Antique Death

A gifted and influential horological innovator, he worked in partnership with Jean-Baptiste Delettrez from 1851 until his death in 1878. The movement is of superb quality and is in e...

This print was published after Washington's death, to celebrate his importance as one of the founders of our great nation. 

The hand wears a tiny buckle bracelet detailed in black enamel, another Victorian symbol that represents a bond so steadfast that not even death could loosen it. With gold, seed pear...

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 ...

His willingness to transform his house into a Museum "Musee Detaille" after his death did not occur even though he left everything to the state.

Rather than depicting death as violence or tragedy, Böcklin presents it as an inevitable and solemn passage into an unknown realm.

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925. Additional Infor...

Its finest period was the proprietorship of Johann Christoph Fehr, which lasted until his death in 1693. Frankfurt blue and white was painted with chinoiserie landscapes after the la...

Immortalised at the moment of his martyrdom, following his death sentence imposed by Diocletian, the saint is depicted here with great realism: the scene, faithful to classical icono...

The subject of the work is set in Rome in 43 BC, at the time of the persecutions carried out by the Second Roman Triumvirate, led by Octavian (the future Augustus), Mark Antony and M...

For several years Gauguin closely followed his mentor; although their friendship was fraught with disagreement and misunderstandings, Gauguin nonetheless wrote shortly before Camille...

These were years marked by the grief he felt after the death of his friend Carlos Casagemas, who committed suicide by shooting himself in a café on February 17, 1901, after missing h...

Their subsequent love affair became inseparable from Nelson’s public legend. After his death at Trafalgar in 1805, it became public that his last appeal to the nation was to provide ...

Artwork is inscribed as signed by the artist's mother in 1933 (in reference to the artist's untimely early death at the age of 21 - see artist biography listed below) Frederic Valpe...

The upper specimen is a Death’s-head Hawk-moth type, immediately recognizable by the remarkable skull-like marking on its thorax.

The portrait, printed death date, memorial biography, and photographer’s imprint make this a particularly evocative piece of Lincoln-era photographic ephemera preserved within its or...

Heldner remained active as a painter until his death in New Orleans in 1952. Today, Knut Heldner paintings are appreciated not only as evocative records of Louisiana and New Orleans ...

Following his military career, Ferdinand returned to Brunswick, where he devoted considerable attention to intellectual, cultural and philanthropic interests until his death in 1792....

Bedřich Fritta (19 September 1906, Višňová – 8 November 1944, Auschwitz) was a Czech-Jewish artist and cartoonist.[1] Life Fritta was born to a Jewish family in Višňová as Fritz Tau...

The long period of close association enabled him to fully assimilate the style of his master, creating compositions that strongly reveal his direct influence. After Velázquez's dea...

They are believed to represent courtly or household attendants or servants, intended to continue their duties beyond death. Notes In Han Dynasty burial customs, pottery figures suc...

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

Over 1,000 objects from the collection were bequeathed to the Fitzwilliam Museum after the death of Shannon in 1937. This costume design comes from the collection of Peter Farley, t...

In the same year Charlotte Hampton was brought from London to run the decorating shops and introduced mercury gilding, which gave Worcester gold the flat, mirror-like finish that dis...

Six of his paintings were included in the landmark Fauvism exhibition at the Musée d'Art Moderne in Paris in 1951, the year before his death, and his work is today held by the Musée ...

Elizabeth Boott, one of Duveneck’s students, became his wife in 1886; her death less than two years later profoundly affected him.

But unfortunately, the Roman general Scipio demanded that the woman be handed over to Rome nonetheless to be paraded as a trophy in his triumph, and since Massinissa could not oppose...

After Ugo Zaccagnini's death in 1937, his son Urbano took over the company, which was renamed "Società Anonima Ceramiche Zaccagnini."

Following Ferdinand Barbedienne's death in 1892, the business continued under his nephew Gustave Leblanc.

Biography : François Linke, born in 1855 in Bohemia (Czechoslovakia), worked as a cabinet-maker in Paris from about 1882 until his death in 1946. In 1900, at the apex of his career, ...

He was elected to the Royal Academy in 1817, where he was known as ‘Horse’ Cooper and exhibited there from 1812 until his death with a total of 332 paintings.

De Bloot also pursued commercial interests, purchasing a tile works in 1646, and left a substantial estate at his death in 1658. The present painting brings his interest in human co...

While he never enjoyed the lengthy career of many of his contemporaries, his works were well regarded for their sincerity and technical competence. His early death in 1907 inevitably...

Betsy Ross, born Elizabeth Griscom in 1752, ran a successful upholstery business in Philadelphia, actively contributing to the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War through t...

The artist and the poet were to remain close friends until Whitman's death in 1892. His boating scenes on the Schuykill River were among the first recreational scenes ever painted i...

Griffin returned to France in 1923 and lived there for another decade before permanently resettling in Portland in 1933, where he remained until his death.

Born in Deinze in East Flanders, Saverys was the son of a house-and-stage painter. After the early death of his father in 1902, he helped in the family business, which limited his in...

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

Surviving signed and dated works document his activity well into the late 1730s and 1740, shortly before his death in Amsterdam in 1741. Today his works are represented in museum and...

The rabbi said prayers and repeated several times “may his eyes rest in peace.” Following his death, Hermine and Lucy supported each other in their grief and remained closely tied.

Modern auction cataloguing, including Christie’s, identifies an Alex de Andreis as a Belgian artist active in this same genre, although published sources differ regarding the artist’...

After entering the Benedictine Order at Maria Laach in 1927, he continued designing for ceramics manufacturers while building his practice at the abbey. From 1948 until his death in ...

Collectively referred to as the Passion, Jesus' suffering and redemptive death by crucifixion are the central aspects of Christian theology concerning the doctrines of salvation and ...

In it, the king witnessed his own death and rebirth as king of Upper and Lower Egypt.

The greatest French sculptors entrusted them with their sculpted works to be cast in bronze, such as James Pradier (1790-1852) who signed the oldest currently known publishing contra...

Bénard, De Fer's son-in-law and successor, continued the publication and distribution of his cartographic works following De Fer's death. An especially appealing portrait for collec...

Denny died of malaria on October 7, 1886, while serving on a surveying party near Cambria, California. After his death, the Society of California Pioneers held a memorial exhibition ...

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...

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

In 1904, he left for Europe, living in Paris before settling in Rome where he continued to paint until his death. Charles Walter Stetson exhibited widely and with success including...

Their imagery could consequently combine references to Dionysiac celebration with ideas of death, regeneration and the afterlife. Bell kraters of the 4th century BC thus represent a...

Humphrey Chamberlain junior (1791–1824), of the founding family, was the finest of these figure painters and was allowed to sign special pieces; his career was cut short by his death...

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

In later years, William went into partnership with his son and traded as ‘Godwin & Co’, a name that would become reputable until long after William’s death in 1925.

The later pieces were made by the Les Neveux de J Lehmann foundry which specialised in making the more elaborate marble and onyx plinths The Ballets Russes The Ballets Russes was a...

The work reflects the meticulous and realistic style typical of the Northern Renaissance, characterised by remarkable compositional balance and meticulous attention to detail: Gerard...

Saint Sebastian of Milan was a military tribune in the Roman army, executed during the persecution of Diocletian by flogging to death after surviving an initial punishment in which h...