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Baroque Bones

Death and the memento mori, Baroque style.

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Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses — Rembrandt

Christ Crucified between the Two Thieves: The Three Crosses

Rembrandt · 1653

The Glorification of the Eucharist — Peter Paul Rubens

The Glorification of the Eucharist

Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1630–32

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill — Pieter Claesz

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

Pieter Claesz · 1628

Satire on Art Criticism — Rembrandt

Satire on Art Criticism

Rembrandt · 1644

清  石濤 (朱若極)  十六羅漢圖  卷 · The Sixteen Luohans — Shitao

清 石濤 (朱若極) 十六羅漢圖 卷 · The Sixteen Luohans

Shitao · dated 1667

Anatomical Studies:  a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm — Peter Paul Rubens

Anatomical Studies: a left forearm in two positions and a right forearm

Peter Paul Rubens · ca. 1600–1605

The Entombment — Niccolo Pussino

The Entombment

Niccolo Pussino · ca. 1656–57

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses' — Rembrandt

Christ Crucified Between the Two Thieves: 'The Three Crosses'

Rembrandt · 1653-c.1660

Youth Playing a Pipe for a Satyr — Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione

Youth Playing a Pipe for a Satyr

Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione · 1645–50

The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew — Caravaggio

The Crucifixion of Saint Andrew

Caravaggio · 1606–7

Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter — David Teniers the Younger

Guardroom with the Deliverance of Saint Peter

David Teniers the Younger · ca. 1645–47

The Entombment — Rembrandt

The Entombment

Rembrandt · ca. 1654

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence — Peter Paul Rubens · Anthony van Dyck

Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence

Peter Paul Rubens · Anthony van Dyck · early 17th century

Sketches for a Wall Tomb with Skeletons — Gian Lorenzo Bernini

Sketches for a Wall Tomb with Skeletons

Gian Lorenzo Bernini · 1630–40

Christ and the Pharisees; verso; Christ and a Pharisee — Anthony van Dyck

Christ and the Pharisees; verso; Christ and a Pharisee

Anthony van Dyck · early 17th century

Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment — Jusepe de Ribera

Saint Jerome Hearing the Trumpet of the Last Judgment

Jusepe de Ribera · 1621

Vanitas Still Life — Jacob de Gheyn II

Vanitas Still Life

Jacob de Gheyn II · 1603

Dream of Aeneas: Aeneas rests his head on his hands atop his shield, while the river god Tiber leans on a vessel and points upward with his left hand — Salvator Rosa

Dream of Aeneas: Aeneas rests his head on his hands atop his shield, while the river god Tiber leans on a vessel and points upward with his left hand

Salvator Rosa · ca. 1663–64

Skull in profile to right — Leonardo da Vinci · Wenceslaus Hollar

Skull in profile to right

Leonardo da Vinci · Wenceslaus Hollar · 1645

Study after Caravaggio's 'The Cardsharps' with color notes — Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) · Anonymous, Italian

Study after Caravaggio's 'The Cardsharps' with color notes

Caravaggio (Michelangelo Merisi) · Anonymous, Italian · 1600–1700

A Sheet of Anatomical Studies — Peter Paul Rubens

A Sheet of Anatomical Studies

Peter Paul Rubens · 1600/10

The Temptation of St. Anthony — Hieronymus Bosch · Jan and Lucas van Doetecum

The Temptation of St. Anthony

Hieronymus Bosch · Jan and Lucas van Doetecum · n.d.

Figure studies (after Raphael's Disputa) — Raphael

Figure studies (after Raphael's Disputa)

Raphael · 16th century

Male Nude Seated and Standing — Rembrandt

Male Nude Seated and Standing

Rembrandt · c. 1646

Drunken Silenus Satyr and Nymphs — Niccolo Pussino

Drunken Silenus Satyr and Nymphs

Niccolo Pussino · n.d.

The Large Lion Hunt — Rembrandt

The Large Lion Hunt

Rembrandt · 1641

Christ Taken before Caiaphas — Rembrandt

Christ Taken before Caiaphas

Rembrandt · c. 1641–42

Anteros Victorious — Annibale Carracci

Anteros Victorious

Annibale Carracci · 1560–1609

Pietà — Annibale Carracci

Pietà

Annibale Carracci · n.d.

Mourning over the Body of Saint Stephen — Annibale Carracci

Mourning over the Body of Saint Stephen

Annibale Carracci · 1604/1799

Copy of Annibale Carracci's St. Roch Giving Alms — Annibale Carracci

Copy of Annibale Carracci's St. Roch Giving Alms

Annibale Carracci · 1595 or after

Studies of Flying Putti (recto); Composition Studies (verso) — Guido Reni

Studies of Flying Putti (recto); Composition Studies (verso)

Guido Reni · 1575–1642

Massacre of the Innocents, reduced and reversed copy after Aegidius Sadeler — Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) · Marcus Sadeler · Anonymous · Aegidius Sadeler I

Massacre of the Innocents, reduced and reversed copy after Aegidius Sadeler

Jacopo Tintoretto (Jacopo Robusti) · Marcus Sadeler · Anonymous · Aegidius Sadeler I · 1600—1629

Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head — Jusepe de Ribera

Man Wearing a Large Cloak and a Small Naked Man on His Head

Jusepe de Ribera · ca. 1637–40

Christ in the House of Simon — Paolo Veronese

Christ in the House of Simon

Paolo Veronese · c. 1700

Tobit Burying the Dead or Funeral of Phocian — Jean-Antoine Watteau

Tobit Burying the Dead or Funeral of Phocian

Jean-Antoine Watteau · c. 1710-1750

Saint Jerome Listening to the Trumpet of the Last Judgment — Jusepe de Ribera

Saint Jerome Listening to the Trumpet of the Last Judgment

Jusepe de Ribera · 1622–25

A Group of Figures — Jusepe de Ribera

A Group of Figures

Jusepe de Ribera · c. 1649

Expulsion from Paradise — Wenceslaus Hollar

Expulsion from Paradise

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1651

Adam Ploughing — Wenceslaus Hollar

Adam Ploughing

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1651

The Pope and Death — Wenceslaus Hollar

The Pope and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1651

The Emperor and Death — Wenceslaus Hollar

The Emperor and Death

Wenceslaus Hollar · 1651

Saint Jerome — Jusepe de Ribera

Saint Jerome

Jusepe de Ribera · 1621

The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew — Jusepe de Ribera

The Martyrdom of St. Bartholomew

Jusepe de Ribera · 1624

The Relief of Candia — Charles Le Brun

The Relief of Candia

Charles Le Brun · 17th century

Stoning of Saint Stephen — Charles Le Brun

Stoning of Saint Stephen

Charles Le Brun · n.d.

The Young Christ Teaching in the Temple — Luca Giordano

The Young Christ Teaching in the Temple

Luca Giordano · c. 1653

Death carrying a child, from 'The five deaths' (Les cinq Morts) — Stefano della Bella

Death carrying a child, from 'The five deaths' (Les cinq Morts)

Stefano della Bella · ca. 1648

Frieze of Putti, Sketch of Lot and His Daughters, Sketch of Buildings — Agostino Carracci

Frieze of Putti, Sketch of Lot and His Daughters, Sketch of Buildings

Agostino Carracci · n.d.

A Study of Bound Male Figures being Manhandled, and Various Putti, One Holding a Palm Frond — Agostino Carracci

A Study of Bound Male Figures being Manhandled, and Various Putti, One Holding a Palm Frond

Agostino Carracci · c. 1590

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