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A skull with a timepiece and flowers Etching by William Faithorne, 1600s

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Title: Study of Skeletons Artist: Daniel Huntington (American, 1816-1906) Date: ca. 1848 Genre: anatomical study Medium: chalk and crayon on paper mounted on paperboard Dimensions: 54.8 cm (21.5 in) high x 41.8 cm (16.4 in) wide Location: Brooklyn Museum, New York City, NY, USA

The "Disparates" series of prints by Goya, depicting various dark, fantastic scenes, was not exhibited in the artist's lifetime. The meaning of this, one of the most famous prints in the series, is much debated: some scholars interpret it as an allegory for the artist's imagination "flying free" to escape censorship and oppression.

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Photograph taken by John Howell Griffiths whilst a student at St Bartholomew’s Hospital Medical School.

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Destroy this Memory - Richard Misrach

🦎 The reptiles of western North America San Francisco, California Academy of Sciences, 1922. Original source Image description: Historical illustration titled “The reptiles of western North America,” depicting three lizards identified as Uta mearnsi (Mearns Giant Uta). Each lizard is shown in a different pose against a plain background, highlighting their elongated bodies, long striped tails, and distinctive spotted patterns on their skin. The illustration focuses on detailed features, including their clawed toes and textured scales. The lizards were collected in Andreas Canyon, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, California, in November 1912. The image serves as a scientific plate from the 1922 California Academy of Sciences publication.

The teeth. Health knowledge. a thorough and concise knowledge of the prevention, causes, and treatments of disease, simplified for home use. 1920.

Life & death, Ganga river, India, 2019 - by Rahul Gupta, Indian

Allegory of the Transience of Life,(c. 1480–90) Master IAM of Zwolle

Jan de Baen, Detail of The Corpses of the De Witt Brothers, ca. 1672-75

An 18th-century illustration of a wicker man. Engraving from A Tour in Wales written by Thomas Pennant (1726-1798).

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