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13,123 works

Medieval illuminated page of a haloed bearded saint seated on a throne, writing on a tablet, within a colorful decorative bor

Saint Gregory as Author

Scriptorium of Weingarten Abbey, 1188/1200

Woodblock print of a scowling muscular warrior holding a long staff over his shoulder, with patterned robe and inscribed cart

Cao Zheng (Sotoki Sosei), from the series "One Hundred and Eight Heroes of the Popular Water Margin (Tsuzoku Suikoden…

Utagawa Kuniyoshi, c. 1827/30

Engraved oval portrait of an older bearded man with a white ruff collar, inscribed with the name Abraham Bloemaert and 1648.

Abraham Bloemaert

Nicolas Jansz. Visscher, 1648

Black-and-white print of a crucified Christ between candlesticks and flower arrangements, with a caption naming the Lord of t

True Portrait of Our Lord of the Hospital

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Engraved print of a church interior with columns, arches, a central altar shrine, and worshippers gathered on the stairs.

Interior of the Collegiate Church of Guadalupe

José Guadalupe Posada, 1898

Woodcut broadside of a woman by a barred window with an owl, skull, chains, and a corpse on a bed, above Spanish text.

Guadalupe Bejarano in the Dungeons of Belén Prison

José Guadalupe Posada, 1891

Green broadside print of skeletons as market vendors and customers, with Spanish verse text below.

Calaveras in Abundance at a Fraction of the Price, as Never Before Seen in this whole capital

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903

Woodcut broadside showing a deathbed scene above a block of printed Spanish text announcing a death in 1895.

Sensitive Death

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut broadside showing a flood with floating bodies, uprooted trees, a pig and debris, above columns of Spanish text.

Alarming and Terrible Flood, Never Before Seen in Guanajuato!

José Guadalupe Posada, 1905

Posada broadside of an old man in spectacles holding a skull above a pile of skulls, with verse columns and a Grim Reaper fig

Don Pepito Contemplates those present, calaveras of friends and family

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Pink broadside with black woodcut of dancing skeletons in dresses and hats beside cemetery crosses, above rows of satirical v

The Lovely Garbanzo-Sellers as Calaveras

José Guadalupe Posada, 1880-1913

Printed broadside of skeleton market vendors selling food, with Spanish verses and a decorative border.

A Humorous Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut of Saint Peter with keys and halo on clouds, sunbeams falling on two pilgrims walking a path below.

Prayer Dedicated to the Shadow of Saint Peter

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Engraved broadsheet of skeletal artisans at work in red and black, with columns of Spanish verse below.

Calaveras of Artisans

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut print of skeletons in a noisy gathering with columns of Spanish verse below, titled Revumbio de Calaveras.

A Noisy Gathering of Calaveras

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut of a blindfolded man falling as five soldiers fire rifles, with an officer with a sabre at right.

Details of the Latest Execution

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Mexican broadside with skeleton figures in dress dancing above and beside columns of Spanish verse.

Calavera Pachuqueña

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a church altar with candles and the Virgin, with figures before it and columns of Spanish text.

Extraordinary Miracle

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Woodcut broadside of a sick man lying on a bed in a bare room beside a chamber pot, with Spanish text below.

Death of Aurelio Caballero from Yellow Fever in Veracruz

José Guadalupe Posada, c. 1892

Woodcut of a dying man in bed attended by a saint, angel and priest, with devils, coins and holy figures in clouds above.

Saint Camilo de Lelis

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Posada broadside of a large skeleton pointing at an electric tram of skeletons among skulls in a cemetery, with verse text be

Grand Electric Calavera as a Present to You, A Calavera of Pure Electricity

José Guadalupe Posada, 1907

Woodcut broadside of a collapsing church and buildings during an earthquake, with fleeing figures and Spanish text below.

Ejemplar y ciertisimo suceso en la Republica Mexicana (Exemplary and Truest Success in the Mexican Republic)

José Guadalupe Posada, 1894

Printed bullfight dice game with a spiral of numbered bullfight scenes around a central bullring and crowd.

Bullfight Dice-Game

José Guadalupe Posada, 1898

Posada relief print: a bearded man in top hat surrounded by skeletons and printed verse, headed A. Vanegas Arroyo, 1907.

Here is the Calavera of the Popular Publisher A. Vanegas Arroyo

José Guadalupe Posada, 1907

Zincograph broadside of a skeleton dressed as Don Juan Tenorio with a sword and plumed hat, framed by Spanish verse.

I Am Don Juan Tenorio

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Posada broadside 'La Calavera Tourista' with a dancing skeleton among sombrero-wearing figures and columns of verse.

The Tourist Calavera

José Guadalupe Posada, n.d.

Printed folk song broadside with verses and a caricature of a grinning man in a top hat, under an eagle emblem header.

Madero Folk Songs: Even the Ground Trembled

José Guadalupe Posada, 1911

Pink broadside titled La Verbena Mexicana with woodcut scenes of a couple in a garden and two verse dialogue panels.

The Mexican Party

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Woodcut broadside showing a woman with scissors confronting a frightened girl beside a chair, with Spanish headline text.

Terrible Crime Never Before Seen! Woman worse than the wild beasts!! A little girl with clothing sewn to her body

José Guadalupe Posada, 1902

Woodcut broadside showing a coach attacked by stone-throwing men and a horseman, with printed text and decorative border.

Interesting News

José Guadalupe Posada, 1903