memento mori
Skull and bones, symbol of death, memento mori medieval art
Description: Medieval bookplate depicting skull and crossed bones, engraving by Johann Sadeler, 1560. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall …
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Plague Doctor medieval woodcut, black death print
Description: Medieval illustration of Plague Doctor. A plague doctor was a medical physician who treated victims of the bubonic plague. His bird-like costume and mask protect him from contagion. Medieval …
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Undertaker, Coffins – Burial advertisement, vintage gothic print
Description: Antique 1800s “George H. Stewart – General Undertaker” advertisement. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. …
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Tombstone – Burial advert, death, cemetery funeral poster
Description: Antique 1900s granite tombstone with cross advertisement. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. You can …
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Woodward Undertaker – Funeral advertisement, vintage print
Description: Antique 1800s “W. M. Woodward – Undertaker” advertisement. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. You …
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Embalmers Monthly cover – embalming, death, funeral print
Description: Antique 1899 “The Embalmers Monthly” magazine cover. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. You can …
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Burial cases, Coffins advert – death, undertaker, gothic print
Description: Antique 1900s Fisk’s burial cases (metal coffins) advertisment. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. You …
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Skeleton and baby – Allegory of Death medieval dark art
Description: Antique “Allegory of Death” engraving, 1629. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. You can print …
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Calligraphy of Death, macabre symbols, gothic baroque print
Description: Antique 1640 page with calligraphic symbols of death by Francesco Pisani. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art …
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Angel of Death on tombstone, skeleton art, medieval print
Description: 1642 engraving by Hendrick Hondius depicting skeleton with wings sitting on the tombstone. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other …
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Skeleton and Roses – The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam illustration
Description: Vintage famous illustration by Edmund J. Sullivan for “The Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam, 1859. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and …
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Death drinking wine – The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam illustration
Description: Illustration by Edmund J. Sullivan for “The Rubaiyat” of Omar Khayyam, 1859. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall …
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Mirror of human life – Angel of Death, grim reaper medieval print
Description: “Mirror of human life” engraving by Marcello Clodio, 1598. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other wall art or decor. …
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The Grave poem title page print – art by William Blake
Description: 1808 Robert Blair’s “The Grave” poem title page based on William Blake artwork. PRINTABLE DIGITAL IMAGE Printable digital file can be used for creating art print, poster and other …
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London’s Remembrancer, Bill of Mortality, Great Plague print
Description: “Bill of Mortality” is a medieval periodic publication which listed total deaths by the plague. Published in London in 1665 – the year of the Great Plague, which was …
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