Corpse Collection (page 6)

Cholera in Palermo, 1835. Men in uniform pick up a corpse in the street and place it on a cart, Sicily, Italy
1900s, 19th-century, 5 people, black, black-and-white, black-white, body of water, center, centers, centre, cities, city center, city centre, complaint, complaints, contagious, contemporary, copy

The Capuchin Crypt of Palermo, Le Catacombe dei Cappuccini, extensive crypt complex under the Capuchin monastery in
1900s, 19th-century, 3 people, abbey, abbeys, ample, atmospheric, building, buildings, burial chamber, burial ground, burial site, burial sites, capuchin crypt, capuchin monasteries

Bobalicon (Silly Idiot), 1864 (etching, aquatint & drypoint)
3959779 Bobalicon (Silly Idiot), 1864 (etching, aquatint & drypoint) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.3x34.5 cm; Manchester Art Gallery

The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving)
1737128 The plague in Milan 1630-1631, 19th century (engraving) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901); Private Collection; (add.info.: The plague in Milan 1630-1631)

St Margaret of Cortona finds the body of her lover, 1728-32 (oil on canvas)
7062943 St Margaret of Cortona finds the body of her lover, 1728-32 (oil on canvas) by Benefial, Marco (1684-1764); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Pieta, 1480-90, after Hugo van der Goes (oil on panel)
7064203 Pieta, 1480-90, after Hugo van der Goes (oil on panel) by Goes, Hugo van der (c.1440-82) (after); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania, Italy; (add.info.: Pieta, 1480-90)

Pieta, c. 1890 (oil on canvas)
SBL426310 Pieta, c.1890 (oil on canvas) by Gogh, Vincent van (1853-90); 41.5x34 cm; Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; Photo © Stefano Baldini

The Lamentation, c. 1500 (oil on panel)
7332575 The Lamentation, c.1500 (oil on panel) by Goes, Hugo van der (c.1440-82); Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Ghent, Belgium; (add.info.: Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Oost-Vlaanderen)

The Phantom Ship The Marlborough discovered near Cape Horn, from Le Petit Journal, 19th October 1913 (colour litho)
CHT182658 The Phantom Ship The Marlborough discovered near Cape Horn, from Le Petit Journal, 19th October 1913 (colour litho) by French School

Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)
490156 Detail of Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: See also 490156.); © Art in Flanders

Descent from the Cross, c. 1491-1519 (oil on panel)
490301 Descent from the Cross, c.1491-1519 (oil on panel) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94) (after); 53.8x39 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; (add.info.: The reverse of this diptych shows St)

Lamentation over the Dead Christ with St. John and the Holy Women, 1614 (oil on panel)
3470257 Lamentation over the Dead Christ with St. John and the Holy Women, 1614 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 56x75.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas)
490155 Anatomy Lesson (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); 109x133 cm; Groeningemuseum, Bruges, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (oil on canvas)
471138 The Lamentation over the Dead Christ (oil on canvas) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 56x75.5 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp, Belgium; © Art in Flanders

Epitaph of Jan Michielsen and his wife Maria Maes, 1618 (oil on panel)
471134 Epitaph of Jan Michielsen and his wife Maria Maes, 1618 (oil on panel) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 138x178 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii, c. 1875 (albumen print from glass negative)
7316779 Plaster Casts of Bodies, Pompeii, c.1875 (albumen print from glass negative) by Sommer, Giorgio (1834-1914); Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

Pilgrimage procession on the Muerzsteg to the dead woman, 1888, Muerztal, Styria, Austria, History
7279891 Pilgrimage procession on the Muerzsteg to the dead woman, 1888, Muerztal, Styria, Austria, History by Unknown Artist

Red Milk!
amir behzadi

A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving)
3025914 A Phantasmagoria: Scene - Conjuring up an Armed Skeleton, pub. 1803 (hand coloured engraving) by Gillray, James (1757-1815); Private Collection; (add.info.: Henry Addington (1757-1844)

