Morte Collection

The Triumph of Death, c. 1350 (fresco)
XAL266290 The Triumph of Death, c.1350 (fresco) by Master of the Triumph of Death, (fl.1360-80) (attributed to); Camposanto, Pisa, Italy; (add.info.: Le Triomphe de la Mort; ); Italian

Iseult treats Tristan. Engraving from Le Morte
" Iseult treats Tristan. Engraving from " Le Morte d Arthur" (The death of Arthur) by Sir Thomas Malory, edition illustrated by Aubrey Beardsley between 1892 and 1894. Modernism

MERLIN
Merlin the Enchanter, one of Aubrey Beardsleys illustrations to Morte d Arthur

Illustration depicting a collection of dead animals
1578996 Illustration depicting a collection of dead animals; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a collection of dead animals including, a goat, duck, fish and lobsters)

Italy. Rome. Saint Mary of the Prayer and Death (Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte). Via Giulia. First built in 1575 but completely rebuilt by Ferdinando Fuga (1699-1781) in 1733

DONATI, ngelo (16th century). Comfortable life may slow Death but it can not escape'. Illustration of the manuscript The Courtship of Death (Il Corteggio della Morte) by Abbot Angelo Donati

Le Morte D'Arthur
A scene from Le Morte D'Arthur, possibly either Igraine (Arthur's mother) or Merlin's mother who both died in childbirth Date: 1498

Le Morte d'Arthur, 1860 (oil on millboard)
5913229 Le Morte d'Arthur, 1860 (oil on millboard) by Archer, James (1824-1904); 43.2x50.9 cm; Manchester Art Gallery, UK; © Manchester Art Gallery

Tiger shark
Barathieu Gabriel

Tiger Shark
Barathieu Gabriel

Francesco Ferruccis Deathvin Gavinana, 1852 (oil on canvas)
6200638 Francesco Ferruccis Deathvin Gavinana, 1852 (oil on canvas) by Albertis, Sebastiano de (1828-97); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sebastiano De Albertis)

Ricciardino Langoscos mother searching the corpse of her son killed during the conquest of Pavia at the hands of Matteo
6200637 Ricciardino Langoscos mother searching the corpse of her son killed during the conquest of Pavia at the hands of Matteo Visconti in 1315, 1846 (oil on canvas) by Massacra

Marco Botzaris Death, c. 1841 (oil on canvas)
6200636 Marco Botzaris Death, c.1841 (oil on canvas) by Lipparini, Lodovico (1802-56); Civico Museo Sartorio, Trieste, Italy; (add.info.: Ludovico Lipparini)

Limbs and Demons; The Poor calling Death; Corpses of a Cardinal, a Woman and a Nun
6365888 Limbs and Demons; The Poor calling Death; Corpses of a Cardinal, a Woman and a Nun, fragments from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell

Acroterial disc with the depiction of Heracles and the lion of Nemea, from Fratte di Salerno, Scigliato district
LRI741093 Acroterial disc with the depiction of Heracles and the lion of Nemea, from Fratte di Salerno, Scigliato district by Greek School, (4th century BC); 78x81 cm; Luisa Ricciarini

Ancient Rome: Criminals being attacked by wild animals, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702500 Ancient Rome: Criminals being attacked by wild animals, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655029 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco)
2655013 Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone)

Plaque with allegory of death, 1794 (majolica)
6298165 Plaque with allegory of death, 1794 (majolica) by Meazzi, Giovanni (18th century); Museo Regionale della Ceramica, Deruta, Perugia, Umbria, Italy; (add.info.: Deruta)

Crito closing Socrates Eyes, 1790-92 (plaster)
6343152 Crito closing Socrates Eyes, 1790-92 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Critone chiude gli occhi di Socrate, 1790-92)

Sad Vision, 1899 (mixed media)
5894158 Sad Vision, 1899 (mixed media) by Mentessi, Giuseppe (1857-1931); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna

Transit of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204101 Transit of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, tholobate)

The sacrifice of Ines Di Castro (Ines Di Castros Death) (oil on canvas)
6200634 The sacrifice of Ines Di Castro (Ines Di Castros Death) (oil on canvas) by Bryullov, Karl Pavlovich (1799-1852); State Russian Museum, St

The death of Leonidas (Thermopylae Pass), 1823 (oil on canvas)
6200545 The death of Leonidas (Thermopylae Pass), 1823 (oil on canvas) by Azeglio, Massimo Taparelli d (1798-1866); Royal Castle of Racconigi, Turin

The death of Count Josselin de Montmorency, in Ptolemais (Palestine), detail, 1825 (oil painting on canvas)
6200544 The death of Count Josselin de Montmorency, in Ptolemais (Palestine), detail, 1825 (oil painting on canvas) by Azeglio

Death of Priam, 1787-90 (plaster)
6343148 Death of Priam, 1787-90 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Morte di Priamo, 1787-90, di Antonio Canova (1757 - 1822)

Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco)
2655027 Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone, Oratory of Disciplini or St)

Detail of one wall: The Apostles take leave from Mary and Death of Mary, 1424
6254041 Detail of one wall: The Apostles take leave from Mary and Death of Mary, 1424 by Nelli, Ottaviano (c.1370-c.1444); Palazzo Trinci, Foligno, Umbria

Transit of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204099 Transit of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, tholobate)

