Antique Death

How the American indigenous deals with Death is a fine etching, hand-watercolored, realized by the engraver Gianfrancesco Pivati.

Description: Two images on one sheet titled 'An Usurper stoned to Death (..)'. According to the text, Rajasingha was usurped by Vinne Ladarma, but retook the throne.

Bernard Picart, 'The Death of Hercules' from 'The Temple of the Muses', engraving, 1730.

The English dance of death - The dance of life is an original pair of rare and fine books written by William Combe (25 March 1742 – 19 June 1823) and illustrated by Thomas Rowlandson...

Antique print titled 't Vermoorden vande Keyser Cubus. / Massacre de l'Empereur Cubo, dans Meaco.' Engraving of the killing of Emperor Cubo at Kyoto, Japan. The city Kyoto was known ...

Rembrandt van Rijn, After by Amand Durand, Dutch (1606 - 1669) - Death Appearing to a Married Couple from an open Grave, Year: Of Original 1639, Medium: Etching, Size: 10.5 in. x 8....

Antique print titled 'Dante on the Anniversary of Beatrice's Death'. Three visitors stand near the seated Dante, one man clasps his shoulder.

A charming depiction of figures from youth to old age, ascending and descending the steps of the ladder of life, the centre shows baptism and death. With German and Cyrillic labels o...

The encounter that led to de Langle's death took place at Aasu Bay on Tutuila Island, which is part of present-day American Samoa.

1832 Hand-Colored Engraving - "Death of the Fox at Tutbury Castle" by W. B. Scott This is a finely detailed, hand-colored engraving titled "Death of the Fox at Tutbury Castle," publ...

Untitled print of the Death of Bowaneca Bahu Maha Raja, who got shot to death by the Portugese.

Two images on one sheet depicting a Chinese garden and Festival of the Death in Macao. Originates from 'Voyages à Pekin, Manille et l'Ile-de-France faits dans l'intervalle des années...

The full published caption reads: “So Hate That is Brother to Death Was in the Heart of Craftainy the Harper for Cormac Conjoingias.”

Upon Antoninus Pius’ death in 161 AD, Marcus Aurelius ascended to the throne, ruling jointly with Lucius Verus.

He combined attributes of both Greek and Egyptian gods, particularly Zeus and Osiris, embodying concepts of fertility, power, and life after death. His cult spread widely across the ...

Together they create a compelling allegory of mortality and rebirth, where death itself becomes a gateway to regeneration.

Combining artistic, religious, and historical importance, The Shadow of Death remains one of the most enduring images associated with the Pre-Raphaelite movement and an exceptional c...

Excellent quality and condition circa 1650 scene of the Death of Leander as his body os brought to the shore as his lover Hero, witnessing his death, throws herself into the sea.

Her jealous lover, Mars, the god of war, transforms himself into a wild boar (or directs one) to gore Adonis to death. In this watercolor, Arnald treats the subject decoratively, wit...

Unsigned Provenance: direct from the family inherited from the artists studio after his death. Measurements: 26" x 22" unframed approx

Webber has drawn, was one of the finest men I ever saw.”Of his vestments, King says ‘…they [the inhabitants of Hawaii] have another [dress], appropriated to their Chiefs, and used on...

. - Framed 67 x 84 cm The proposed painting is inspired by the painting 'Atala at the sepulchre', a pivotal work of the French pre-romantic current, which unites in the same canvas ...

A crow - an archetypal symbol of death - picks at the lifeless body of a rabbit, while a vase of withering flowers behind reinforces the theme of transience.

Ann was brought up at the home of her uncle, Richard Gifford in Poland Street in Soho, until his death in 1739, when she moved to nearby Dean Street, where she continued to live afte...

In the background, the scene of his death unfolds, showing the bridge, the soldiers who threw him into the river from it, and the saint in the water.

The Latin inscription below provides his biographical details, dating his birth to 1652 and death to 1721. The engraving’s architectural background and allegorical figures evoke the ...

Exceptional circa 1760 scene of Mary Magdalene following the death of Christ in prayer looking towards the heavens.

The two brothers, James and Matthew formed the firm in 1847 on the death of their father Matthew. They carried on his business of fireclayworks and brickmaking at Dean Quarry in the ...

Vice President Theodore Roosevelt was sworn in as President shortly after McKinley's death, ushering in a new political era while the nation continued to commemorate its fallen leader.

Rimase a Roma e nei dintorni di Roma per i rimanenti anni della sua vita. The death occurred on the 13th gennaio of 1682, until the last day was written in his will (9th gennaio).

Antique leather bound History of the House of Austria book set - From the Foundation of the Monarchy by Rhodolph of Hapsburgh, to the Deather of Leopold the Second: 1218 to 1792. By...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

George, which iconographically represents His victory over death, while raising His right hand in a blessing act.

And so, after surviving the terrible experience of death, Osiris triumphed thanks to his wife's magic and became the ruler of the underworld, which contained the seeds of life and, a...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Picasso remained active as an artist until his death on April 8, 1973, in Mougins. Today, he is widely regarded as one of the defining figures of modern art, whose innovations transf...

In his personality, life and death come into tension, and it is he who provides his followers with the lysis, the relaxation and dissolution of the psyche that frees the soul and tha...

However, he is best known for his work in genre and depictions of interiors painted during his time in North Berwick, where he lived from 1908 until his death on 27 December 1929. ...

The firm continued after Sormani’s death in 1877, continued by his widow and son, but the form of the firm’s branding makes it clear that this piece was made in Sormani’s lifetime.

He continued to evolve as an artist until his death in Sint-Martens-Latem, in 1971, leaving behind a legacy of contributions to the Belgian modern art scene.

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Sculptor John Bacon joined the firm in 1771, providing artistic designs and helping with the running of the business until his death in 1799.   Coade Stone is produced in a way, tha...

These unite the concept of agricultural fertility, life and death, and were used in Ancient Egyptian art and in the Graeco-Roman world.

Among his patrons were leading figures of the day, including members of the royal family and prominent racing enthusiasts, and his work played an important role in establishing sport...

By 1881, he had moved to 81 Riversdale Road, Islington living on the same road as his father until his death in 1884. After this time, he set up a studio at his home with his son Fre...

There are conflicting dates of Pietro Bazzanti/Barzanti's birth/death year. Some auction houses and art galleries have described 'Pietro Barzanti' as Italian, 1842–1881 and Pietro Ba...

Raphael was enormously productive, running an unusually large workshop and, despite his early death at 37, leaving a large body of work. Many of his works are found in the Vatican Pa...

There are conflicting dates of Pietro Bazzanti/Barzanti's birth/death year. Some auction houses and art galleries have described 'Pietro Barzanti' as Italian, 1842–1881 and Pietro Ba...

In 1957, 20 years after his death, a retrospective exhibition was held at the Musée des Ponchettes in Nice, and in 1981 his works were exhibited at St-Paul-de-Vence.

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...

Again with Badalocchio, he traveled to Rome in 1602, following Agostino's death, to work under Annibale Carracci (1560-1609), where the two assisted him with, among other projects, t...