a chalice oh her right side and a skull, she is resting her right arm on. The skull appears…