The Great Plague, pub. 1890 (colour lithograph)
3035202 The Great Plague, pub. 1890 (colour lithograph) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Pictures of English History published by George Routledge and Sons, 1890)

Page 133. A very small Egyptian mummy in its coffin;an antient vase found in the ruins of Herculaneum;a Chinese
5670052 Page 133.A very small Egyptian mummy in its coffin; an antient vase found in the ruins of Herculaneum; a Chinese parasol, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby

Page 132. An Egyptian mummy in its coffin, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text)
5670051 Page 132. An Egyptian mummy in its coffin, 1810-17 (w/c & manuscript text) by Digby, Kenelm Henry (1800-80); 39.6x25.2x5.4 cm; Mitchell Library

The Raising of Lazarus, 1570s-80s (oil on canvas)
3711251 The Raising of Lazarus, 1570s-80s (oil on canvas) by Tintoretto, Jacopo Robusti (1518-94) (studio of); 180x275 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

The Kings Sons Shooting Their Fathers Corpse, ca. 1500. Creator: Matthaus Zasinger
The Kings Sons Shooting Their Fathers Corpse, ca. 1500

The Wake, - or last appearance of Teddy O Rafferty, a scene in the Holy Land, from The English Spy, pub
3090267 The Wake, - or last appearance of Teddy O Rafferty, a scene in the Holy Land, from The English Spy, pub. 1824 (hand coloured engraving) by Cruikshank

The Narsinha Avatara of Vishnu (engraving)
7182576 The Narsinha Avatara of Vishnu (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Narsinha Avatara of Vishnu)

Finding the Body of Harold, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving)
5199122 Finding the Body of Harold, from the picture in the Vernon Gallery (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Finding the Body of Harold)

The body of Henri du Val, Comte de Dampierre, 1620 (engraving)
3646776 The body of Henri du Val, Comte de Dampierre, 1620 (engraving) by Isselburg, Peter (1568-1630); Private Collection; (add.info.: The body of Henri du Val, Comte de Dampierre, 1620)

Apres la mort de Joseph, ses freres firent embaumer son corps (engraving)
3625758 Apres la mort de Joseph, ses freres firent embaumer son corps (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Apres la mort de Joseph)

Un Enterrement Dans Les Cavernes A L Epoque Magdalenienne (engraving)
6003905 Un Enterrement Dans Les Cavernes A L Epoque Magdalenienne (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cadavre; Corpse; Leiche (engraving)
7195106 Le Vocabulaire Illustre: Cadavre; Corpse; Leiche (engraving) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cadavre; Corpse; Leiche)

Charles le Temeraire est retrouve parmi les morts (engraving)
7194127 Charles le Temeraire est retrouve parmi les morts (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Charles le Temeraire est retrouve parmi les morts)

The Pain of Kriemhild, 1817-20 (oil on canvas)
7085100 The Pain of Kriemhild, 1817-20 (oil on canvas) by Fuseli, Henry (Fussli, Johann Heinrich) (1741-1825); Private Collection; (add.info)

Pieta, c. 1530-36 (red chalk)
3696965 Pieta, c.1530-36 (red chalk) by Buonarroti, Michelangelo (1475-1564); Graphische Sammlung Albertina, Vienna, Austria; (add.info.: Red chalk over black chalk and preliminary stylus drawing)

193-0082314 Funereal riddle, plate 18 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching)
IND82118 193-0082314 Funereal riddle, plate 18 of Proverbs, 1819-23, pub. 1864 (etching) by Goya y Lucientes, Francisco Jose de (1746-1828); 24.4x35.8 cm; Private Collection; Index Fototeca

The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris (colour litho)
3097007 The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris (colour litho) by French School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The new mummies of the Guimet Museum, Paris)

The Paris Morgue (engraving)
3643571 The Paris Morgue (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Paris Morgue. Illustration for The Innocents Abroad by Mark Twain (Samuel L Clemens)

