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Buddha Shakyamuni
Central Tibet
12th century
Man seen from the Back, holding a Skull in his right Hand
Giulio Bonasone
16th century
Saint Francis in Ecstasy
Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione (Il Grechetto)
ca. 1650
A magician, a soldier and three figures watching a burning skull from the Scherzi di Fantasia
Giovanni Battista Tiepolo
ca. 1743–50
Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull
Henri Simon Thomassin
1729–40
Allegory on Melancholy, with a woman kneeling towards the left holding a skull
Henri Simon Thomassin
1729–40
Skull Snap, State I, from the Welcome to the Water Planet series
James Rosenquist
1989
Christ crucified on the cross, a skull at the base, buildings in the background, after Reni
Giovanni Volpato
ca. 1770–1803
Saint Francis Kneeling in a Grotto, holding a Book and a Skull
Nicolaas van der Horst
1627 or before
Sectioned skull in profile to left with the left side of the cranium removed
Wenceslaus Hollar
1651
Sectioned skull in profile to left with the left side of the cranium removed
Wenceslaus Hollar
1651
Saint Jerome seated on rocks and reading a book, a cross and a skull at left
Anonymous
17th century
A man standing at a table with a balance beam and a cow's skull
José Guadalupe Posada
ca. 1880–1910 (a later impression)
Sheep Skull I
John Walker
1998
Fury personified as an emaciated man astride a monster, holding a skull in his raised left hand
Giovanni Jacopo Caraglio
ca. 1520–39
The Buddhist Guardian Mahabala
Indonesia (Java)
11th century
Guru Dragpo
Tibet
18th century
Brahmarupa Mahakala
Tibet
17th century
Chamunda, the Horrific Destroyer of Evil
India
10th–11th century
St Jerome kneeling before a crucifix, a skull in his left hand, a lion laying at the left
Marcantonio Raimondi
ca. 1500–27
From the Faraway, Nearby
Georgia O'Keeffe
1937
Prayer Bead in the Form of a Skull with the Temptation, and the Crucifixion
German (?)
first half of the 16th century
The Penitent Magdalen
Georges de La Tour
ca. 1640
Ptah Figure
ca. 730–332 B.C.
Head of a Man with a Shaved Head
ca. 1802–1650 BC
Head of an old man
200–1 B.C.
Cabinet for Ritual Utensils
Tibet
18th century
War club
Anishinaabe, probably Ojibwa, Native American
ca. 1750
The Goddess Bhairavi Devi with Shiva
Payag
ca. 1630–35
Pierrot Laughing
Nadar
1855
Mummy of Nesiamun
ca. 712–525 B.C.
The Temptation of Saint Mary Magdalen
Johann Liss
ca. 1626
Penitent Magdalen kneeling on a rocky ground before a skull and bones, an ointment jar lies in the left foreground, rays of light and winged putti descend from above
Giulio Carpioni
ca. 1640–55
Plate 6: a cartouche with a ram skull at top center, grapes and other fruits to either side, from "Twelve cartouches" (Recueil de douze cartouches)
François Collignon
ca. 1640–45
St. Jerome seated on the ground and reading an inscribed scroll, a skull next to his right leg and a lion beyond
Jusepe de Ribera (called Lo Spagnoletto)
ca. 1624
A cartouche with a censer, a skull and crossbones and a grotesque face at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici" (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Stefano della Bella
ca. 1640–60
A cartouche with a loom, a skull at top, bones to either side, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici" (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Stefano della Bella
ca. 1640–60
A cartouche with armor, a skull with armor and a helmet with feathers at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici" (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Stefano della Bella
ca. 1640–60
A cartouche with a wreath of laurel and palms, a skull and crossbones at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici" (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Stefano della Bella
ca. 1640–60
A cartouche with a sundial, a skull with feathers on its head at top, from "Eight Emblems for the Funeral of Francesco de Medici" (Huit emblèmes pour les funérailles du prince François de Médicis)
Stefano della Bella
ca. 1640–60