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Lead figure, possibly of a skeleton
Greek, Laconian
possibly 4th century BCE
Table clock with skeleton movement
German
mid-16th century or earlier
Anatomical Venus
Fontana Workshop
1780-85
Skeleton suit
American
1830–39
Skeleton suit
American
ca. 1820
Skeleton suit
British
ca. 1795–1805
Cupid's Skeleton
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
Onyx ring stone
Roman
ca. 1st century BCE–3rd century CE
Skeleton Astride a Skull
Rantei
late 18th–early 19th century
Skeleton Dance Costume
Tibet
late 19th or early 20th century
The brave cinematographer skeleton
José Guadalupe Posada
1906
Skeleton clock and key
British
ca. 1850–65
Skeleton beating a Drum
Japan
18th century
Longcase clock with calendar
Joseph Knibb
ca. 1680–85
Skeleton Break #100
Brewster & Co.
1850–70
Skeleton Wagon #375
Brewster & Co.
ca. 1865
Skeleton Wagon #567
Brewster & Co.
ca. 1865
The thundering skeleton of the modern bells
José Guadalupe Posada
1905
Broadsheet relating to the skeleton from Guadalajara
Manuel Manilla
ca. 1890
Memento Mori: a skeleton in a niche
Master IAM of Zwolle
late 15th century
A skeleton frightening a man holding newspapers
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
Skeleton standing with his arms raised
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910
The skeleton of Don Juan Tenorio
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1900–1910
A male skeleton walking behind a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1894
A male skeleton on his knees before a female skeleton (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
A skeleton picking crops in a field while carrying a baby skeleton on its back
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
[Junked Automobile Skeleton and Truck Grill, Connecticut]
Walker Evans
December 1, 1973
Design for Skeleton Road Wagon
Brewster & Co.
1850–70
Skeleton on horseback trampling others beneath him (Corrido of Stalingrad)
Leopoldo Méndez
1942
The skeleton of the people’s editor (Antonio Vanegas Arroyo)
José Guadalupe Posada
1902
Broadsheet relating to the great skeleton of the Chin-Chun-Chan
José Guadalupe Posada
1904
Netsuke of Crouching Figure of a Skeleton
Japan
19th century
Netsuke of Skeleton with a Drum
Japan
19th century
Skeleton wearing a hat and carrying a towel
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910
A skeleton wearing a hat, holding newspapers and running
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910
A male skeleton leading a female skeleton to the left, from a broaside entitled 'La Calavera de Cupido', published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
A skeleton painting and another skeleton holding a bottle of liquor, from a broadside entitled 'Aqui esta la calavera del editor popular'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
Skeleton Hanging from a Tree in a Landscape
Paul Bril
late 16th–early 17th century
A skeleton selling cheese from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
A skeleton selling tortillas from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
A skeleton selling fish from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
In proof of true love, a watercarrier skeleton arguing with a woman (Posada); two skeleton angels in upper corners (Manilla)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1890–1896
Skeleton Specification for Summer Cottage at Lake Minnetonka
Frank Lloyd Wright
ca. 1912–13
New Year's Wishes for 1951, with a hybrid bird skeleton
Marcus Behmer
1950
Dog Skeleton
Leonard Baskin
1956
The Skeleton
ca. 1904–15
The horrific skeleton of the flood of Guanajuato
José Guadalupe Posada
1905
Rosary
German
ca. 1500–1525
The Backgammon Players
Philip Webb
1861
A skeleton in a torero costume turning away from a kneeling skeleton in a shawl and dress, from the broadside "El gran panteón amoroso"
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1894
A skeleton in farming clothes speaking to a skeleton in a dress, from a broaside entitled 'La Calavera de Cupido', published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
Cabinet for Ritual Utensils
Tibet
18th century
Bronze dragon-type fibula (safety pin)
Late Villanovan or Early Etruscan
ca. 700–650 BCE
Figure Studies: Standing and Kneeling Clerics and Religious, Adam and Eve, and a Reclining Skeleton
Francesco Vanni
ca. 1602
Male skeleton wearing military dress (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
A skeleton wearing a hat having a drink (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