Fight over the corpse of Patroclus (engraving)
3635259 Fight over the corpse of Patroclus (engraving) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Fight over the corpse of Patroclus)

Meat Flies (engraving)
3634713 Meat Flies (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Meat Flies. Illustration for Chatterbox, 1873. Digitally cleaned image.); © Look and Learn

Richard the Lionheart lamenting over the corpse of his father, King Henry II, 1189 (engraving)
7149378 Richard the Lionheart lamenting over the corpse of his father, King Henry II, 1189 (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Insect: Insects at Work (engraving)
6028700 The Insect: Insects at Work (engraving) by Giacomelli, Hector (1822-1904); Private Collection; (add.info.: Insects at Work)

Study [for The Entombment of Christ] (pencil)
6200149 Study [for The Entombment of Christ] (pencil) by Westall, Richard (1765-1836); 43x58 cm; The McManus, Dundee, UK; Dundee Art Galleries and Museums

Looking for the wounded during the Siege of Paris in 1870, 1889 (oil on canvas)
XIR316649 Looking for the wounded during the Siege of Paris in 1870, 1889 (oil on canvas) by Baudouin, Paul Albert (1844-1931); Musee de la Ville de Paris, Musee du Petit-Palais

Peste de Jaffa (engraving)
7179428 Peste de Jaffa (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Peste de Jaffa. Illustration for Dictionnaire Populaire Illustre by Decembre-Alonnier (c 1880)

Lamentation (oil on canvas)
6201814 Lamentation (oil on canvas) by Crivelli, Vittorio, (fl.1481-1501); 104x72 cm; Private Collection

Gustave Dore Bible: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman (engraving)
5221443 Gustave Dore Bible: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman (engraving) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Levite finding the corpse of the woman)

Discovery in Organic Remains (engraving)
7177726 Discovery in Organic Remains (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Discovery in Organic Remains)

Ardens wept beside the corpse of his only brother (engraving)
6002524 Ardens wept beside the corpse of his only brother (engraving) by Bowerley or Bauerle, Amelia M. (d.1919) (attr.to); Private Collection; (add.info)

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In the depths of human history, the concept of death has been a recurring theme. From ancient times to modern days, various forms and depictions have emerged, each carrying its own profound message. One such instance took place in 1963 when Buddhist monk Thich Quang Duc set himself ablaze at an intersection in Saigon. His act of self-immolation was a powerful protest against President Ngo Dinh Diem's anti-Buddhist measures and his mistreatment of protestors. Malcolm Browne captured this haunting moment through his lens, immortalizing the monk's sacrifice for justice. Similarly, Hindu mythology portrays the goddess Kali as Chinnamasta standing on Kamadeva and Rati, symbolizing her dominance over desire and attachment. This 18th-century Indian painting showcases Kali's fierce nature while reminding us that even gods can conquer mortal desires. Moving to literature, Oscar Wilde's Salome captivated audiences with its dark themes. Aubrey Beardsley's pen and ink drawing captures the climax of this tragic tale where Salome demands John the Baptist's head on a silver platter – a chilling reminder that power often leads to gruesome consequences. The French Revolution brought forth another macabre event - Jean-Paul Marat being fatally stabbed by Charlotte Corday while he bathed. Jacques Louis David depicted this historical incident on canvas in 1793, forever capturing Marat as both martyr and revolutionary figure. Peter Bruegel the Elder painted "Triumph of Death, " showcasing skeletons dancing amidst chaos during medieval times. This eerie artwork serves as a reminder that death is inevitable for all living beings; it spares no one regardless of their status or wealth. Sir Gawain beheading the Green Knight is yet another depiction steeped in symbolism from Arthurian legend. The story challenges notions of honor and courage while exploring mortality’s grip on humanity—a timeless narrative still relevant today. History also witnessed brutal battles, such as the Battle of Franklin in 1864.