Tombstone Collection (#3)

Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas)
7337983 Horatia Nelson kneeling before her father's tomb, c.1807 (oil on canvas) by Owen, William (1769-1825); 127x101.6 cm; National Maritime Museum, London

Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy
AIS5387630 Architecture: tomb of the capitals. 4th century BC. Cerveteri. Necropolis of Banditaccia. Italy; © Iberfoto

Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele)
AIS5342635 Wild boar hunting and epigraphic inscriptions, funerary stele, 2nd-1st century BC stone stele); Museo de Burgos, Casa Miranda, Burgos

Tomb (Lying) of Catherine de Courtenay (1274-1307), Louis Comte d'Evreux (Louis of France, 1276-1319)
BEN5481310 Tomb (Lying) of Catherine de Courtenay (1274-1307), Louis Comte d'Evreux (Louis of France, 1276-1319), Margaret of Artois (Margaret of Burgundy, 1309-1382)

Tomb of Laurent de Medici: detail of the face of Aurora. Marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as
BEN5463571 Tomb of Laurent de Medici: detail of the face of Aurora. Marble sculpture made by Michelangelo Buonarroti known as Michelangelo (Michelangelo or Michelangelo, 1475 - 1564), 1531

A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving)
ICA4950310 A Battle in a Cemetery - Cover of "The Eye of the Police", 1912 (engraving); Private Collection; Photo © Caricadoc

Gisant de Louis XII (1462-1515) realized by Guillaume Regnault. Basilica of Saint Denis (Seine saint Denis)
JEB4961881 Gisant de Louis XII (1462-1515) realized by Guillaume Regnault. Basilica of Saint Denis (Seine saint Denis); (add.info.: Gisant de Louis XII (1462-1515) realized by Guillaume Regnault

Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the church of Saint Eloi in Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre
JEB4923828 Romanesque art: View of the frescoes of the church of Saint Eloi in Chalivoy-Milon (Chalivoy Milon), Cher, Centre, France. The resurrection of Lazarus

Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich, 13th century (fresco)
JEB4918068 Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich, 13th century (fresco); (add.info.: Romanesque art: Lazarus and the evil rich, The Feast of the rich)

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480450 Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja. The tomb was discovered in a cemetery in West Thebes, overlooking the valley of Deir el-Medina)

A widow mourning at a graveside, 1850
3478251 A widow mourning at a graveside, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting a widow mourning at a graveside. Illustrated by George John Pinwell (1842-1875)

The King of Dahomey, 1850
3478620 The King of Dahomey, 1850; (add.info.: Illustration depicting the King of Dahomey, watering the grave of his predecessor with human blood. Dated 19th Century.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Stones in a Jewish cemetery in Prague
3572254 Stones in a Jewish cemetery in Prague by Unknown photographer, (19th century); (add.info.: Prague, Jewish cemetery, Czech Republic 1875 ca)

Death of Cock Robin
864163 Death of Cock Robin; (add.info.: The Death of Cock Robin. "All the birds of the air went a-sighing and a-sobbing/When they heard of the death of poor Cock Robin")

Tomb of Absalom, aka Absalom's Pillar, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, seen here in the 19th century
6428115 Tomb of Absalom, aka Absalom's Pillar, Kidron Valley, Jerusalem, seen here in the 19th century, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

A tomb near Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, seen here in the 19th century
6428105 A tomb near Persepolis, the ceremonial capital of the Achaemenid Empire, seen here in the 19th century, from "Monuments de Tous les Peuples" by Ernest Breton

The San Gennaro spoils in the Duomo crypt in Naples, Italy (photo)
7062858 The San Gennaro spoils in the Duomo crypt in Naples, Italy (photo); Duomo di San Gennaro, Naples, Italy; (add.info.: The San Gennaro spoils in the Duomo crypt in Naples)

Crucifix, Baroque chapel, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe
7280654 Crucifix, Baroque chapel, Santa Maria Nuova Cathedral, Monreale, Sicily, Italy, Europe; Duomo (Cattedrale di Santa Maria Nuova), Monreale, Sicily, Italy; (add.info.: Crucifix, Baroque chapel)

Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital
7332790 Cathedral. Interior. The crypt. 1038. A capital.; Catedral de Vic, Catalonia, Spain; (add.info.: Catedral, Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain); © Paul Maeyaert. All rights reserved 2024

The Marys discover the empty tomb of Christ. They hold an ointment to perfume the body of Christ
BEN5475177 The Marys discover the empty tomb of Christ. They hold an ointment to perfume the body of Christ. Among them is Saint Mary Magdalena Miniature illustrating Liber sacramentorum (ms)

Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja
3480449 Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja; (add.info.: Egyptian sarcophagus of the lady Madja. The tomb was discovered in a cemetery in West Thebes, overlooking the valley of Deir el-Medina)

Hall of the Museum Galilean, Torre del Gallo, Pian de Giullari, Florence
3557701 Hall of the Museum Galilean, Torre del Gallo, Pian de Giullari, Florence by Fratelli Alinari (fl.1854-1920); (add.info.: Artist: Bardini)

Carved wood grave marker, corps badge of Henry Ball, 109th New York Vols
3028965 Carved wood grave marker, corps badge of Henry Ball, 109th New York Vols, ; Private Collection; (add.info.: Carved wood grave marker, silver corps badge of Sergeant Henry Ball)

Roman Empire, Tombstone of Roman Legionnaire Caius Largennius
3027412 Roman Empire, Tombstone of Roman Legionnaire Caius Largennius; Musee Archeologique, Strasbourg, France; (add.info.: Roman Empire)

The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape
3507711 The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape; (add.info.: The upper part of the tomb in a pyramid shape. Egyptian Tu-pa-ai 18th dynasty 1700-1900BC.); Universal History Archive

The Queen's Lyre
3330417 The Queen's Lyre; (add.info.: The Queen's Lyre found in the tomb of Queen Puabi, an important person in the Sumerian city of Ur. Dated 27th Century BC.); Universal History Archive/UIG

Gothic Art: Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589)
JEB4961844 Gothic Art: Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589). Realised by Germain Pilon (1528-1590). Cathedrale Saint Denis

Temple ruins and tomb entrance, 1841
3480335 Temple ruins and tomb entrance, 1841; (add.info.: Temple ruins and tomb entrance, Egypt, 1841 by Hector Horeau (1801-1872).); Universal History Archive/UIG

The Resurrection of Christ. Painting by Simon de Chalons (active from 1535 to 1585)
JEB4879022 The Resurrection of Christ. Painting by Simon de Chalons (active from 1535 to 1585). 1552 Oil on canvas cm 242x162 Church of Les Baux de Bedoin (Vaucluse); (add.info)

Tomb (lying) of Leo V of Armenia (1342-1393). Basilica of Saint Denis in Saint-Denis in Seine Saint Denis
BEN5481307 Tomb (lying) of Leo V of Armenia (1342-1393). Basilica of Saint Denis in Saint-Denis in Seine Saint Denis, Ile de France.; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Funerary relief made by Vettia Hospita for her husband Lucius Vettius Alexander and her daughter Vettia Polla
6384420 Funerary relief made by Vettia Hospita for her husband Lucius Vettius Alexander and her daughter Vettia Polla, depicting Vettius

Tomb modelled on the Sanctuary of the Holy Sepulchre in the Rucellai Chapel, by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-72)
BEN85132 Tomb modelled on the Sanctuary of the Holy Sepulchre in the Rucellai Chapel, by Leon Battista Alberti (1404-72), 1467 (marble); San Pancrazio, Florence, Italy; Photo © Raffaello Bencini

Sarcophagus with pastorial scenes, 270 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy
6384424 Sarcophagus with pastorial scenes, 270 AD circa, marble, National Roman Museum at the Baths of Diocletian, Rome, Italy; Museo Nazionale Romano, Terme di Diocleziano, Rome

Gothic Art: Lying of the Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589)
JEB4961863 Gothic Art: Lying of the Tomb of Henry II (1519-1559) and Catherine de Medicis (Caterina de Medici) (1519-1589) by Germain Pilon (1530-1590)

