Antique Death

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...

Notes In ancient Egypt, masks were primarily used for funerary purposes as death masks. Ancient Egyptians believed that it was extremely important to preserve the body of a dead per...

The composition portrays three anguished figures emerging from stylised flames, their expressive gestures and sorrowful faces conveying the suffering and hope associated with the doc...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

The façade is framed by elegant clustered columns supporting a pointed Gothic arch, beneath which a beautifully engraved gilt bronze door depicts the Agnus Dei (Lamb of God) carrying...

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...

Isis, aided by Anubis and Nephthys, reconstructed Osiris's corpse, magically brought him back to life temporarily, and conceived Horus with him, who would later avenge his father's d...

Upon his ascension, Marcus Aurelius initially co-ruled with his adopted brother, Lucius Verus, before assuming sole control after Verus’s death. His reign was marked by major militar...

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 ...

In it the concepts of agricultural fertility, life, and death are united; It was used in the art of Ancient Egypt and the Greco-Roman world.

It is touching having belonged to a family that had a loved one who passed, and it connects us to a human who lived in times before. Death was not hidden in this era rather the pers...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

Following his father’s death in 1893, Louis continued the Grimshaw artistic legacy, producing atmospheric views of Leeds, London, Edinburgh, Hull, Durham and Westminster.

Their church appears almost to glow between the dark tree trunks in the distance, whilst a broken statue of a lion stands to one side, symbolising the inevitability of death and deca...

These are the children of Night, the twins Hypnos and Thanatos, who, according to classical mythology, are the divine personifications of Sleep and peaceful Death (hence the famous L...

Its rise to fame, however, came through one of the most defining moments of the Victorian era. Following the death of Prince Albert in 1861, Queen Victoria entered a prolonged perio...

Vanitas artworks served as reminders of life's brevity, the futility of worldly pleasures, and the certainty of death. From the Renaissance onwards, the skull became one of the most ...

Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (27 July 1851 – 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana, née Cohen. Upon the death of her father in 1874 ...

Over his vast career, Tucker worked on a number of famous film and theatrical sets, creating prosthetics for the likes of The Phantom of the Opera, Star Wars and The Company of Wolve...

Marie de' Medici (1575-1642) was Queen of France as the second wife of King Henry IV and served as regent for her son Louis XIII following her husband's death in 1610. Even after Lou...

Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (27 July 1851 – 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana, née Cohen. Upon the death of her father in 1874 ...

As a further point of reference Mêne produced a catalogue of all his works and each of his models has an identifiable catalogue number. After Mêne’s death in 1879 the Barbedienne an...

Michael never painted this to sell, rather they were made for his enjoyment and provide an historical account of an Ireland undergoing massive change. After his death in 1941, these...

With his career cut short by his death during the First World War , surviving works by the artist exceptionally scarce.

He diaries of this time give a fascinating insight into the early life the group and especially the troubled relationship between Rossetti and Lizzie Siddal and her tragic death. Bo...

Likely originating from the Spanish Colonial world, possibly Mexico, this devotional image portrays the Virgin Mary in profound contemplation and sorrow following the death of Christ...

Regarding the theme represented, it is a scene from what is known as damnatio ad bestias, a type of death penalty that consisted of throwing the condemned man to wild beasts.

This marble bust unites worldly refinement and death in a single figure. The carefully carved costume and jewelry suggest social status and personal identity, while the skull replace...

A rare and visually striking early 18th-century German Baroque devotional work printed in Nuremberg in 1705, richly illustrated with dramatic allegorical engravings depicting the “Vi...

But in spite of his disease, Utamaro continued to produce prints until his death. After his death, his pupil, Koikawa Shuncho, married Utamaro's widow, took his master's name and co...

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

Excellent quality and condition biblical scene of the death of Cain by his brother. Painted with the same agitated and proto-Impressionist brushwork of Delacroix from the period, pos...

Antinous occupies a unique place in Roman history. Following his death in the Nile in 130 AD, he was deified by Hadrian, leading to the creation of countless statues and portraits th...

In 1811 he was appointed councillor in Delfshaven and he led this post until his death in 1825. Van Leen's paintings are in the collections of the Dordrechts Museum, the Metropolitan...

About the Master: Michael Evlampievich Perkhin (1860–1903) was the leading workmaster of the House of Fabergé from 1886 until his death. His workshop was responsible for creating som...

The Daum brothers quickly became big names in Art Nouveau, rivaling the famous designer Émile Gallé, and established themselves as leaders in the field of decorative glass after his ...

He was born after the death of his father Osiris. He is thus represented as a weak child, whom his mother, the goddess Isis, had to hide in the swamps of the Nile Delta, to protect h...

Artist Bio: Hannah Primrose, Countess of Rosebery (27 July 1851 – 19 November 1890) was the daughter of Mayer de Rothschild and his wife Juliana, née Cohen. Upon the death of her fa...

Bearing a wry handwritten inscription in the lower margin plate that reads: "un Cochon de propriétaire qui ne fera de bien qu'après sa mort" (A pig of a landlord who will do no good ...

Louis Comfort Tiffany became art director of Tiffany & Co. following his father’s death in 1902, where he established the Artistic Jewelry department and introduced a distinctly ...

In 1920, he moved to Moosheim (Bad Saulgau), and in the early 1930s, finally to Lochhausen (Munich), where he lived until his death. Diller primarily designed animal figures in porce...

Alongside a successful exhibiting career, he became an influential educator, eventually serving as Director of the Glasgow School of Art from 1918 until his death in 1924. This char...

His work became known as the Vulgate, the canonical text of the Latin Church, recognized by the Council of Trent. After the death of Pope Damasus, Jerome left Rome in 385 and underto...

The engraving was first published in 1838; this is the second state published in 1870.  After Washington’s death in 1799, many engravers and publishers rushed to create prints of Wa...

The juxtaposition of the skull, serpent, and fruit forms a powerful visual theology: death enters the world through sin, yet is overcome through the Crucifixion above.

His artistic talents allowed him to join the studio of Louis Hersent around 1823, then that of Xavier Leprince (following the latter's death at the end of 1826, Le Poittevin moved in...

He continued his artistic career in France, where he remained active until his death in 1960. A rare and highly decorative example of French Art Deco sculpture, this authentic Ugo C...

He continued to exhibit at the Salon until 1868, then again from 1888 until his death. His work made him one of the most sought-after artists of his day, so much so that in 1864, he ...

His collection was dispersed after his death at an important Christie’s sale in 1924. Provenance St Acheul, France (according to inscription).

Acier, who entered the Meissen factory in 1762. After Kändler's death in 1775, Schönheit was head of the model department until 1794.

These volumes are limited editions de luxe or 'Memorial Editions' issued shortly after the author’s death, being number one hundred and fifty eight of one thousand and seventy five c...

Forthe first 500 years after his death, Buddhism and the Buddha himself were symbolized by things like empty footprint, or a wheel of the Dharma (Buddhist teaching), or even buy a pa...