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Memento Mori Bead, by Unknown (1825, c.)
"This is an ivory memento mori, depicting a male head, a female head, and a skull conjoined. First this bead appears to have be made in the first half of the 16th century, but is made in the 19th century in France, probably Paris." (Description from…
Rosary, by Unknown (1530, c.)
"At the bottom, the memento mori pendant consists of three conjoined heads, a bearded man with wreath, a skull with worms curling out from his mouth, also with wreath, and a young woman with plaited and knotted hair. Where their heads meet above…
Coat of Arms with a Skull, by Dürer (1503)
"In this stunning engraving, Dürer recast the theme of memento mori in a brilliantly unusual form. The woman in patrician dress is identified by her crown as a bride, but the person who embraces her from behind is a wild man. This traditional figure…
Vanitas, by School of Conrad Meit (1525, c.)
"Carefully carved in a highly naturalistic style, this boxwood sculpture presents a moral lesson: while Vanity wears an elaborate dress and holds a mirror to her face, the figure of death is at her back, a reminder that all earthly things shall…
Tomb of John Golafre, by Unknown (1442, c.)
The tomb has two tiers: On the upper tier, John Golafre is represented in flesh and bones and covered by armor. On the lower tier though, he is represented as a skeleton lying on a shroud.
Monument memorial to Rev Samuel Lowe and Ann in All Saints Church at High Laver, Essex, England, by Unknown (1709, c.)
Wall monument to the Rev Samuel Lowe and his wife Ann in All Saints Church at High Laver, Essex, England. In the lower part of the monument, an inscription reading "In cujus memoriam hoc marmor. Execut res Posuere". On both sides of the inscription,…
Memento Mori, by Master MZ (1500, c.)
"Memento Mori; a nude woman holding a sundial, standing on a skull; with vast landscape behind." (Description from the British Museum, London, UK,https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1845-0809-455)
A memento Mori with wishes for the New Year, by Unknown (1500, c.)
"A memento mori with wishes for the New Year; sheet printed from eleven blocks; in the centre is a woman with a skull instead of the face reflected in the mirror which she is holding; her mirror and dress are inscribed; further inscriptions are on…
Sleeping child with hourglass and four skulls, by Beham (1512, c.)
Original title: Slapend kind met zandloper en vier schedels ("Sleeping child with hourglass and four skulls").
The engraving represents a naked baby boy sleeping with his hands on his chest on the top left corner. Next to him, an hourglass. on the…
The engraving represents a naked baby boy sleeping with his hands on his chest on the top left corner. Next to him, an hourglass. on the…
Young woman with a skull Memento Mori, by Vaillant (1658, c.)
Original title: Jonge vrouw met een schedel Memento Mori ("Young woman with a skull Memento Mori").
A young woman, who is well dressed and wearing a pearl necklace and earrings, holds a skull in her hands while she stares at it.
Gender…
A young woman, who is well dressed and wearing a pearl necklace and earrings, holds a skull in her hands while she stares at it.
Gender…