Lazarus in Abraham's womb. Frieze (detail) of the 12th century (sculpture)
PCT4265012 Lazarus in Abraham's womb. Frieze (detail) of the 12th century (sculpture); (add.info.: Lazarus in Abraham's womb. Frieze (detail) of the 12th century

In 1922 Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and his wife visit the excavations of the tomb of Toutankhamon with the mecene
1742448 In 1922 Sir Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby and his wife visit the excavations of the tomb of Toutankhamon with the mecene Lord Carnarvon whose financings allowed has Howard Carter to discover

The British Egyptologist Callender with the financier Lord Carnarvon and the archeologist Howard Carter on the site of
1749590 The British Egyptologist Callender with the financier Lord Carnarvon and the archeologist Howard Carter on the site of the excavations of the tomb of Toutankhamon in the Valley of the Kings

View of the interior showing the altar flanked by the Medici tombs of Cosimo I (1519-74) and Ferdinand I (1549-1609)
BEN85083 View of the interior showing the altar flanked by the Medici tombs of Cosimo I (1519-74) and Ferdinand I (1549-1609) by Matteo Nigetti (1560-1649), 1644; diam: 28 m cm; Cappelle Medicee

1459 tombstone made of white limestone in the Rostov museum, Rostov Velikii, 1911

Discovery of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings (Egypt)
1750606 Discovery of the tomb of pharaoh Tutankhamun in the Valley of the Kings (Egypt) : Howard Carter carries with an egyptian worker's help a statue composing the treasure; (add.info)

(l-r) Arthur Mace, Richard Bethell, egyptolgist Arthur Callender, Lady Evelyn Herbert, Howard Carter
1742757 (l-r) Arthur Mace, Richard Bethell, egyptolgist Arthur Callender, Lady Evelyn Herbert, Howard Carter, George Herbert 5th Lord Carnarvon, Alfred Lucas

The Egyptologist Howard Carter (right) with his sponsor Lord Carnarvon visiting the excavations of the tomb of
1742758 The Egyptologist Howard Carter (right) with his sponsor Lord Carnarvon visiting the excavations of the tomb of Toutankhamon in Thebes in the Valley of the Kings in Egypt during the winter

Pumpkinhead
Sergey Boyko

memento mori
Cristian Andreescu

Neighbourly chat
Daniel Murphy

USA, Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. (PR)

USA, Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery. (PR)

USA, Sleepy Hollow. Sleepy Hollow Cemetery (PR)

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"Journey through Time: Exploring the Stories Carved in Stone - Tombstones Around the World" Gravestone in the Graveyard of Winchester Cathedral: A silent witness to centuries gone by, this tombstone stands tall amidst the hallowed grounds of Winchester Cathedral's graveyard. Killkenny, Ireland: The dramatic spectacle of the Rock of Cashel and its gravesites captivate visitors with their ancient charm, reminding us of Ireland's rich history. St Dubhthachs Church or Clachan Duich Cemetery: Step into a realm where time seems to stand still as you wander among weathered tombstones that hold secrets from generations past. View of Jerusalem and the Dome of the Rock from Mount of Olives, Israel: From this vantage point, one can appreciate not only breathtaking views but also an array of tombstones dotting the landscape, each telling a unique tale. Witiza tombstone at Basilica Saints Justo and Pastor in Barcelona: Marvel at intricate carvings on this ancient tombstone while exploring one of Barcelona's most historic sites. St. Cainnech Cathedral in Kilkenny, Ireland: With its towering round tower overlooking a sea of gravestones, this cathedral holds both religious significance and historical intrigue for visitors. Down Cathedral - Historical burial place of St Patrick: Pay homage to one of Christianity's most revered figures as you visit his final resting place within Down Cathedral's sacred grounds. The Grave Of Keats (1873): Delve into literary history as you gaze upon John Keats' final resting place; a serene spot where his poetic genius lives on forevermore. Shelley's Tombstone at Rome (b/w photo): In eternal memory lies Percy Bysshe Shelley beneath a simple yet poignant tombstone that pays tribute to his profound contributions to literature and philosophy. Hopperstad Stave Church, Sogne Fjord, Norway.