A skeleton wearing a bishop's mitre reading a book (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
Plaque from a Tantric Ritual Apron with a Skeleton
Tibet
16th century or later
Plaque from a Tantric Ritual Apron with a Skeleton
Tibet
16th century or later
Broadsheet relating to skeleton of the sewers, descriptions relating to professions in the bottom section
Anonymous
ca. 1900–10
Female skeleton playing the guitar (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1890–1910
A male and female skeleton talking (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1890–1910
A skeleton dressed as a military figure (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1890–1910
Male and female skeleton talking (vignette for the feast of the dead)
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1890–1910
A skeleton serving alcohol, from a broadside enitled 'Medicinas de Patente de mas Fama'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910
A skeleton selling plucked chickens from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
A skeleton selling hot liquid in basins, from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
A woman pointing to a book on a desk with a skeleton underneath
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
Miguel Hidalgo as a skeleton rising from a coffin holding a sword, illustration for 'Hidalgo'
Alfredo Zalce
1946
The new skeleton of the servant class or for tomcats and maids
José Guadalupe Posada
1902
Dance of death, with a skeleton on horseback at center surrounded by corpses and mourners
Oskar Bangemann
1900–42
Skeleton Helmet
Japanese
17th century
The Skeletons, a group of emaciated men and women gathered around a skeleton laid on the ground and a figure of Death as a winged skeleton standing above it holding an open book
Marco Dente
1515–27
The Skeletons, a group of emaciated men and women gathered around a skeleton laid on the ground and a figure of Death as a winged skeleton standing above it holding an open book
Marco Dente
1515–27
The grand skeleton mole, skeletons eating mole and drinking in a cemetery (Posada); flanked by skeletons holding scythes (Manilla)
José Guadalupe Posada
1902
Sensational story about the sighting of a skeleton inside a holy temple, a man lying on the floor while a skeleton returns to a chamber and a cloaked figure exits to the right
José Guadalupe Posada
1903
Broadside 'Calaveras unite': many small skeletons identified by names some engaged in raising a huge skeleton using a pulley
Ignacio Aguirre
1938
A skeleton holding a bone and leaping over a pile of skulls while people flee, from a broadside entitled 'Las bravisimas calaveras Guatemaltecas'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1907 (a later impression)
Profile of a female skeleton with a fur vest, from a broaside entitled 'La Calavera de Cupido', published by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo.
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1892
The arrival of the skeletons of the penitentiary (Posada); two skeleton angels in lower corners of verso (Manilla)
José Guadalupe Posada
1902
The arrival of the skeletons of the penitentiary (Posada); two skeleton angels in lower corners of verso (Manilla)
José Guadalupe Posada
1902
A skeleton running with a crowbar in his hand, from a broadside entitled ' Calavera llorando el hueso'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
A skeleton covered with a sheet crying in a cemetery, from a broadside entitled ' Calavera llorando el hueso'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
Plate from a book showing a procession of men and women with a skeleton at the beginning, middle and end of the line
Anonymous, German, 17th century
17th century
Old woman, from the Dance of Death
Wenceslaus Hollar
[1651] late 18th century printing
Three Miracles of Saint Zenobius
Botticelli (Alessandro di Mariano Filipepi)
ca. 1500
The grand electric skeleton, a large skeleton is hypnotizing a group of skulls and a sitting skeleton, an electric street car in the background
José Guadalupe Posada
1900
The Dissecting Room
T. C. Wilson
ca. 1838
A skeleton holding a knife leaping over a pile of skulls, people flee in the background, from a broadside entitled 'Las bravisimas calaveras Guatemaltecas'
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1907 (a later impression)
A skeleton wearing a cape speaking to a frightened man with a cane and backpack, illustration for 'El Doctor Improvisado (The Impromptu Doctor)' edited by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1894 (a later impression)