DISCOVERART

José Guadalupe Posada

Elegantly dressed male and female skeletons arm in arm (vignette for the feast of the dead)

ca. 1890–1910
Type-metal engraving
8.2 × 6.5 cm (3.2 × 2.6 in)

SEE IT IN PERSON

● On view now — Gallery 099

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · verified July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by José Guadalupe Posada

Fight between mothers-in-law from a broadside entitled 'Pleito de suegras'Fight between mothers-in-law from a broadside entitled 'PleiA man who has just stabbed himself falls backwards accompanied by three peopleA man who has just stabbed himself falls backwards accompaniThe double murder in Puente de los GallosThe double murder in Puente de los GallosThe American mosquito that just appeared in MexicoThe American mosquito that just appeared in MexicoA man grabbing a woman by her sleeve and stabbing her, from a broadside entitled 'The murder of Leandra Martinez by her brother, Manuel'A man grabbing a woman by her sleeve and stabbing her, from Men fighting near a horse and carriageMen fighting near a horse and carriageSiamese TwinsSiamese TwinsA group of men looking at a man's back with an image of the CrucifixionA group of men looking at a man's back with an image of the

More like this

Male and female skeleton talking (vignette for the feast of the dead)Jean Charlot|José Guadalupe Posada — Male and female skeletoA skeleton selling fish from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez — A skeleton selling fishTwo skeletons smiling and dancingJosé Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez — Two skeletons smiling aA skeleton picking crops in a field while carrying a baby skeleton on her backJosé Sanchez|José Guadalupe Posada — A skeleton picking cropA skeleton selling tortillas from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez — A skeleton selling tortThe Bridal Pair and DeathWenceslaus Hollar — The Bridal Pair and DeathThe Noblewoman, from The Dance of DeathHans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger — The Noblewoman,A skeleton selling cheese from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez — A skeleton selling cheeA skeleton holding a bone and leaping over a pile of skulls while people flee, from a broadside entitled 'Las bravisimas calaveras Guatemaltecas'José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez — A skeleton holding a boMan and woman dancingManuel Manilla|José Guadalupe Posada — Man and woman dancingOld woman, from the Dance of DeathHans Holbein the Younger|Wenceslaus Hollar — Old woman, fromA skeleton selling plucked chickens from a broadside entitled 'Una Calavera Chusca'José Guadalupe Posada|José Sanchez — A skeleton selling pluc