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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
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
Carpe diem
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Carpe diem is a Latin aphorism, usually translated 'seize the day', taken from book 1 of the Roman poet Horace's work Odes.
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A sundial inscribed carpe diem
A sundial inscribed carpe diem
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, by John William Waterhouse
Gather Ye Rosebuds While Ye May, by John William Waterhouse