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Hat and face detail, Ugyen Wangchuck, 1905 (cropped)

Hat and face detail, Ugyen Wangchuck, 1905 (cropped)

King Ugyen Wangchuck — in Punakha, the old capital of Bhutan, in 1905. Ugyen Wangchuck was the first King of Bhutan, from 1907 to 1926.

Anti-opium propaganda poster from China, circa 1930 - Collectors Weekly

Anti-opium propaganda poster from China, circa 1930 - Collectors Weekl...

An image related to the recreational consumption of opium extracted from an article from the magazine Collectors Weekly.

Anti-War Dance, Saturday, May 11 (NBY 984)

Anti-War Dance, Saturday, May 11 (NBY 984)

Saturday, May 11 Public domain scan of dance performance poster, printed advertisement, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Center detail, Chakrasamvara - Google Art Project (cropped)

Center detail, Chakrasamvara - Google Art Project (cropped)

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 18th-century painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dancing Red Ganapati of the Three Red Deities - Google Art Project

Dancing Red Ganapati of the Three Red Deities - Google Art Project

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 15th-century art, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Detail, 15th-century painting from Tibet, Central Tibetan - Mahakala, Protector of the Tent - Google Art Project (cropped) (cropped)

Detail, 15th-century painting from Tibet, Central Tibetan - Mahakala, ...

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 15th-century art, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Face detail, 15th-century painting from Tibet, Central Tibetan - Mahakala, Protector of the Tent - Google Art Project (cropped) (cropped)

Face detail, 15th-century painting from Tibet, Central Tibetan - Mahak...

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 15th-century art, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maker unknown, Central Tibetan - Mahakala, Protector of the Tent - Google Art Project

Maker unknown, Central Tibetan - Mahakala, Protector of the Tent - Goo...

Google Cultural Institute Public domain photograph of 15th-century art, medieval or early renaissance, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Harry Price Bookplate - Public domain  engraving

Harry Price Bookplate - Public domain engraving

Bookplate used by Harry Price during the 1920s which bears a photographic reproduction of Jaspar Isac's engraving 'Abomination des Sorciers', Paris (c. 1613).

Cartel Contra MencheviquesYSocialrevolucionarios1920 (cropped)

Cartel Contra MencheviquesYSocialrevolucionarios1920 (cropped)

Русский: Плакат «Остерегайтесь меньшевиков и эс-эров: за ними идут царские генералы, попы и помещики». Ростов-на-Дону : Государственное издательство, [1920] (Ростов-на-Дону : 20-я литография отд. ДПО). Цветная ... More

Cartel Contra Mencheviques Y Socialrevolucionarios 1920 propaganda poster

Cartel Contra Mencheviques Y Socialrevolucionarios 1920 propaganda pos...

Русский: Плакат «Остерегайтесь меньшевиков и эс-эров: за ними идут царские генералы, попы и помещики». Ростов-на-Дону : Государственное издательство, [1920] (Ростов-на-Дону : 20-я литография отд. ДПО). Цветная ... More

25-е октября (cropped) - A cartoon of a man holding a giant drum

25-е октября (cropped) - A cartoon of a man holding a giant drum

Русский: Плакат «25-е октября». Царицын : Государственное издательство ; царицынское отделение, 1921 (Царицын : Типолитография Губсовнархоза). Цветная литография, 1 лист, 42×58 см, 1000 экз.

25-е октября - A cartoon of a man holding a giant drum

25-е октября - A cartoon of a man holding a giant drum

Русский: Плакат «25-е октября». Царицын : Государственное издательство ; царицынское отделение, 1921 (Царицын : Типолитография Губсовнархоза). Цветная литография, 1 лист, 42×58 см, 1000 экз.

Artemisia Gentileschi - Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy II

Artemisia Gentileschi - Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy II

Picryl description: Public domain photo of religious art painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Communism symbol and skull (cropped)

Communism symbol and skull (cropped)

German propaganda anti-Soviet poster, written in Polish language. Says: "Siberia again? Father of yours missed in Siberian katorga. Brother of yours was murdered in Katyń. Think about future of yours and your f... More

'Superior and Frontal View of the Hyaena's Skull from Lawford' RMG PY6222

'Superior and Frontal View of the Hyaena's Skull from Lawford' RMG PY6...

