Dead Body Collection

De humani corporis fabrica (Of the Structure of the Human Body), 1555

The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588. Creator: Hendrik Goltzius
The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus, 1588

Charge of the Light Brigade
Clouds billow, cannons roar, horses hooves thunder and men are asked to give their all in hand to hand combat of the battle field

South American cannibals, 16th century
South American cannibals. 16th-century artwork of indigenous people of South American dismembering and roasting their slain enemies

Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59. Creator: Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
Saint Thecla Praying for the Plague-Stricken, 1758-59

Deposition, after 1800. Creator: Antonio d Este
Deposition, after 1800. After a model by Antonio Canova

The Great Plague of London, 1665. Distressing views in the streets. Engraving c1880
865659 The Great Plague of London, 1665. Distressing views in the streets. Engraving c1880.; Universal History Archive/UIG.

The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The War in Schleswig: the Battle of Over-Selk - from a sketch by our special artist, 1864. The Battle of Konigshugel, also known as the Battle of Ober-Selk

Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680. Creators: Hans Jordaens I, Hans Jordaens II, Hans Jordaens III, Hans Jordaens IV
Fight with Amazons, 1587-1680

The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Battle on the Volturno - the final repulse of the Neapolitans - from a sketch by our special artist, Frank Vizetelly, 1860

Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century. Creator: Workshop of Thomas Willeboirts Bosschaert
Venus Bewailing the Death of Adonis, mid-17th century

The Suicide, c1836. Creator: Alexandre Gabriel Descamps
The Suicide, c1836. The palette, pistol, and note lying on the floor suggest the tragic sequence of events that has taken place. An artist overcome by adversity has taken his life

Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. Creator: Unknown
Lakshmana Fights Indrajit, 1775-1800. An avatar of the god Vishnu, Rama's story is told in the "Ramayana, " a tale of kingship, morality, and devotion

Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. Creator: Unknown
Amazons of Dahomey in Battle; The Kingdom of Dahomey, 1875. From Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London] and Galpin

Les Emeutes de juillet 1917 a Petrograd; Un episode de la Guerre de Rues, le 17 juillet, 1917. Creator: Viktor Bulla
Les Emeutes de juillet 1917 a Petrograd; Un episode de la Guerre de Rues, le 17 juillet, 1917. Russian Revolution: the Petrograd Riots of July 1917; an episode of the Street Wars, 17 July

Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Creator: Pierre-Jacques Volaire
Shipwreck, mid-late 18th century. Dramatic scene: survivors cling to rocks being battered by huge waves

Shipwreck, before 1812. Creator: Philip James de Loutherbourg
Shipwreck, before 1812. Dramatic scene: survivors and dead bodies on rocks being battered by huge waves

La Revolution Russe; Apres une journee sanglante: un factionnaire garde-les morts, 1917. Creator: Unknown
La Revolution Russe; Apres une journee sanglante: un factionnaire garde-les morts, 1917. The Russian Revolution: after a day of bloodshed, sentries guarding dead bodies

The Lictors Returning to Brutus the Bodies of his Sons. Study, late 18th-early 19th century. The Roman leader Lucius Junius Brutus (6th century BCE), founder of the Roman Republic

Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918... 1918. Creator: J Simont
Sous le Choc; L'artillerie de campagne britannique couvrant la retraite, le 21 mars 1918, tire en rafales dans les masses d'assaut, 1918

Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; une porte du parc chateau de Plessis-de-Roye, 1918. Creator: Francois Flameng
Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; une porte du parc chateau de Plessis-de-Roye, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Pieta, c.1700. Creator: Unknown
Pieta, c.1700

The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the Citadel of Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). Creator: H.M.P
The War In China: The Fighting at Tientsin, July 1900, (c1900). The Battle of Tientsin during the Boxer Rebellion in Northern China

The Lamentation. Creator: School of Lucas Cranach the Elder
The Lamentation, Unknown date. Unusual depiction of mourners with Christ's dead body after he has been taken down from the cross

À Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant à faire régner l'ordre dans ses états, 1851. Creator: Honore Daumier
A Naples - Le meilleur des rois continuant a faire regner l'ordre dans ses etats, 1851. In Naples - The best king continues to maintain order in his states'

'Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Sioux Indians burning a prisoner; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

'Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. Creator: Frederick Whymper
Cemetery of the Sioux Indians; Ocean to Ocean, the Pacific railroad, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences... 1875. Creator: Unknown
Abyssinian warfare; A journey through Soudan and Western Abyssinia, with Reminiscences of Captivity, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Le Champ de Bataille de Combles; Les restes d'une installation allemande dans le chemin creux de Co Creator
Le Champ de Bataille de Combles; Les restes d'une installation allemande dans le chemin creux de Combles a Morval ; des cadavres allemands a l'entree d'un poste telephonique, 1916

The exultant Indians mutilate the dead body; Passage of the Great Canon of the Colorado, 1875. Creator: A. R Calhoun
The exultant Indians mutilate the dead body; Passage of the Great Canon of the Colorado, 1875. From, Illustrated Travels by H.W. Bates. [Cassell, Petter, and Galpin, c1880, London]

Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery... 1860
Engagement between the "Bourbonnais" Neapolitan steam-frigate and the ship-gun battery, Faro, August 23 - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Notre offensive du 15 decembre 1916; Cadavres allemands, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Notre offensive du 15 decembre 1916; Cadavres allemands, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - the English Battalion at the foot of the round tower of the Citadel of Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the... 1860. Creator: Unknown
The Revolution in Sicily - Sicilian skirmishers attacking the advanced posts of the Neapolitans on the left flank at Melazzo - from a sketch by our special artist, 1860

Notre offensive du 15 decembre 1916; Artilleurs allemands tuers a leur piece, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Notre offensive du 15 decembre 1916; Artilleurs allemands tuers a leur piece, 1916. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 1" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Claudius Civilis Arrested and His Brother Paulus Beheaded, 1611. Creator: Antonio Tempesta
Claudius Civilis Arrested and His Brother Paulus Beheaded, 1611. From The War of the Romans Against the Batavians, pl. 3

Au fort de la bataille Jutland ; "Servant les pieces jusqu'a la fin ! ", 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVII

Sketches in Australia - Aboriginal Mode of the Disposal of the Dead, 1857. Creator: Unknown
Sketches in Australia - Aboriginal Mode of the Disposal of the Dead, 1857....the corpse is placed on a platform of wickerwork, attached to poles, and raised to a considerable height above the ground

Sur les Champs de Bataille de 1918; la ferme Lessard, entre Marizy et Neuilly-Saint-Front, 1918. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume 2" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

Dans la Bataille; cadavres de soldats allemands de la 1st division de la Garde, dans le... 1918
Dans la Bataille; cadavres de soldats allemands de la 1st division de la Garde, dans le parc du chateau de Grivesnes, 1918

Dans la Bataille; Ecriteau dispose pour proteger une breche au mur du parc, quand... 1918
Dans la Bataille; Ecriteau dispose pour proteger une breche au mur du parc, quand Grivesnes etait a 60 kilometres du front, 1918

Dans la Bataille; Une contre-attaque francaise: l'assaillant momentanement arrete... 1918. Creator: J Simont
Dans la Bataille; Une contre-attaque francaise: l'assaillant momentanement arrete, notre infanterie avance a la baionnette, sur un terrainjonche de cadavres allemands

'Les combats au Nord de la Somme; Dans les ruines de Curlu, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Les combats au Nord de la Somme; Dans les ruines de Curlu, 1916. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

The Death of the Khalifa, 1899, (c1900). Creator: Harold Robert Millar
The Death of the Khalifa, 1899, (c1900). Abdallahi ibn Muhammad, styled Khalifat al-Mahdi (usually rendered as Khalifa')

The Battle of Omdurman: The Defence of the Khalifa's Black Flag, 1898, (c1900). Creator: Unknown
The Battle of Omdurman: The Defence of the Khalifa's Black Flag, 1898, (c1900). Episode during the Anglo-Egyptian conquest of Sudan

Angels carry the body of Christ - Pietà, c.1587. Creator: Bartholomeus Spranger
Angels carry the body of Christ - Pieta, c.1587

An Incident in the Present War - painted by Sovrieul, in the exhibition of pictures of the French Sc Creator: Unknown
An Incident in the Present War - painted by Sovrieul, in the exhibition of pictures of the French School, 1856. In the picture which we engrave this week from the facile

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"Exploring the Mysteries of Death: A Journey through Art and History" Step into a world where life meets its inevitable end, as we delve into the captivating realm of death. From ancient anatomical drawings to haunting depictions of burial rituals, this collection offers a glimpse into humanity's fascination with mortality. Intricate illustrations from "De humani corporis fabrica" transport us back to 1555, showcasing the intricate network of brain blood vessels that sustain our thoughts and emotions. Meanwhile, South American cannibals in the 16th century remind us of the macabre practices surrounding death in different cultures. The Charge of the Light Brigade immortalizes bravery on the battlefield but also serves as a reminder of lives lost in combat. Antonio d Este's poignant artwork "Deposition" captures grief-stricken figures mourning their deceased loved ones after 1800. Hendrik Goltzius' masterpiece "The Dragon Devouring the Companions of Cadmus" depicts an allegorical representation of death itself, reminding us that it spares no one. Giovanni Battista Tiepolo's painting shows Saint Thecla praying for those afflicted by plague—a testament to humanity's struggle against deadly diseases throughout history. Transport yourself to Germany with an eerily restored reproduction depicting an old Germanic burial adorned with jewelry—an homage to our ancestors' beliefs about life beyond death. Witness Victor Hugo's body displayed under Paris' iconic Arc de Triomphe—a moment frozen in time from France's literary past. Marvel at Naqsh-e Rostam’s Rock Tomb of Darius I—its grandeur reminds us that even great rulers succumb to mortality. Finally, a heart-wrenching scene unfolds as a mother mourns her deceased son at his deathbed—an emotional portrayal capturing universal grief experienced across time and place. Through these diverse glimpses into art and history, we confront our own mortality while appreciating the beauty and complexity of life.