Skeletons Mourning

Title

Skeletons Mourning

Rights

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Public Domain.

Creator

Jose Guadalupe Posada (1851-1913)

Date

ca. 1880–1910

Description

A print made using zinc plates. It's all in black and white. A group of skeletons in a line come from the left of the image, all dressed in funeral clothing. They are going towards a grave, where one skeleton lays on top of it with a blanket draped on top of it, tears falling from its' empty sockets. A few skeletons to the right of the grave have their hands up in front of them in a sympathetic gesture. One of them is even frowning. In the background there are three crosses, surrounded by other foliage such as bushes and trees. The foreground holds piles of skulls, bones, and wood.

Format

Zincograph. A print using zinc plates. 5 1/8 × 4 3/4 in. (13 × 12 cm)

Publisher

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Contributor

Akira Castillo

Identifier

60.678.60

Subject

Dia; De; Los; Muertos; Day; of; the; Dead; Jose; Guadalupe; Posada; Skeletons; Calaveras; Death; Mourning; Crosses.

Source

Jpeg file. The Metropolitan Museum of Art Digital Collection. Accessed October 19th, 2023.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/735949