Squelette Collection

Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal
CHT219325 Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, cover illustration of Le Petit Journal, 19th February 1911 (colour litho) by French School

The Confession: Otto Von Bismarck (1815-98) with Death, from Le Petit Journal
XIR246062 The Confession: Otto Von Bismarck (1815-98) with Death, from Le Petit Journal, 17th December 1892 (colour litho) by Meaulle, Fortune Louis (1844-1901) & Meyer

Anatomy: 'knee joint' Wax sculpture by Clemente Susini (1757-1814) Museo della Specola. florence
BEN5478733 Anatomy: 'knee joint' Wax sculpture by Clemente Susini (1757-1814) Museo della Specola. florence by Susini, Clemente (1754-1814); Photo © Raffaello Bencini.

Jaw of Lachesis muta (Grage Grand Carreau or master of the bush - venomous pit viper species jaw)
CSO4996981 Jaw of Lachesis muta (Grage Grand Carreau or master of the bush - venomous pit viper species jaw), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Pterydine, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4996784 Pterydine, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Pterydine, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Pterydine, Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4996769 Pterydine, Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Pterydine, Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF. All rights reserved 2024.

Tarsius syrichta (Tarsier des Philippines - Philippine tarsier), Museum of Natural History of Marseille
CSO4996605 Tarsius syrichta (Tarsier des Philippines - Philippine tarsier), Museum of Natural History of Marseille; (add.info.: Tarsius syrichta (Tarsier des Philippines - Philippine tarsier)

Lynx lynx (Crane du lynx boreal ou lynx eurasian or wolf deer - Skull of an Eurasian lynx)
CSO5006707 Lynx lynx (Crane du lynx boreal ou lynx eurasian or wolf deer - Skull of an Eurasian lynx), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5005605 Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF

Internal muscles of the back, the deepest. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4672659 Internal muscles of the back, the deepest. Lithograph by Davesne, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Frontal bone of the skull. Lithograph of Corbie, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain
FLO4672402 Frontal bone of the skull. Lithograph of Corbie, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Fossil skeleton of the mastodon mammut americanum Lithograph by William Lizars, for " Bibliotheque naturaliste
FLO4651174 Fossil skeleton of the mastodon mammut americanum Lithograph by William Lizars, for " Bibliotheque naturaliste, mammals, pachyderms or quadrupedes with fine skin"

Crane, teeth and whimsical representation of the Dinotherium, depicting resembling a marine mammal
FLO4693764 Crane, teeth and whimsical representation of the Dinotherium, depicting resembling a marine mammal. Lithographie in Petrefactenbuch (Book of Petrification) by Dr

Fossils, skeletons of the great Irish deer (disappeared) and the woolly mammoth - Chromolithography of Geology
FLO4694281 Fossils, skeletons of the great Irish deer (disappeared) and the woolly mammoth - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Cranium from an eskimo (Inuit), and one from an ancient tomb near Niagara. Lithograph by J
FLO4688402 Cranium from an eskimo (Inuit), and one from an ancient tomb near Niagara. Lithograph by J. Bull from James Cowles Prichard's Natural History of Man (Balliere, London)

American crocodile - American crocodile - Crocodylus acutus. Vulnerable. The skull of the crocodile
FLO4576673 American crocodile - American crocodile - Crocodylus acutus. Vulnerable. The skull of the crocodile, showing its murderous teeth

Anatomy of birds: skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary
FLO4593655 Anatomy of birds: skeleton. Copperplate engraving by Milton from Abraham Rees' Cyclopedia or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and Literature, Longman, Hurst, Rees

Skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl. Lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History
FLO4684698 Skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl. Lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Oken's Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart

The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table
FLO4675857 The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair

The pope. The Pope crowns an emperor, who kneels before him, accompanied by two cardinals
FLO4675846 The pope. The Pope crowns an emperor, who kneels before him, accompanied by two cardinals, one of whom is ridiculously personified by Death. In the background there are eveques

