Putrefaction posters & prints

The Putrefaction of the Flesh of the Dying Emperor Galerius Anonymous

Illustration from 'La Cle de la Grande Science sur l'Ouvrage Philosophique Inconnu', or 'Renovation Eternelle des Choses au Sein de... French School

A knight defeating 'Rot' which is embodied by a dragon School Russian

A disembowelled body from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796 Japanese School

The lungs from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796 Japanese School

Extreme Unction Nicolas Poussin

The stomach and intestines from the dissection of a torture victim of 1796 Japanese School

Disturbances in Connection with the Popish Plot English School

Feeling of Subordination Sascha Schneider

The Manner of Dissecting the Pestilentiall Body Illustration Anonymous

Third Degree of Torture of the Inquisition LC Stadler

Cremation Joseph Swain

Extreme Unction Nicolas Poussin

The Destruction of Kieff Anonymous

Illustration Depicting People Being Tortured Anonymous

Stupefaction, Compression and Suffocation, First Impressions at the Paris Universal Exhibition Honore Daumier

Detail of the Deposition, c.1075-1100 Italian School

Second Degree of Torture of the Inquisition LC Stadler

The Deposition Jacopino del Conte

Cruelty in Perfection, 1790 J Bell

Convicted pounded by four executioners Jan Luyken

Dr Koch's Treatment for Consumption at the Royal Hospital, Berlin: Professor Pfuhl Inoculating a Patient with the Lymph English School

Torture. Illustration from the book Phisicke Against Fortune by Petrarch, 1532 Hans Weiditz the Younger

Extreme Unction Nicolas Poussin

Johannes Puttkammer, Doctor of Divinity in Utrecht, on his Deathbed Hendrick Bloemaert

Decimation, after 1725 William Hogarth

The Deposition Dirck Bouts

The Deposition Giorgio Vasari

Transportation of Saint Christopher beheaded body Andrea Mantegna

The Decapitation Matteo Giovanetti

The Resurrection of the Flesh Luca Signorelli

Execution of Beatrice Cenci Print Anonymous

Larrey Causes by Galvanism Muscle Contractions in a Recently Amputated Leg Anonymous

Detail of putti from The Lamentation of Christ, c.1305 Giotto

Emotion of Dependency, c.1893 Sascha Schneider

The Decapitation of St. Fabian Jaume Huguet