Memento Mori Collection (page 3)

Skull (oil on canvas)
PFR142546 Skull (oil on canvas) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; ePaul Freeman; European, out of copyright

Still Life with Skull, 1896-98 (oil on canvas)
BRN158990 Still Life with Skull, 1896-98 (oil on canvas) by Cezanne, Paul (1839-1906); 54.3x65.4 cm; The Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

The Artists Rest, 1815 (etching)
AFC210539 The Artists Rest, 1815 (etching) by Pinelli, Bartolomeo (1781-1835); 21x29.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: everything comes to an end; ); Italian, out of copyright

Academic Studying (oil on canvas)
CHT173385 Academic Studying (oil on canvas) by Flemish School, (17th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; Flemish, out of copyright

A Vanitas Still Life (oil on canvas)
BAC155172 A Vanitas Still Life (oil on canvas) by Ring, Pieter de (c.1615-60); 77.5x66 cm; Private Collection; Dutch, out of copyright

No. 0713 A portrait miniature of John Keats (1795-1821) c. 1818 (ivory)
FIT88881 No.0713 A portrait miniature of John Keats (1795-1821) c.1818 (ivory) by Severn, Joseph (1793-1879); 10.8x8.3 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Omnia Vanitas
BON51671 Omnia Vanitas by Dutch School, (18th century); Private Collection; Photo eBonhams, London, UK; Dutch, out of copyright

St. Onuphrius, 1637 (oil on canvas)
BOO73049 St. Onuphrius, 1637 (oil on canvas) by Ribera, Jusepe de (lo Spagnoletto) (1591-1652); 130x104 cm; State Hermitage Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia; Italian, out of copyright

The Allegory of the Living
FIA5326092 The Allegory of the Living by Cagnacci, Guido (1601-63); M.P. Kroshitsky Art Museum, Sevastopol, Russia; (add.info)

Detail of a miniature human skeleton and sarcophagus, 1892-1901 (silver gilt
469728 Detail of a miniature human skeleton and sarcophagus, 1892-1901 (silver gilt) (see also 469725 to 469729) by Rouchomovsky, Israel (1860-1934); (add.info.: sarcophagus: Odessa 1896-1901)

Christ Child Asleep on the Cross (oil on canvas)
CH401373 Christ Child Asleep on the Cross (oil on canvas) by Murillo, Bartolome Esteban (1618-82) (& studio); 61x82.6 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Spanish, out of copyright

Memento mori engraved watch key, with lock of hair of Martha Wayles Jefferson
711002 Memento mori engraved watch key, with lock of hair of Martha Wayles Jefferson, French or English, late 18th - early 19th century (gold) (see also 711001)

Group of flowers, before 1721 (oil on canvas)
5938299 Group of flowers, before 1721 (oil on canvas) by Verelst, Simon Peeterz (1644-1721); 78.7x64.8 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Dutch, out of copyright

A basket of flowers with fruit, 1805 (oil on canvas)
5938243 A basket of flowers with fruit, 1805 (oil on canvas) by Drechsler, Johann Baptist (1756-1811); 71.5x55.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Austrian

Monument to Michael Woodward (marble)
NCO403554 Monument to Michael Woodward (marble) by English School, (17th century); Courtesy of the Warden and Scholars of New College

Portrait of Maria Maddalena of Austria as Saint Mary Magdalene, c. 1620 (oil on canvas)
BEN465655 Portrait of Maria Maddalena of Austria as Saint Mary Magdalene, c.1620 (oil on canvas) by Sustermans, Justus (1597-1681); Palazzo Pitti, Florence

The Temptation of St. Anthony (oil on panel)
HOL243523 The Temptation of St. Anthony (oil on panel) by Venne, Jan van de (1590-1651); 57.1x73.7 cm; The Holburne Museum, Bath, UK; eHolburne Museum; Flemish, out of copyright

Vanitas Still Life (oil on canvas)
AGN216068 Vanitas Still Life (oil on canvas) by German School, (17th century); 70.5x50 cm; Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; German, out of copyright

