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Fear of death

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Psychopathology
Death - Psychological aspects

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Images from the collections

Images about Fear of death

2 images from works
  • The agony in the garden; the apostles slumber while the soldiers and priests approach. Engraving by J. Sadeler, 1582, after M. de Vos.
  • The agony of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane; an angel descends to strengthen him while cherubs hover with the instruments of the Passion. Engraving by C. Bouzonnet Stella after J. Stella.

Works from the collections

18 works

    • Books

    The worm at the core : on the role of death in life / Sheldon Solomon, Jeff Greenberg, and Tom Pyszczynski.

    Solomon, Sheldon | Date: [2015]
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    Scheintot : ein Lesebuch mit Texten aus drei Jahrhunderten / gesammelt und herausgegeben von Udo Andraschke.

    | Date: 2020
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    Divine consolations against the fear of death : in a dialogue between a minister and a tempted Christian : to which is added the Christians triumph over death : with divine contemplations, ejaculations and poems thereupon / written by John Gerhard.

    Gerhard, Johann, 1582-1637 | Date: 1680
    • Pictures

    The agony in the garden. Engraving by L.E. Vorsterman, 1627, after A. Carracci.

    Carracci, Annibale, 1560-1609. | Date: [1627?] | Reference: 22890i
    • Pictures

    The agony in the garden of Gethsemane (right); the slumbering apostles are reproached by Christ (left). Engraving by F. Keller, ca. 1852-1853, after J.F. Overbeck, 1851.

    Overbeck, Johann Friedrich, 1789-1869. | Date: [between 1852 and 1853] | Reference: 2921336i
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