'Superior & Frontal View of the Hyaena's Skull from Lawford' Plate II. 'Superior & Frontal View of the Hyaena's Skull from Lawford'

Print, Saint Jerome, ca. 1620 (CH 18099697)

Print, Saint Jerome, ca. 1620 (CH 18099697)

Public domain reproduction of art print, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Extrajudicial killings in art detail, White Army Propaganda Poster of Trotsky (cropped)

Extrajudicial killings in art detail, White Army Propaganda Poster of ...

White Army propaganda poster from the Russian Civil War era (1919), depicting a caricature Leon Trotsky (as a large demon like figure with bright red skin.) and Chinese soldiers (below, wearing braids and blue ... More

FOOT(1854) p098 DAHOMEY, SKULL ORNAMENTS AND BANNERS

FOOT(1854) p098 DAHOMEY, SKULL ORNAMENTS AND BANNERS

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl Description.

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Left Side

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Left Side

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Reverse

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Reverse

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Right Side

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Right Side

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Three Quarter

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Three Quarter

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Top

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299 - Top

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299

Tibetan - A Ritual Box - Walters 572299

The surfaces of this silver and gilt box are richly embellished with symbols and mantras associated with the destruction of malevolent spirits. On the front is a symbolic representation of the protective female... More

Tibetan or Chinese origin, 18th century embroidery Tibetan Buddhist art of Cosmic Mount Meru

Tibetan or Chinese origin, 18th century embroidery Tibetan Buddhist ar...

The setting, with beasts and floating skulls in a desolate landscape, focuses the mind of the meditator (or the initiate in a ceremony) upon mortality, and hence upon the eternal. Within the circle is a view of... More

Kunstbüchlein illustrations (BM 1857,0613.313)

Kunstbüchlein illustrations (BM 1857,0613.313)

Two skulls; one in profile, the other frontal view. 1528 Woodcut and letterpress

Public domain image of Coffee Mug (Unsplash)

Public domain image of Coffee Mug (Unsplash)

Colorado Springs, United States A coffee mug with a black and white design on it. This image is from Unsplash and was published prior to 5 June 2017 under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain ... More

Mynt - Skoklosters slott - 100297

Mynt - Skoklosters slott - 100297

Note: For documentary purposes the original description has been retained. Factual corrections and alternative descriptions are encouraged separately from the original description.Mynt Nyckelord: Föremålsbild, Mynt

Bobby Benson B-Bar-B Riders 14

Bobby Benson B-Bar-B Riders 14

Comic book cover of Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders #14 (1952)

3320-na-toe-vis Print 14768kopie

3320-na-toe-vis Print 14768kopie

Nederlands: Antwerpse Meester, Drieluik: Sint-Lucas schildert de Maagd Maria, 1520-1530, olieverf op paneel, 44,1 x 33 cm (centraal paneel), 44,2 x 16,4 cm (linker paneel), 44 x 16,1 cm (rechter paneel).

Vojtech Klimkovič Still life with a skull and forget-me-not 1860

Vojtech Klimkovič Still life with a skull and forget-me-not 1860

Vojtech Klimkovič, Still life with a skull and forget-me-not, 1860

El Rodeo (1908) (147160), University of Southern California

El Rodeo (1908) (147160), University of Southern California

El Rodeo (1908) El Rodeo, vol. 2 (1908) Place of publication (of the original version): Los Angeles, California Coverage date: 1907/1908 Editor: Westrem,Christine, editor in chief; Beckwith, Hermon E., managi... More

Artemisia Gentileschi - Mary Magdalene in Ecstasy IIFXD
INF3-253 Anti-rumour and careless talk Never mention sailing dates

INF3-253 Anti-rumour and careless talk Never mention sailing dates

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Skull with hat "Underseeboote Z17" detail, INF3-253 Anti-rumour and careless talk Never mention sailing dates (cropped)

Skull with hat "Underseeboote Z17" detail, INF3-253 Anti-rumour and ca...

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of Second World War, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

PMOI 2017 rally in New York City (11)

PMOI 2017 rally in New York City (11)

PMOI 2017 rally in New York City

PMOI 2017 rally in New York City (9)

PMOI 2017 rally in New York City (9)

PMOI 2017 rally in New York City

The history and antiquities of the City of Bristol; - illustrated with copper-plate prints Fleuron T090316-27

The history and antiquities of the City of Bristol; - illustrated with...

