Entrails Collection

Macbeth / Witches / Cauldron
Act IV, Scene I The witches in their cavern, gathered around the boiling cauldron; " in the poisn d entrails throw"

The entrails in the human body: lungs, liver, diaphragm, stomach, duodenum, colon, etc
FLO4574696 The entrails in the human body: lungs, liver, diaphragm, stomach, duodenum, colon, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's " Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Entrails in the human body: thyroid, stomach, esophagus, colon, pancreas, kidney, etc
FLO4574738 Entrails in the human body: thyroid, stomach, esophagus, colon, pancreas, kidney, etc. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Bertuch's "Bilderbuch fur Kinder"

Saints Christophorus and Erasmus, each with a coat of arms, 1510-1550. Creator: Sebald Beham
Saints Christophorus and Erasmus, each with a coat of arms, 1510-1550. Erasmus is holding his entrails wound on a windlass. Possibly by Hans Sebald Beham

The Paris Box
A still life painting of some balls of wool, with their entrails spilling out of a floral patterned cylindrical box, with a vase of poppies stood behind. Date: circa 1914

Fishing, processing fish, washing and gutting herrings, 1880, Kiel, Germany
1900s, 19th-century, accurate, archive, black, black-and-white, black-white, businesses, companies, company, copy, depiction, depictions, digital, digitally, drawing, drawings, drawn, economies

Triumph of a matador, engraved by Boetzel (engraving) (b / w photo)
XIR287754 Triumph of a matador, engraved by Boetzel (engraving) (b/w photo) by Dore, Gustave (1832-83) (after); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: Espada; )

Salon de 1861, Peinture, Deux augures ne peuvent se regarder sans rire (engraving)
3645159 Salon de 1861, Peinture, Deux augures ne peuvent se regarder sans rire (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Salon de 1861, Peinture)

Haruspex, ancient Roman priest who examined the strails of sacrificed animals to predict the future (litho)
5997090 Haruspex, ancient Roman priest who examined the strails of sacrificed animals to predict the future (litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Haruspex)

Danse Macabre, illustration from Liber Chronicarum
CHT207872 Danse Macabre, illustration from Liber Chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514) Nuremberg, published 1493 (woodcut) (b/w photo) by Wolgemuth, Michael (1434-1519) & Pleydenwurff, W

The Anatomy Lesson, (Dissection at the Jardin des Plantes) from
XJF140229 The Anatomy Lesson, (Dissection at the Jardin des Plantes) from Le Clerc Jomberd (engraving) 1168 by Le Clerc, Sebastien I (1637-1714); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris

A Still Life of Fish and Fishing Tackle (oil on canvas)
RAF228147 A Still Life of Fish and Fishing Tackle (oil on canvas) by Mignon, Abraham (1640-79) & Gillig, Jacob (1636-1701); 74.5x61 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London

Back of a bronze mirror decorated with a scene showing an old man examining the liver of
BAL36063 Back of a bronze mirror decorated with a scene showing an old man examining the liver of an animal, bears the name of Chalenas (Greek soothsayer) by Roman

Haruspex studying the entrails of a animal sacrificed in ancient Rome (engraving)
5216730 Haruspex studying the entrails of a animal sacrificed in ancient Rome (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Didos Sacrifice to Juno, 1630 (oil on oak)
3930929 Didos Sacrifice to Juno, 1630 (oil on oak) by Lastman, Pieter (1583-1633); 73.8x106 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: Dido, queen of Carthage and the widow of Acerbas)

A Witchs Kitchen, c. 1600 (pen & ink and wash on paper)
AMO110731 A Witchs Kitchen, c.1600 (pen & ink and wash on paper) by Gheyn, Jacques II de (1565-1629); 28x40.8 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford, UK; eAshmolean Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

Leg of Mutton (oil on canvas)
XKH205609 Leg of Mutton (oil on canvas) by Jacobsz, Juriaen (c.1625-85); 51.5x88 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Flemish, out of copyright

Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1608/1611. Creator: Albrecht Durer
Martyrdom of Saint Erasmus, 1608/1611

