Skeletal Artworks

Artistic representations of skeletons in various forms including prints, mosaics, and paintings, exploring themes of mortality and anatomy.

Prague, Sadeler, Aegidius, Portrait of Albert-Johannes, Baron of Smirzicz on his deathbed, verso left center - stamped, Baron Albert-Johannes of Smirzicz lies full length on his deathbed, in fashionable clothing. At the top in the corner his family crest with the motto 'Nulla vis major pietate vera est' ('No strength is greater than true piety')., print, prints, height 274 mm, width 328 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1618, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)
Prague, Sadeler, Aegidius, Portrait of Albert-Johannes, Baron of Smirzicz on his deathbed, verso left center - stamped, Baron Albert-Johannes of Smirzicz lies full length on his deathbed, in fashionable clothing. At the top in the corner his family crest with the motto 'Nulla vis major pietate vera est' ('No strength is greater than true piety')., print, prints, height 274 mm, width 328 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1618 - 1618, paper, papier, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process)