Illustration of the Monument of Thomas Coster Esq from book [1]: The history and antiquities of the City of Bristol; ... illustrated with copper-plate prints. By William Barrett, ...

Albrecht Dürer - Coat of Arms with a Skull - 1953.9 - Cleveland Museum of Art

Albrecht Dürer - Coat of Arms with a Skull - 1953.9 - Cleveland Museum...

Public domain reproduction of art print, 16th-17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Clevelandart 1959.334 - Public domain museum image. A stone relief of a man with a bird on his head

Clevelandart 1959.334 - Public domain museum image. A stone relief of ...

Public domain photograph of 3d object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

"AMERIKANEN VERDWUN UIT INDO-CHINA" "US ARMY" "CIA" anti-war art detail, from- Tentoonstelling over Indo China tegen Amerikanen in Indo China op Rembrandtspl, Bestanddeelnr 923-5763 (cropped)

"AMERIKANEN VERDWUN UIT INDO-CHINA" "US ARMY" "CIA" anti-war art detai...

Nederlands: Collectie / Archief : Fotocollectie Anefo Reportage / Serie : [ onbekend ] Beschrijving : Tentoonstelling over Indo China ; tegen Amerikanen in Indo China op Rembrandtsplein, Amsterdam Datum : 6 ju... More

Jan Sanders van Hemessen - Lille Hemessen vanitas

Jan Sanders van Hemessen - Lille Hemessen vanitas

Public domain scan of 17th-century drawing, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Lille PdBA batholomeus bruyn vieux crane

Lille PdBA batholomeus bruyn vieux crane

Français : Crâne et fémur dans une niche au Palais des beaux-arts de Lille.

Spotprent Hitler - Drawing. Public domain image.

Spotprent Hitler - Drawing. Public domain image.

Nederlands: Dirk Verstraten, Spotprent Hitler, 1941

Mashkov MirrorSkull

Mashkov MirrorSkull

Still-life. Mirror and Skull

Palden Lhamo - Public domain  drawing

Palden Lhamo - Public domain drawing

Line drawing of Palden Lhamo

Begtse (Mongolian Thangka Painting)

Begtse (Mongolian Thangka Painting)

Begtse, Protector of Mongolia and Mongolian Buddhism

Lower left detail, Situ Panchen as the Great Transmitter of his Lineage. ca. 1760, Rubin Museum of Art, NY (cropped)

Lower left detail, Situ Panchen as the Great Transmitter of his Lineag...

Situ Panchen as the Great Transmitter of his Lineage. ca. 1760, Rubin Museum of Art, NY

Palden Lhamo 2 - A painting of a man riding a horse

Palden Lhamo 2 - A painting of a man riding a horse

The goddess Palden Lhamo (dPal-ldan lha-mo), as depicted in a thangka from the Potala Palace, Lhasa

Yama tibet - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體

Yama tibet - 中國歷史圖片,維基媒體

Yama, mid-17th–early 18th century, Tibet 中文:閻魔, 17世紀中葉至18世紀, 西藏

Cordial de l'ànima. La Mort

Cordial de l'ànima. La Mort

Català: Gravat xilogràfic que il·lustra la traducció valenciana del Cordiale quattuor novissimorum realitzada per Bernadí Vallmanya sobre la traducció castellana de Gonzalo García de Santa María i impresa a Va... More

Skull detail from Trident d'oracle Guimet 261172 (cropped)

Skull detail from Trident d'oracle Guimet 261172 (cropped)

Trident d'oracle, Tibet, 17ème siècle (?), cuivre et fer incrusté d'or et d'argent. Musée Guimet, Paris.

Trident d'oracle Guimet 261172

Trident d'oracle Guimet 261172

Trident d'oracle, Tibet, 17ème siècle (?), cuivre et fer incrusté d'or et d'argent. Musée Guimet, Paris.

Tower of Skulls of Christians, Gerba

Tower of Skulls of Christians, Gerba

Tower of Skulls of Christians, on the Island of GerbaEspañol: Torre de las Calaveras

Borj el jemejem ou Borj errous ; Tour des cranes

Borj el jemejem ou Borj errous ; Tour des cranes

Steel engraving drawn by T. Allom, engraved by E. Benjamin. 1841. 16x10,5cm.