The death of Count Josselin de Montmorency, in Ptolemais (Palestine), 1825 (oil painting on canvas)
6200543 The death of Count Josselin de Montmorency, in Ptolemais (Palestine), 1825 (oil painting on canvas) by Azeglio, Massimo Taparelli d (1798-1866); Galleria Civica d Arte Moderna di Torino

Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil)
2654997 Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil) by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo)

The Mort d Arthur. A. D. 542 (colour litho)
670048 The Mort d Arthur. A.D. 542 (colour litho) by Moreland, Arthur (1876-1951); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mort d Arthur. A.D. 542)

Cristo closing Socrates Eyes, 1790-92 (plaster)
6343153 Cristo closing Socrates Eyes, 1790-92 (plaster) by Canova, Antonio (1757-1822); Fondazione Cariplo, Milan, Lombardy, Italy; (add.info.: Critone chiude gli occhi di Socrate, 1790-92)

Transit of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco)
6204126 Transit of Mary, 1468-69 (fresco) by Lippi, Filippo (c.1406-69); Duomo, Cathedral of S. Maria Assunta, Spoleto, Italy; (add.info.: Presbytery, tholobate)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655019 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil)
2654998 Portrait of a gentlewoman, XVIII century (oil) by Italian School, (18th century); Museo Adriano Bernareggi, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Bergamo)

Sad Vision, 1899 (mixed media)
5894159 Sad Vision, 1899 (mixed media) by Mentessi, Giuseppe (1857-1931); Assicoop-Unipol Collection, Modena, Emilia Romagna

The Poor calling Death, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell, c
6365887 The Poor calling Death, fragment from the cycle of detached frescoes The Triumph of Death, Last Judgement and Hell, c.1350 by Orcagna, Andrea di Cione (c.1308-68); Santa Croce, Florence

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655014 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Sten Sture by the Deathbed of King Charles VIII of Sweden (oil on wood)
FIA5407248 Sten Sture by the Deathbed of King Charles VIII of Sweden (oil on wood) by Hillestrom, Pehr (1732-1816); 42x51.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

The Death of the Comte de Paris, Stowe House, England, 1894
XEE557378 The Death of the Comte de Paris, Stowe House, England, 1894. by Tinayre, Louis (1861-1941); Private Collection; (add.info.: Louis-Philippe (Louis Philippe) Albert of Orleans

XIII Siecle, Regne de Louis IX, Marguerite de Provence, Femme de Louis IX, morte en l annee 1285 (engraving)
5220277 XIII Siecle, Regne de Louis IX, Marguerite de Provence, Femme de Louis IX, morte en l annee 1285 (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: XIII Siecle)

Heroines from the "Morte d Arthur", G Frampton, ARA (b / w photo)
1605316 Heroines from the " Morte d Arthur", G Frampton, ARA (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Bruzio Visconti meeting the Virtues
Bruzio Visconti or Brizio Visconti, poet and politician, son of Luchino Visconti. Lord of Lodi, d. 1356. Brutius Vicecomes (Bruzio) rides the middle horse between two knights Vigor (Bernabo Visconti)

Elaine of Astolatis a figure inArthurian legend who dies of unrequited love forSir Lancelot. Well-known versions of her story appear inSir Thomas Malory sLe Morte d Arthur and Alfred

Still Life with Flowers (oil on canvas)
693009 Still Life with Flowers (oil on canvas) by Tobeen, Felix Elie (1880-1938); 24.5x33 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Nature Morte aux Fleurs.); Photo eChristies Images; Spanish

Morte d Arthur
Illustration of angel playing cello from Morte d Arthur. Artist: Aubrey Beardsley Date: 1890s

Battering ram, siege engine, 1866 (coloured engraving)
XEE702572 Battering ram, siege engine, 1866 (coloured engraving) by Leutemann, Heinrich (1824-1905); Private Collection; (add.info)

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"Morte: A Journey through Life and Death in Art" Step into the world of "morte, " where life and death intertwine in captivating works of art. From the haunting fresco, "The Triumph of Death" dating back to 1350, to the engraving from "Le Morte" depicting Iseult treating Tristan, each piece tells a unique story. In Rome's Saint Mary of Prayer and Death, one can find solace amidst the chaos. Angelo Donati's 16th-century painting portrays a comfortable life that reminds us of our mortality. Meanwhile, "Le Morte D'Arthur, " an oil painting from 1860, captures the essence of Arthurian legend with its rich colors and intricate details. Francesco Ferrucci's death at Gavinana is immortalized on canvas in his eponymous artwork from 1852. The grief-stricken mother depicted by Ricciardino Langoscos searches for her son's corpse after Matteo Visconti's conquest in Pavia during 1315. Marco Botzaris meets his demise on canvas as well; his heroic sacrifice portrayed vividly in c. 1841 artwork. Limbs and Demons showcase fragments from detached frescoes like "The Triumph of Death, " Last Judgement, and Hell - all painted around 1350 - revealing both beauty and darkness within humanity. Not limited to human figures alone, an acroterial disc found in Fratte di Salerno depicts Heracles battling the Nemean lion - a symbol often associated with overcoming challenges even unto death itself. "Morte" transcends time and culture; it invites contemplation about our existence while celebrating life's fleeting moments. These artworks serve as reminders that death is not merely an end but also a part of our shared human experience – prompting us to reflect upon what truly matters during our brief time here on Earth.