No one could hope to gather all the art, or even all the major art, which deals with the topic of death. The following are only a tiny sample of the rich and fascinating range of material that could have been included. The reader is encouraged to see this as simply a starting point from which to begin to explore this fascinating field. Unless otherwise stated, the pictures below were taken by Kushal on his trip through Europe of post-copyright work.
| Sculpture of the metaphysical poet Donne's placid approach to death, standing atop an urn, executed by Nicholas Stone in the early 1600's standing at St. Paul's Cathedral in London. |
| "The Gates of Hell", a sculpture by Rodin of Dante's vision of hell from the Rodin museum in Paris. |  |
 | Le Morte de Charles X, Goritz, 1836, from a French chateau in the Loire valley. |
 | A 17th Century painting by La Hyre from a French Cathedral. |
| A 16th Century sculpture from the Louvre museum in Paris. |
