Symbolising Collection (#5)

The skeleton of Death and the gamester. 1827 (engraving)
7232996 The skeleton of Death and the gamester. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the gamester)

The skeleton of Death and the artist. 1827 (engraving)
7232993 The skeleton of Death and the artist.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the artist)

The skeleton of Death and the angler. 1827 (engraving)
7233019 The skeleton of Death and the angler. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the angler)

The skeleton of Death and the miser. 1827 (engraving)
7233015 The skeleton of Death and the miser. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the miser)

The skeleton of Death and the quack doctor. 1827 (engraving)
7233014 The skeleton of Death and the quack doctor. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the quack doctor)

The skeleton of Death preaching to a crowd. 1827 (engraving)
7233005 The skeleton of Death preaching to a crowd.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death preaching to a crowd)

The skeleton of Death at the insurance office. 1827 (engraving)
7233001 The skeleton of Death at the insurance office. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death at the insurance office)

The skeleton of Death and a minstrel. 1827 (engraving)
7232997 The skeleton of Death and a minstrel. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and a minstrel)

The skeleton of Death bowls a ball at a cricketer at bat. 1827 (engraving)
7232994 The skeleton of Death bowls a ball at a cricketer at bat.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco)
7232621 Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Ceiling of the Room of Heliodorus, whole. 1511-1514 (fresco)
7232640 Ceiling of the Room of Heliodorus, whole.1511-1514 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, detail. 1511-1512 (fresco)
7232622 Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple, detail. 1511-1512 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

The skeleton of Death and the lawyer. 1827 (engraving)
7233018 The skeleton of Death and the lawyer. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the lawyer)

The skeleton of Death and the alchemist. 1827 (engraving)
7233012 The skeleton of Death and the alchemist. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the alchemist)

The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life. 1827 (engraving)
7233007 The skeleton of Death pricks bubbles of life.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death as champion boxer. 1827 (engraving)
7233003 The skeleton of Death as champion boxer.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death and the mother. 1827 (engraving)
7232999 The skeleton of Death and the mother. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the mother)

The skeleton of Death and a woman at her toilette. 1827 (engraving)
7232998 The skeleton of Death and a woman at her toilette. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and a woman at her toilette)

The pilgrim handed a letter by the skeleton of Death. 1827 (engraving)
7232991 The pilgrim handed a letter by the skeleton of Death.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

The poet and the skeleton of Death. 1827 (engraving)
7232990 The poet and the skeleton of Death.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The poet and the skeleton of Death)

Title page from Volume 1 of Deaths Doings. 1827 (engraving)
7232989 Title page from Volume 1 of Deaths Doings.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

Triumph of Chritianity. 1585 (fresco)
7232617 Triumph of Chritianity. 1585 (fresco) by Laureti, Tommaso (c.1530-1602); Vatican Museums and Galleries, Vatican City; (add.info.: Triumph of Chritianity)

Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco)
7232620 Expulsion of Heliodorus from the Temple. 1511-1512 (fresco) by Raphael (Raffaello Sanzio of Urbino) (1483-1520); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Vignette of three skeletons on a gravestone. 1827 (engraving)
7233020 Vignette of three skeletons on a gravestone.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Vignette of three skeletons on a gravestone)

The skeleton of Death on the theatre stage. 1827 (engraving)
7233021 The skeleton of Death on the theatre stage.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death on the theatre stage)

The skeleton of Death with university students. 1827 (engraving)
7233013 The skeleton of Death with university students. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death with university students)

The skeleton of Death and the hunter. 1827 (engraving)
7233011 The skeleton of Death and the hunter.1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death and the glutton. 1827 (engraving)
7233010 The skeleton of Death and the glutton. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the glutton)

The skeleton of Death brings the last bottle of wine to a drinker, 1827 (engraving)
7233008 The skeleton of Death brings the last bottle of wine to a drinker, 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death in a Dramatic Scene. 1827 (engraving)
7233004 The skeleton of Death in a Dramatic Scene. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death in a Dramatic Scene)

The skeleton of Death and the Antiquary. 1827 (engraving)
7233002 The skeleton of Death and the Antiquary. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death and the Antiquary)

Death and the Hypochondriac. 1827 (engraving)
7233000 Death and the Hypochondriac. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info.: Death and the Hypochondriac)

