Skulls & Memento Mori — Page 5

237 artworks

Portrait of Caravaggio, turned to the right and looking at his reflection in a mirror by Henri Simon Thomassin|Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi)

Portrait of Caravaggio, turned to the right and looking at his reflection in a mirror

Henri Simon Thomassin|Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi), 1707–41

Vanitas Still Life by Herman Henstenburgh

Vanitas Still Life

Herman Henstenburgh, n.d.

Self-Portrait by Salvator Rosa

Self-Portrait

Salvator Rosa, ca. 1647

A cartouche with armor, a skull with armor and a helmet with feathers at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis) by Stefano della Bella

A cartouche with armor, a skull with armor and a helmet with feathers at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)

Stefano della Bella, ca. 1640–60

A cartouche with a wreath of laurel and palms, a skull and crossbones at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis) by Stefano della Bella

A cartouche with a wreath of laurel and palms, a skull and crossbones at top, from 'Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici' (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)

Stefano della Bella, ca. 1640–60

Saint Francis Kneeling in a Grotto, holding a Book and a Skull by Nicolaas van der Horst

Saint Francis Kneeling in a Grotto, holding a Book and a Skull

Nicolaas van der Horst, 1627 or before

Saint Jerome in the Desert by Lucas Kilian|Bartholomeus Spranger

Saint Jerome in the Desert

Lucas Kilian|Bartholomeus Spranger, 1610

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene

Saint Francis of Assisi

Saint Francis of Assisi

Fame and History, from "The Roman Heroes" by Hendrick Goltzius

Fame and History, from "The Roman Heroes"

Hendrick Goltzius, 1586

St. Mary Magdalene

St. Mary Magdalene

Crucifix on a Golgotha base by Giuseppe de' Levi|Unidentified

Crucifix on a Golgotha base

Giuseppe de' Levi|Unidentified, ca. 1590–1600 (base), later 17th century (corpus), 19th century (cross)

Pair of paneling

Pair of paneling

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica by Cornelis Cort|Titian (Tiziano Vecellio)

Ruggiero Rescuing Angelica

Cornelis Cort|Titian (Tiziano Vecellio), 1565

The Temptation of St. Anthony by Nicolas Prévost|Anonymous, French, 16th century

The Temptation of St. Anthony

Nicolas Prévost|Anonymous, French, 16th century, ca. 1560–80

Simeon, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs by Maarten van Heemskerck|Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert

Simeon, from the series The Twelve Patriarchs

Maarten van Heemskerck|Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert, 1550

St. Jerome by Battista Franco

St. Jerome

Battista Franco, ca. 1550–60

Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and lion by Battista Franco

Saint Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, with a skull and lion

Battista Franco, ca. 1550–60

The Three Fates by Anonymous, Italian, North Italy, 16th century

The Three Fates

Anonymous, Italian, North Italy, 16th century, 1530–50

Saint Jerome in His Study by Albrecht Dürer

Saint Jerome in His Study

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia. by John Reekie

A Burial Party, Cold Harbor, Virginia.

John Reekie, April 1865

Knave (Robespierre from France), from "Court Game of Geography" by William and Henry Rock

Knave (Robespierre from France), from "Court Game of Geography"

William and Henry Rock, 1838–55

The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp by Carington Bowles I|Anonymous, British, 18th century

The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame-Stamp

Carington Bowles I|Anonymous, British, 18th century, 1766

Melencholia by Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)

Melencholia

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto), ca. 1645–46

Saint Anthony of Padua

Saint Anthony of Padua

St. Mary Magdalen Reclining in a Grotto by Claude Mellan|Guillaume Barclay

St. Mary Magdalen Reclining in a Grotto

Claude Mellan|Guillaume Barclay

St. Bruno by Claude Mellan

St. Bruno

Claude Mellan

Triumph of Death with three fates in an architectural frame above a wheel of fortune flanked by skeletons; a skull and an hour glass at top and with wheel intended to spin at center by Andrea Andreani|Giovanni Fortuna

Triumph of Death with three fates in an architectural frame above a wheel of fortune flanked by skeletons; a skull and an hour glass at top and with wheel intended to spin at center

Andrea Andreani|Giovanni Fortuna, 1588

Knight, Death, and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer

Knight, Death, and the Devil

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

Coat of Arms with a Skull by Albrecht Dürer

Coat of Arms with a Skull

Albrecht Dürer, 1503

Predica del arte del bene morire (sermon on the art of dying well) by Girolamo Savonarola|Antonio Tubini

Predica del arte del bene morire (sermon on the art of dying well)

Girolamo Savonarola|Antonio Tubini, ca. 1502

St Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, a skull in his left hand, a lion laying at the left by Marcantonio Raimondi

St Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, a skull in his left hand, a lion laying at the left

Marcantonio Raimondi, ca. 1500–27

William Shakespeare by Charles William Sherborn|Thomas Brooker|William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Charles William Sherborn|Thomas Brooker|William Shakespeare, 1876

William Shakespeare by Charles William Sherborn|Thomas Brooker|William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare

Charles William Sherborn|Thomas Brooker|William Shakespeare, 1876

Pllate 60 from "Los Caprichos": Trials (Ensayos) by Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes)

Pllate 60 from "Los Caprichos": Trials (Ensayos)

Goya (Francisco de Goya y Lucientes), 1799

The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame - Stamp by Anonymous, British, 18th century

The Repeal, or the Funeral of Miss Ame - Stamp

Anonymous, British, 18th century, March 16, 1766

Death's coat of arms, from the Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar

Death's coat of arms, from the Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill by Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

Pieter Claesz, 1628

Saint Jerome in His Study by Albrecht Dürer

Saint Jerome in His Study

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Saint Jerome in His Study by Albrecht Dürer

Saint Jerome in His Study

Albrecht Dürer, 1514

Coat of Arms with a Skull by Albrecht Dürer

Coat of Arms with a Skull

Albrecht Dürer, 1503

An Allegory by Domenico Guidobono

An Allegory

Domenico Guidobono, 1710–20

Stained Glass Panel with the Deposition

Stained Glass Panel with the Deposition

Knight, Death, and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer

Knight, Death, and the Devil

Albrecht Dürer, 1513

The Pérussis Altarpiece by Nicolas Froment

The Pérussis Altarpiece

Nicolas Froment, 1480

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