Daniël Seghers en Erasmus Quellinus (II) - Allegory of youth

Daniël Seghers en Erasmus Quellinus (II) - Allegory of youth

Public domain reproduction of artwork, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Maria van Oosterwijk Vanitas-Stilleben

Maria van Oosterwijk Vanitas-Stilleben

Public domain reproduction of artwork, 17th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

1901, Álbum Salón, Manchas de color, Poemas microscópicos, Fernando Xumetra
Skull art detail, Staking brengt alleen ellende (cropped)

Skull art detail, Staking brengt alleen ellende (cropped)

Nederlands: Propaganda-affiche van de Duitse bezetter met het opschrift 'Staking brengt alleen ellende onder uw eigen volk'.

"Fraternities" from Trinity ivy yearbook 1911 (page 84 crop)
Eugen Zardetti - Auferstehen
Impending Retribution - The Wasp, 7 October 1882

Impending Retribution - The Wasp, 7 October 1882

"Impending Retribution". Political cartoon shows an avenging angel attacking leaders of the Southern Pacific Railroad (Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Collis Potter Huntington, lower right), while victim... More

The Dead, Wounded, and Starving, All On One Side -- Our Side

The Dead, Wounded, and Starving, All On One Side -- Our Side

Woman and her children, looking at the corpses of soldiers and the heaps of skulls, illustrating how war ruins everything for everyone

Bunkhouse interior, unidentified logging camp, Washington, 1892 (INDOCC 55)

Bunkhouse interior, unidentified logging camp, Washington, 1892 (INDOC...

Caption on mount: 1157 Bunk House Scene. D. R. Kinsey, Photog. Sedro-Woolley, Wn.; On verso of image: Loggers, Bunkhouse, 1892, Kinsey Photo, Washington (Kinsey 155-A Subjects (LCSH): Lumber camps--Washington... More

25 октября 1917 года— 7 ноября 1920 года. Третья годовщина коммунистической революции в России — крах мирового империализма (cropped)

25 октября 1917 года— 7 ноября 1920 года. Третья годовщина коммунистич...

Русский: 25 октября 1917 года — 7 ноября 1920 года. Третья годовщина коммунистической революции в России — крах мирового империализма [плакат]. — [Киев] : Культпросвет политуправления Реввоенсовета 12 Армии ; ... More

Juriaen Pool (II) - Portret van professor Frederik Ruysch - 1673 (OK) - Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Anatomische les van Dr. Johan Fonteijn (fragment), objectnr SA 2048

Anatomische les van Dr. Johan Fonteijn (fragment), objectnr SA 2048

Nederlands: Anatomische les van Dr. Johan Fonteijn (fragment)Op deze Anatomische les waren oorspronkelijk, behalve dr. Johan Fonteijn (1674-1632), tien chirurgijns en enkele college-meesters afgebeeld. Fonteij... More

Bourchier Anagram Chronogram Epigram 1623 Tawstock Devon

Bourchier Anagram Chronogram Epigram 1623 Tawstock Devon

Inscribed tablet on base of monument to William Bourchier, 3rd Earl of Bath (d.1623), St Peter's Church, Tawstock, Devon. It comprises separate elements of anagram, chronogram and epigram. Top: Bathon(i)ae Com(... More

Jan van Delen - Charles de Hovyne memorial, Our Lady of the Chapel, Brussels (detail)

Jan van Delen - Charles de Hovyne memorial, Our Lady of the Chapel, Br...

Charles de Hovyne memorial - Église Notre-Dame-de-la-Chapelle - Brussels, Belgium. Sculptor: Jean van Delen (? - 1703).

Eglon van der Neer - The Penitent Magdalene - WGA16502

Eglon van der Neer - The Penitent Magdalene - WGA16502

Penitent Magdalene  Public domain photograph of 17th-century portrait painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gaea excursoria Germanica (Taf. 20) BHL27432412

Gaea excursoria Germanica (Taf. 20) BHL27432412

Gaea excursoria Germanica : Deutschlands Geologie, Geognosie und Paläontologie : als unentbehrlicher Leitfaden auf Excursionen und beim Selbststudium / bearbeitet von C. G. Giebel.