Greek terracotta of a haruspex inspecting pigs entrails
Greek terracotta of a haruspex and cockerel inspecting pigs entrails, from south Italy

Female Butcher
A woman butcher gutting an animal carcass. Date: early 1930s

Buffalo stomach, delicacy, market, Vietnam, Asia

Ancient Roman haruspex sacrifice
Roman haruspex ceremony, foreseeing the future by viewing the entrails of a sacrificial animal. Hand-colored woodcut of a 19th-century illustration

Entrails in the human body.. Entrails in the human body- thyroid, stomach, esophagus, colon, pancreas, kidney, etc. Handcolored copperplate engraving from Friedrich Bertuchs Bilderbuch fur Kinder

Model of Spinner Shark (Carcharhinus brevipinna) with view of inner organs

Canopic jar. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh. C. 1950-1800 BC. E
Canopic jar for the deceaseds liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh, Egypt. C.1950-1800 BC. Middle Kingdom. Limestone. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Canopic jars. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh. C. 1950-1800 BC
Canopic jars for the deceaseds liver, lungs, stomach and intestines. Tomb 116. Cemetery A. Riqqeh, Egypt. C.1950-1800 BC. Middle Kingdom. Limestone. Ny Carlsberg Glyptotek Museum. Copenhagen. Denmark

Canopic jar. Tomb 57 of Iunefer. Hawara Cemetery. Egypt. C
Canopic jar to contain the entrails of a deceased. Tomb of Iunefer, number 57. Hawara Cemetery. Egypt. Limestone. 12th Dynasty. Middle Kingdom. Reign of Amenemhat III. C. 1831-1786 BC

Roman Haruspex
A Roman HARUSPEX examines the entrails of a sheep for any indications the gods may have left there as to the future course of events

Sausage-making, 1651
XAM74864 Sausage-making, 1651 by Teniers, David the Younger (1610-90); 54.5x64.5 cm; Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna, Austria; Flemish, out of copyright

Death, left hand panel from the Triptych of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation, c
XIR279482 Death, left hand panel from the Triptych of Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation, c.1485 (oil on panel) (b/w photo) by Memling, Hans (c.1433-94); 20.2x12.8 cm; Musee des Beaux-Arts

The Dog Fight, 1678 (oil on canvas)
XKH204891 The Dog Fight, 1678 (oil on canvas) by Jacobsz, Juriaen (c.1625-85); 77.5x93 cm; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg, Germany; Flemish, out of copyright

Diagram of the human intestines

ASYLAS, an Etruscan augur who drew prophecies from entrails (he has a dish of them !) but also from stars, comets and meteors

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"Unveiling the Mysteries: Exploring Entrails through Art, Literature, and History" Step into a world where entrails hold secrets untold. From Shakespeare's Macbeth to the eerie prophecies of witches around a cauldron, these visceral organs have long fascinated and terrified humanity. In The Paris Box, an enigmatic treasure chest of curiosities, one can find glimpses of entrails' significance throughout time. A captivating image from 1880 takes us to Kiel, Germany, where fishermen diligently process fish - washing and gutting herrings with precision. This digitally restored reproduction transports us back to an era when every part of nature was utilized. But it is not just in fishing that we encounter entrails; they reside within our own bodies too. Like Dante descending into Hell in his Divine Comedy, exploring the intricacies of human anatomy reveals the hidden truths beneath our skin. An Anatomy Lesson woodcut from 1482 captures this pursuit for knowledge with striking detail. Breaking gender stereotypes is a female butcher who fearlessly wields her knife in pursuit of her craft. In a black-and-white photo capturing triumph and skill during a matador's performance, we witness another form of mastery over life and death. Virgil guides Dante through their perilous journey in The Divine Comedy's Inferno as illustrated in an engraving from 1885 Paris edition. Meanwhile, at Salon de 1861 Peinture exhibition, Deux augures ne peuvent se regarder sans rire (Two augurs cannot look at each other without laughing) showcases humor amidst divination practices involving entrails. Looking further back into history brings us to ancient Rome where haruspices examined sacrificed animals' entrails to predict the future—a practice known as haruspication—depicted vividly in lithographs. Finally, Danse Macabre reminds us that even death dances alongside life itself.