Death (wood) (b / w photo)
XIR346089 Death (wood) (b/w photo) by French School, (16th century); Musee des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; (add.info.: Death; ); French, out of copyright

Monument of Archbishop Sheldon in Croydon Church, 1794 (engraving)
CRD381798 Monument of Archbishop Sheldon in Croydon Church, 1794 (engraving) by Cooper, James Edwin (fl. 1794) (after); 25.5x32 cm; Croydon Art Collection, Museum of Croydon

The Dance of Death from the Marienkirche in Luebeck (colour engraving)
CHT307816 The Dance of Death from the Marienkirche in Luebeck (colour engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Still Life with Books, 1625-30 (oil on panel)
3704087 Still Life with Books, 1625-30 (oil on panel) by Heem, Jan Davidsz. de (1606-84); 26.5x41.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, The Netherlands; (add.info.: The battered books allude to transience)

The Penitent Magdalene, 1576-77 (oil on canvas)
3552370 The Penitent Magdalene, 1576-77 (oil on canvas) by Greco, El (Domenico Theotocopuli) (1541-1614); Museum of Fine Arts (Szepmuveszeti) Budapest, Hungary; UIG; Greek, out of copyright

Hand-warmer in the form of a book, 1672 (earthenware, tin-glazed, delftware)
1217789 Hand-warmer in the form of a book, 1672 (earthenware, tin-glazed, delftware) by English School, (17th century); Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

St Jerome, 1521 (black chalk with finely hatched brushwork and blue ground)
1217707 St Jerome, 1521 (black chalk with finely hatched brushwork and blue ground) by Leyden, Lucas van (c.1494-1533); 37.6x28.1 cm; Ashmolean Museum, University of Oxford

Still life (oil on canvas)
492455 Still life (oil on canvas) by Roestraten, Pieter Gerritsz. van (c.1630-1700); 63.5x75 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

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Self-Portrait, c. 1647 (oil on canvas)
3525757 Self-Portrait, c.1647 (oil on canvas) by Rosa, Salvator (1615-73); 99.1x79.4 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA; Italian, out of copyright

The Penitent St Jerome (oil on panel)
3937508 The Penitent St Jerome (oil on panel) by Sellaio, Jacopo del (1441/42-93); 66.5.x91.5 cm; National Museum, Stockholm, Sweden; (add.info.: According to legend)

Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario, 1628 (oil on panel, h 71. 5cm -- w 80. 5
3709973 Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario, 1628 (oil on panel, h 71.5cm A-- w 80.5 by Claesz, Pieter (1597-1660); 71.5x80.5 cm; Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

St Jerome, c. 1540 (oil on wood)
3588423 St Jerome, c.1540 (oil on wood) by Reymerswaele, Marinus van (c.1490-c.1567) (follower of); 101x129 cm; National Museum, Stockholm

Elegy in a Country Churchyard, illustration from Tomas Grays Six Poems
708876 Elegy in a Country Churchyard, illustration from Tomas Grays Six Poems, published 1775 (engraving) by Bentley, Richard (1662-1742); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Gray (1716-71)

Death, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho)
AGD328111 Death, fascimile of a tarot card from the Visconti deck, 1441-47 (colour litho) by Bembo, Bonifacio (c.1420-82) (attr.) (after); 17.5x8.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Memento Mori with a Skull and Crossbones, 1650-63 (oil on canvas)
489031 Memento Mori with a Skull and Crossbones, 1650-63 (oil on canvas) by Gysels, Philips (fl.1650-63); 26.7x50.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Dutch

Christ on the Cross with Mary and Saint John, from the Missale Defunctorum, c
488249 Christ on the Cross with Mary and Saint John, from the Missale Defunctorum, c, 1499 (hand-coloured woodcut on vellum) by German School

