1. centuriespast: UNKNOWN MASTER, GermanArs Moriendi (The Art of Dying)c. 1470Woodcut, 219 x 162 mmNational Gallery of Art, Washington

    centuriespast:

    UNKNOWN MASTER, German
    Ars Moriendi (The Art of Dying)
    c. 1470
    Woodcut, 219 x 162 mm
    National Gallery of Art, Washington

  2. likeafieldmouse: Edvard Munch - Death and the Maiden (1883-4)

    likeafieldmouse:

    Edvard Munch - Death and the Maiden (1883-4)

    (Source: likeafieldmouse)

  3. thefineartnude: Herbert Draper, Lament for Icarus

    thefineartnude:

    Herbert Draper, Lament for Icarus

  4. cavetocanvas: Paul Delaroche, Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalene, 1815-56

    cavetocanvas:

    Paul Delaroche, Drapery Study for the Figure of the Dying Mary Magdalene, 1815-56

  5. mermanonfire: Hector brought back to Troy. From a Roman sarcophagus of ca. 180–200 AD. Oh man I love a good Roman sarcophagus.

    mermanonfire:

    Hector brought back to Troy. From a Roman sarcophagus of ca. 180–200 AD.

    Oh man I love a good Roman sarcophagus.

  6. Giovanni Dupre, The Death of Abel, 1853.

    Giovanni Dupre, The Death of Abel, 1853.

  7. William Blake, The Entombment, ca. 1805.

    William Blake, The Entombment, ca. 1805.

  8. The Wounded Angel, Hugo Simberg, 1903.

    The Wounded Angel, Hugo Simberg, 1903.