The skeleton of Death brings a scroll to a woman on a terrace. 1827 (engraving)
7232992 The skeleton of Death brings a scroll to a woman on a terrace. 1827 (engraving) by Dagley, Richard (c.1761-1841); Private Collection; (add.info)

the ceiling of the Hall of Constantine, detail. 1585 (fresco)
7232619 the ceiling of the Hall of Constantine, detail. 1585 (fresco) by Laureti, Tommaso (c.1530-1602); Vatican Museums and Galleries

Mercurys chariot, 1672. (painting)
7231610 Mercurys chariot, 1672. (painting) by Champaigne, Jean Baptiste de (1631-81); Musee et Domaine National de Versailles et de Trianon, Versailles, France; (add.info.: Versailles palace)

India: Buddhist Idols and Symbols (engraving)
7152688 India: Buddhist Idols and Symbols (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Buddhist Idols and Symbols)

Triumphia, cigar label (chromolitho)
7154133 Triumphia, cigar label (chromolitho) by American School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Triumphia, cigar label)

The English Bulldog and the Corsican bloodhound - after the Battle of Waterloo, 1895 (illustration)
7211551 The English Bulldog and the Corsican bloodhound - after the Battle of Waterloo, 1895 (illustration) by Roberts, Piercy (fl.1791-1828); (add.info)

WHAT A FREEDOM! 1903 (oil on canvas)
7215394 WHAT A FREEDOM! 1903 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); State Russian Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; (add.info.: 1903//Oil on canvas This painting)

NAVE NAVE MOE (Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams), 1894 (oil on canvas)
7215368 NAVE NAVE MOE (Sacred Spring: Sweet Dreams), 1894 (oil on canvas) by Gauguin, Paul (1848-1903); State Hermitage Museum, St

Cupid delivers a love letter. 19th century (print)
7212201 Cupid delivers a love letter. 19th century (print) by Mallet, Jean Baptiste (1759-1835) (after); (add.info.: L Amitie reste, or Friendship Remains)

River Nile and Goddess Cybele 1779 - 1780, fresco
7225017 River Nile and Goddess Cybele 1779 - 1780, fresco by Conca, Tommaso (1734-1822); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info.: Center of Ceiling decoration)

ALEXANDER III RECEIVING THE DEANS OF CANTONS IN THE COURTYARD OF THE PALACE, 1886 (oil on canvas)
7215375 ALEXANDER III RECEIVING THE DEANS OF CANTONS IN THE COURTYARD OF THE PALACE, 1886 (oil on canvas) by Repin, Ilya Efimovich (1844-1930); Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow

Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of "Apotheosis of Romulus "1775 -1779, fresco
7225012 Romulus is welcomed in Olympus by Jupiter. Detail of " Apotheosis of Romulus " 1775 -1779, fresco by Rossi, Mariano (1731-1807); Villa Borghese, Rome

Council of the gods about the Trojan War, 1777 - 1783
7225007 Council of the gods about the Trojan War, 1777 - 1783 by Pecheux, Laurent (1729-1821); Villa Borghese, Rome, Italy; (add.info)

One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving)
7211797 One Hundred Proverbs: Behind the Cross Often Stands the Devil, 1845 (engraving) by Grandville (Jean Ignace Isidore Gerard) (1803-47); (add.info.: One hundred proverbs)

The Name of Jesus (engraving)
7182236 The Name of Jesus (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Name of Jesus)

L ouverture de la chasse (engraving)
7200000 L ouverture de la chasse (engraving) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: L ouverture de la chasse)

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Symbolising is the art of conveying profound meanings through powerful imagery. From the ancient Papyrus of Ani, where The Judgement unfolds, to Caesar's daring crossing of the Rubicon, symbols have shaped history and defined our understanding of pivotal moments. In Allegory of Music, 1649, an oil on canvas masterpiece, harmonious melodies become a metaphor for life's symphony. Kronos devouring his children symbolizes the cyclical nature of time and its inevitable passage. Bishamon God of Glory represents honor and protection in Japanese culture while Imperial China celebrates New Year with vibrant symbolism. MITHRAS embodies cosmic harmony and enlightenment in ancient mythology. During WWII, a heartfelt greetings card sent to a soldier becomes a symbol of hope amidst chaos and despair. War and Peace intertwine as opposing forces seek resolution in their struggle for dominance. Three Japanese Gifts for Felicitous Events represent prosperity, longevity, and happiness. The Ace of Spades holds mysterious allure as it signifies death or transformation in various cultures throughout history. Each symbol carries layers upon layers of meaning that transcend time and language barriers. In this vast tapestry woven by humanity's collective imagination lies the power to inspire emotions, provoke thoughts, unite communities or divide nations – all within the confines of symbolic representation.