The farmer. The peasant is assisted by Death, who directs the horses of his plow
FLO4675737 The farmer. The peasant is assisted by Death, who directs the horses of his plow. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel)

The ro-ro. The ro-ro carries three barrels of wine when it is interrupted by death
FLO4675734 The ro-ro. The ro-ro carries three barrels of wine when it is interrupted by death. A horse collapses on the ground, when Death wield a wheel from the cart

Expulsion from heaven. Adam and Eve are preceded by death, which plays on an old man, or a beggar's lyre
FLO4675675 Expulsion from heaven. Adam and Eve are preceded by death, which plays on an old man, or a beggar's lyre, as if she wanted to show her joy in the victory he obtained over man

The queen. The Queen has just come out of her palace, when death appears unexpectedly
FLO4675617 The queen. The Queen has just come out of her palace, when death appears unexpectedly and the drains of force to keep her away

Engraved title page " The Triumph of Death, grave after the original drawings of Jean Holbein, graveurt Chrn
FLO4675520 Engraved title page " The Triumph of Death, grave after the original drawings of Jean Holbein, graveurt Chrn. de Mechel". Plate 1

Scientist of the Victorian era (1838-1901) holding the giant bone of a prehistoric animal. Lithograph by F
FLO4639141 Scientist of the Victorian era (1838-1901) holding the giant bone of a prehistoric animal. Lithograph by F. John (series prehistoric animals of the Reichardt Cocoa Company)

Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria
FLO4612197 Tibia and metatarsus of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire, Pezophaps solitaria, in the Parisian Collection and Andersonian Collection

Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo
FLO4612158 Back view of skull, upper and lower view of lower jaw, inner view of jaw, and circle of sclerotic bones in the dodo

Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5,6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner
FLO4612182 Cranium 1-4 and part of sternum 5,6 of the extinct Rodrigues solitaire. Lithograph by Joseph Dinkel after Werner from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo

Skulls of tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, critically endangered 1,7,8,9,10 dodo, Raphus cucullatus 2
FLO4612171 Skulls of tooth-billed pigeon, Didunculus strigirostris, critically endangered 1,7,8,9,10 dodo, Raphus cucullatus 2, yellow-footed green pigeon, Treron chlorigaster 3,6, crowned pigeon

Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland
FLO4612153 Upper and lower views of the skull of a dodo. Lithograph from Hugh Edwin Strickland and Alexander Gordon Melville's The Dodo and its Kindred, London, Reeve, Benham and Reeve

Loggerhead sea turtle, carouanne or caret and its skeleton - Forte water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811)
FLO4724615 Loggerhead sea turtle, carouanne or caret and its skeleton - Forte water by Gottlieb Tobias Wilhelm (1758-1811), from Encyclopedie d'histoire naturelle: amphibians

Skeletons of Ichthyosaurus communis and Plesiosaur. Weak species from the Jurassic era
FLO4644661 Skeletons of Ichthyosaurus communis and Plesiosaur. Weak species from the Jurassic era. Engraving by Plee published in Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, by Antoine Jussieu (1686-1758)

Mesonyx tenuidens, carnivorous mammals, creodonte, close to the wolf, from the Eocene period. Chromolithography of F
FLO4639088 Mesonyx tenuidens, carnivorous mammals, creodonte, close to the wolf, from the Eocene period. Chromolithography of F

Hip joint and thigh bone. Lithograph of Corbie, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain
FLO4672595 Hip joint and thigh bone. Lithograph of Corbie, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Antilocapre or antelope of America - Eau forte by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845), engraved by Carnonkel
FLO4651508 Antilocapre or antelope of America - Eau forte by Jean Gabriel Pretre (1780-1845), engraved by Carnonkel, for the dictionary of natural sciences: mammals by Frederic Cuvier

Mustelus mustelus (common smooth-hound, houndshark), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4990101 Mustelus mustelus (common smooth-hound, houndshark), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Mustelus mustelus (common smooth-hound, houndshark)

