Corpse Collection

Female Initiation - 6
A candidate is initiated as Mistress of the Temple, lying on a supposed corpse and restoring him to life with the warmth of her body. Date: 1891

Rembrandts Dissection
An anatomical demonstration

Burial of De Soto on the Mississippi
Spanish soldiers lower the wrapped body of Hernando De Soto into the Mississippi River. A soldier holds a torch as a priest reads from the Bible

Hecuba and Polydore
She sees the corpse of her youngest son, Polydore, whom she had sent away supposedly to safety; coming on top of so many calamities, the sight sends her mad

Costumes of the Achaemenid kings of Persia
Costumes of the Achaemenid kings. King Cyrus the Great on his golden throne, King Xerxes I under parasol, Persian king riding a quadriga or four-horse chariot, and on a galley

Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, in a chariot
Cybele, goddess of the Phrygians, with orb and sceptre in a chariot drawn by four lions. With Attis in Phrygian cap holding syrinx panpipes and shepherds crook. Cibele, Ati, &c

Tragic death of Tipu Sultan, or Tipu Sahib, the Tiger of Mysore, 1799. From Schiavonettis painting The Body of Tipu Sultan Recognized by his Family

Khyber Pass - Dead Afghan Frontier Raider
The Khyber Pass - the mountain pass that links Pakistan and Afghanistan. Throughout history it has been an important trade route between Central Asia and South Asia and a strategic military location

Napoleon's Corpse Leaving St Helena

Catacombs - Victorian period

Saint Francis Borgia (1510-1572). Marquis of Lombay and later 4th Duke of Gandia. This scene depicts Francisco de Borja's renunciation of the world after contemplating the putrefied corpse of

The Great Aztec Temple at Tenochtitlan. Dedicated to the god of war. Built in a large square, with an ashlar wall, carved on the outside with different loops of chained snakes. Engraving

Triptych of the Descent. Descent from the Cross by Matsys
Quentin Matsys (circa 1466-1530). Flemish painter. Triptych of the Descent. Descent from the Cross. Lazaro Galdiano Museum. Madrid. Spain

Indignities shown to the corpse of William the Conqueror - on his death in France, his body was stripped of clothing and jewellery. Date: 1087

Africa. European exploration of the Congo?
History of Africa. 19th century.... Mad with joy, Albert straddles the animal's body. He was one of the Danish crew of the whaler Albion who, together with the Scots

Dead Whale + sea birds Date: 1925

Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888
Stanislaw Wojciech Bergman (1862-1930). Polish painter. Stanislaw Oswiecim at the body of Anna Oswiecim, 1888. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland

Death of Ellenai, 1883, by Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929)
Jacek Malczewski (1854-1929). Polish painter. Death of Ellenai, 1883. Detail. 19th Century Polish Art Gallery (Sukiennice Museum). National Museum of Krakow. Poland. Date: 2018

1880's - dead body for cremation, burning ghat, Benares (Varanas)
1880's - dead body for cremation, burning ghat, Benares (Varanasi) India

The body of Jumbo the elephant, pictured after his death following a rail crash at a marshalling yard in Ontario, Canada in 1885. Date: 1885

Revolution victims during period of anarchy, Russia
Revolution victims during a period of Bolshevik-led anarchy in Russia, with crosses to mark their place of burial. Date: circa 1917

Revolution victims after street fighting, Russia. The dead bodies were collected and placed on trestles in adjacent houses until carts could carry them to the morgues. Date: circa 1917

Revolution victims laid out for identification, Russia
Revolution victims laid out in a street for identification, Petrograd (St Petersburg), Russia. Some of them have slips of paper giving their names. Date: 1917

David with the Head of Goliath. 1620s by Domenico Fetti
Domenico Fetti (1589-1624). Italian painter. David with the Head of Goliath. 1620s. National Museum. Stockholm. Sweden. Date:

Death of Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552) in Shangchuan
Saint Francis Xavier (1506-1552). Spanish missionary. Death of Saint Francis in Shangchuan Island (China), 1552. French engraving, 1850. Colored. Date:

Richard III - with Lady Anne Neville, who is on her way to bury the late King Henry VI. 1862