Ojime Beads, early 20th century (CH 18391591)

Ojime Beads, early 20th century (CH 18391591)

String of 18 beads carved in the shape of human skulls.

Red Terror Uritsky banner

Red Terror Uritsky banner

Українська: Червоний террор. Плакат Public domain image - related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

19180830-grave uritzy red terror

19180830-grave uritzy red terror

Guards at the grave of Moisei Uritsky. Petrograd. Translation of the banner: "Death to the bourgeois and their helpers. Long live the Red Terror." Deutsch: Wachen am Grab von Moissei Urizki. Petrograd. Überse... More

Cráneos, ídolos y bustos de indígenas

Cráneos, ídolos y bustos de indígenas

Español: Cráneos, ídolos y bustos de indígenas americanos existentes en el Museo de Ciencias Naturales de Madrid. España.

Jan Sanders van Hemessen. St Jerome (1543) — detail (27624868120)

Jan Sanders van Hemessen. St Jerome (1543) — detail (27624868120)

Hermitage, Saint Petersburg. Public domain photograph related to Russian history, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Clevelandart 1924.1014 - Public domain sheet music scan

Clevelandart 1924.1014 - Public domain sheet music scan

This miniature of the Crucifixion once formed the introductory illustration to the Canon of the Mass in a liturgical missal. The miniature’s style and compositional details compare with the work of various immi... More

Barthel Beham, Child with Three Skulls, 1529, NGA 4107

Barthel Beham, Child with Three Skulls, 1529, NGA 4107

Public domain reproduction of art print, 16th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Jean Morin, Still Life with a Skull and a Vase of Roses, 1645-1650, NGA 128671

Jean Morin, Still Life with a Skull and a Vase of Roses, 1645-1650, NG...

Public domain reproduction of still life painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description.

Kneller Der alte Gelehrte

Kneller Der alte Gelehrte

Public domain photograph of 17th-century German painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Blue Deity from Yama's Retinue (?) Riding a horse, Nyingmapa Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card LACMA AC1998.253.5

Blue Deity from Yama's Retinue (?) Riding a horse, Nyingmapa Buddhist ...

Tibet, 18th-19th century Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor on paper Sheet: 5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (14.3 x 11.1 cm); Image: 4 5/16 x 3 1/8 in. (11.2 x 7.9 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Georg M. Babbe (AC1998.253.5... More

Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts 20171205

Cornelius Norbertus Gijsbrechts 20171205

Photo of painting in the Frans Hals Museum during "The Art of Laughter" exhibition

Teschio clessidra libri e candela

Teschio clessidra libri e candela

Skull, hourglass, books and candle Italiano: Teschio, clessidra, libri e candela

Two young African American boys smile and proudly show off the blue crab they caught

Two young African American boys smile and proudly show off the blue cr...

Image title: Two young African American boys smile and proudly show off the blue crab they caught Image from Public domain images website, people-public-domain-images-pictures/children-kids-public-domain-ima... More

"Blasts" from The Ram's Horn (1902) (14804753193)

"Blasts" from The Ram's Horn (1902) (14804753193)

Identifier: blastsfromramsho00unse (find matches) Title: "Blasts" from The Ram's Horn Year: 1902 (1900s) Authors: Subjects: Poetry Publisher: Chicago, The Ram's Horn Co. Contributing Library: University o... More

Pieter Claesz - Vanitas, circa 1630

Pieter Claesz - Vanitas, circa 1630

Public domain photograph of 17th-century Dutch painting, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Tibet 18th-century yellow deity and consort on yak bull art, Nyingma Buddhist or Bon Ritual Card - LACMA AC1998.253.1 (cropped)

Tibet 18th-century yellow deity and consort on yak bull art, Nyingma B...

Tibet, 18th-19th century Drawings; watercolors Opaque watercolor on paper Sheet: 5 5/8 x 4 3/8 in. (14.3 x 11.1 cm); Image: 4 1/4 x 3 in. (10.8 x 7.6 cm) Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Georg M. Babbe (AC1998.253.1) S... More

Polskie Towarzystwo Antropologiczne, 1955

Polskie Towarzystwo Antropologiczne, 1955

Polski: Polskie Towarzystwo Antropologiczne, logo w 1955 roku.