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Cadaver monument
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A cadaver monument or transi is a type of funerary monument to a deceased person, featuring a sculpted tomb effigy of a skeleton, or of an emaciated or decomposing dead body, with closed eyes. It was
Tomb effigy in the mausoleum of the Lords of Boussu, Boussu Castle, Belgium
Tomb effigy in the mausoleum of the Lords of Boussu, Boussu Castle, Belgium
Cadaver Tomb of Guillaume de Harsigny. Musée d'art et d'archéologie de Laon, France
Cadaver Tomb of Guillaume de Harsigny. Musée d'art et d'archéologie de Laon, France
"L'homme aux moulons" (man eaten by worms), a 16th-century cadaver monument in Boussu, Belgium
"L'homme aux moulons" (man eaten by worms), a 16th-century cadaver monument in Boussu, Belgium
Cadaver monument of John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel (died 1435), Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England
Cadaver monument of John Fitzalan, 7th Earl of Arundel (died 1435), Fitzalan Chapel, Arundel Castle, West Sussex, England
Memento mori
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Memento mori is an artistic symbol or trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in f
Cadaver monument
…or of an emaciated or decomposing dead body, with closed eyes. It was particularly characteristic of the Late Middle Ages when they were designed as a memento mori to remind viewers of the transience and vanity of mortal life compared to the eternity and desirability of the Christian after-life. The format is in…
The outer panels of Rogier van der Weyden's Braque Triptych (c. 1452) show the skull of the patron displayed on the inner panels. The bones rest on a
The outer panels of Rogier van der Weyden's Braque Triptych (c. 1452) show the skull of the patron displayed on the inner panels. The bones rest on a brick, a symbol of his former industry and achievement.
Memento mori. Gravestone inscription (1746). Edinburgh, St. Cuthbert's Churchyard.
Memento mori. Gravestone inscription (1746). Edinburgh, St. Cuthbert's Churchyard.
Dance of Death (replica of 15th-century fresco; National Gallery of Slovenia); Representing the universality of death regardless of class or job
Dance of Death (replica of 15th-century fresco; National Gallery of Slovenia); Representing the universality of death regardless of class or job
Unshrouded skeleton on Diana Warburton's tomb (dated 1693) in St John the Baptist Church, Chester
Unshrouded skeleton on Diana Warburton's tomb (dated 1693) in St John the Baptist Church, Chester