Jesus laid in the Sepulchre - Matthew 27. circa 1688

Abraham buried in the Cave of Machpelah by his sons - Thomas Bankes Bible, Genesis 25.9. 1787

Pope Leo X in Raphael's deathbed
Leo X (1475-1521). Italian Pope (1513-1521), named Giovanni de Medici. Leo X in Raphael's deathbed. Engraving by R. Bong in The Iberian Illustration, 1885. Colored. Date:

Death of the spanish nobleman El Cid (c. 1043-1099)
Rodrigo Diaz de Vivar (c.1043-1099), known as El Cid. Castilian nobleman, military leader and diplomat. Death of El Cid. Engraving, 19th century. Date:

Mummy of King Tabnit (about 500 BC)
Mummy of Sidonian King Tabnit (about 500 BC). Detail. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Lamentation of Christ with a Donor, c. 1535, by Jan van Scor
Jan van Scorel (1495-1562). Dutch painter. Lamentation of Christ with a Donor, c. 1535. Centraal Museum. Utrecht. Netherlands

Death of Cleopatra (69-30 BC). Engraving. Colored
Cleopatra VII Philopator (69-30 BC). Queen of Egypt. The death of Cleopatra. Engraving in The Artistic Illustration, 1888. Colored

Czech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. West facade. Ty
Czech Republic. Prague. St. Vitus Cathedral. Archivolts and tympanum. Gothic Revival. West facade. 19th century. Castle complex

Christ on the cross, the Three Marys on mourning by John
Pier Francesco Sacchi, called il Pavese (1485-1528). Italian Renaissance painter. Christ on the cross, the Three Marys on mourning by John and the Donor or Patron, 1514. Detail. Gemaldegalerie

15th Century 1437 Altar Altarpiece Ancient Age
15th, century, 1437, altar, altarpiece, ancient, age, antiquity, Art, bed, Berlin, Bible, biblical, book, christian, christianism, christianity, corpse, death, Detail, Gemaldegalerie, german

Wurzach Altarpiece, 1437, by Hans Multscher (1400-1467)
Hans Multscher (1400-1467). German painter. Wurzach Altarpiece, 1437. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

The Entombment of Mary, by Giotto di Bondone
Giotto di Bondone (1267-1337). Italian painter. The Entombment of Mary. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany. Date: c1310

The Lamentation of Christ with a Donor, c. 1505, by Domenico
Domenico Panetti (1460-1530). Italian painter. The Lamentation of Christ with a Donor, c.1505. Detail. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Crucifixion of Christ, 1594, by Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568)
Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568-1625). Flemish painter, Crucifixion of Christ, 1594. Alte Pinakothek. Munich. Germany

Death of VIrgin Mary by Joan Llimona Bruguera (1860-1926). B
Joan Llimona Bruguera (1860-1926). Spanish artist. Death of Virgin Mary, 1912. Baldachin altar of the Church of Saint Mary's of Ripoll Monastery. Museum of Ripoll. Catalonia. Spain

Death of Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Colored engraving
Christopher Columbus (1451-1506). Explorer and navigator genoese. Death of Columbus. Engraving by N. Vazquez after a painting of Francisco Ortego. The Artistic Illustration, 1892. Colored

Death of Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810)
Mariano Alvarez de Castro (1749-1810). Spanish military. Corpse of Alvarez de Castro. Drawing after a painting by T. Munoz Lucena

Altar crucifix with reliquary. 14th century. Denmark
Altar crucifix with reliquary, depicting the four evangelists on a blue enamel ground. Contains a relic of a Holy Cross and other. 14th century. From Saint Michael's Church, Slagelse (Denmark)

Crucifix. C. 1350. Elmelunde Church, Denmark
Crucifix with Christ as a tormented corpse. C. 1350. Wood. From Elmelunde Church, island of Mon (Denmark). National Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Peter Paul Rubens (1577-1640). Flemish painter. The lamentation over the dead Christ, 1610-1611. Oil on panel. Gemaldegalerie. Berlin. Germany

Pergamon Altar. Telephos Frieze. Detail
Pergamon Altar. 164-156 BC. Telephos Frieze. Detail. Battle by the river Kaikos. Two Scythian warriors, sons of river-god Istros, fall in battle. Pergamon Museum. Berlin. Germany

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