Oxyrhina spallenzanii (Shark), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO4990099 Oxyrhina spallenzanii (Shark), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Oxyrhina spallenzanii (Shark), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF

Merycoidodon culbertsoni (skull of an Oreodon (hillock teeth), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4987831 Merycoidodon culbertsoni (skull of an Oreodon (hillock teeth), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info.: Merycoidodon culbertsoni (skull of an Oreodon (hillock teeth)

Crane de Palaeopropithecus sp (Madagascar lemurian, extirpated species - sloth lemur of Madagascar, extinct)
CSO4987821 Crane de Palaeopropithecus sp (Madagascar lemurian, extirpated species - sloth lemur of Madagascar, extinct), Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Megaladapis sp (Skullof an Extinct Mammalia from Madagascar) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille
CSO4987812 Megaladapis sp (Skullof an Extinct Mammalia from Madagascar) Museum d'histoire naturelle de Marseille; (add.info)

Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille
CSO5005539 Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille; (add.info.: Cygnus olo (Domestic swan Humerus), Natural History Museum of Marseille); Photo © DDF

Fossils of dinosaur skeletons (compsognathus, pterodactyl, archaeopterix)
FLO4694201 Fossils of dinosaur skeletons (compsognathus, pterodactyl, archaeopterix) and mammalian jaws - Chromolithography of Geology and Paleontology by Friedrich Rolle (1827-1887)

Skulls of a native of Congo, Chitimacha, a native American from Louisiana, and Chinese of Canton. Lithograph by J
FLO4688503 Skulls of a native of Congo, Chitimacha, a native American from Louisiana, and Chinese of Canton. Lithograph by J

Sinus or skull cavites. Humerus and vertebrae. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille
FLO4673010 Sinus or skull cavites. Humerus and vertebrae. Lithograph of Corbie, based on a drawing by Leveille, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr

Jaw bone. Lithograph of Corbie, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr
FLO4672890 Jaw bone. Lithograph of Corbie, in Petity Atlas complet d'Anatomie descriptive du Corps Humain, by Dr. Joseph Nicolas Masse, published by Mequignon Marvis, Paris (France)

The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity
FLO4675881 The duke. Assisted by his courtiers, the Duke is docked in the street by a beggar with her child asking for charity

The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives
FLO4675821 The Child. A cottage owner's wife prepares a family meal when death arrives and takes away the youngest of her children

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"Squelette: Exploring the Dark Symbolism of Death in Art" Art has long been a powerful medium to convey deep emotions and explore complex themes. One such theme that has captivated artists throughout history is the allegory of death, depicted through various forms and symbols. From haunting illustrations to thought-provoking paintings, these artworks offer glimpses into our fascination with mortality. In "Allegory of the Plague in Manchuria, " a cover illustration from Le Petit Journal, we witness the chilling portrayal of death's grip on humanity. The image captures the fear and despair during an epidemic, reminding us of our vulnerability in the face of disease. "The Confession: Otto Von Bismarck with Death, " another striking piece from Le Petit Journal, delves into the inevitable encounter between power and mortality. This depiction serves as a reminder that even great leaders are not exempt from facing their own demise. Moving back in time to 1533, "The Ambassadors" presents an enigmatic painting filled with symbolism. Among its many elements lies a hidden skull - a memento mori urging viewers to contemplate life's transience amidst worldly pursuits. Venturing underground, we discover Crane Trepane's Corbieres cave object titled "Squelette. " This eerie artifact invites contemplation on ancient burial practices and reminds us of our connection to those who came before us. However, not all representations have noble intentions. Jean Ulysse Roy's antisemitic cartoon titled "The Jews and Money: Under the Moon" perpetuates harmful stereotypes while using death as a weapon against marginalized communities – highlighting how art can be used for both enlightenment and prejudice. In contrast, H : Hyene from Alphabet of Wild Animals portrays death as nature's relentless scavenger. The hyena symbolizes decay and corruption – an unsettling reminder that life inevitably leads to decomposition. Vanitas paintings like "Vanitas" or "Ms 89 fol.