Louis XIV mantel clock, c. 1715 (ormolu, bronze, tortoiseshell & ebony)
1209559 Louis XIV mantel clock, c.1715 (ormolu, bronze, tortoiseshell & ebony) by Boulle, Andre Charles (1642-1732); 80x51x25.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French

North wall of Strozzi Chapel, The raising of Drusiana by St. John the Evangelist, c
BEN208294 North wall of Strozzi Chapel, The raising of Drusiana by St. John the Evangelist, c.1457-1502 (fresco) (detail of 208293) by Lippi, Filippino (c.1457-1504); Santa Maria Novella, Florence

The Penitent Magdalen
RAF52844 The Penitent Magdalen by Francken, Frans the Elder (1542-1616); Private Collection; Photo eRafael Valls Gallery, London, UK; Flemish, out of copyright

Portrait of Thomas Pead, 1578 (oil on panel)
SGS119979 Portrait of Thomas Pead, 1578 (oil on panel) by Ketel, Cornelis (1548-1616); 86x70.5 cm; The Berger Collection at the Denver Art Museum

Tub of flowers, 1614 (oil on panel)
5938241 Tub of flowers, 1614 (oil on panel) by Hoecke, Kasper or Gaspar van den (1595-1648); 84.4x52 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Flemish, out of copyright

Still Life (Vanitas), c. 1637 (oil on panel)
996026 Still Life (Vanitas), c.1637 (oil on panel) by Andriessen, Hendrick (1607-55); 49.3x64.2 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Death Surprising a Woman, c. 1490-c. 1540 (engraving)
883709 Death Surprising a Woman, c.1490-c.1540 (engraving) by Master M (fl. c.1522); 35.9x25.2 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Portrait of Eslbeth Lochmann, wife of Jacob Schwytzer, 1564 (oil on wood)
3597278 Portrait of Eslbeth Lochmann, wife of Jacob Schwytzer, 1564 (oil on wood) by Stimmer, Tobias (1539-84); 193.6x67.9 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Portrait of the Zurich Standard-Bearer Jacob Schwytzer, 1564 (oil on wood)
3588555 Portrait of the Zurich Standard-Bearer Jacob Schwytzer, 1564 (oil on wood) by Stimmer, Tobias (1539-84); 193 x 66 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

The Poet Contemplating Death, illustration from Tomas Grays Six Poems
708875 The Poet Contemplating Death, illustration from Tomas Grays Six Poems, published 1775 (engraving) by Bentley, Richard (1662-1742); Private Collection; (add.info.: Thomas Gray (1716-71)

The Aged Trifler, c. 1750 (mezzotint)
DEC418560 The Aged Trifler, c.1750 (mezzotint) by English School, (18th century); 40.5x28.9 cm; Gerald Coke Handel Collection, Foundling Museum

Christ Crucified on Golgotha (red chalk on paper)
CTS413025 Christ Crucified on Golgotha (red chalk on paper) by Italian School, (16th century); 42.1x27 cm; eThe Devonshire Collections

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"Memento Mori: A Reflection on the Impermanence of Life" In the realm of art, the concept of "memento mori" has been a recurring theme throughout history. From Vanitas Still Life with a Tulip, Skull and Hour-Glass to Roman memento mori mosaics, artists have sought to remind us of our mortality. One striking example is Arnold Bocklin's Self-portrait with Death Playing the Fiddle. In this haunting image, Bocklin confronts his own mortality, reminding us that death is an inevitable part of life. Similarly, The Knight, Death and the Devil by Albrecht Dürer depicts a knight valiantly facing death itself as he rides through a desolate landscape. Even in religious contexts like Adam and Eve's Family Tree or Abbot Armand-Jean le Bouthillier de Rance's portrait, we are reminded that no one can escape death's embrace. Sir Thomas Aston at the Deathbed of his Wife captures profound grief and loss as Aston mourns his beloved spouse. Objects such as Desk and Escritoire serve as reminders too; their existence outlasts ours but will eventually crumble into dust just like everything else. Allegory of Vanity portrays worldly possessions as fleeting illusions that hold no true value in the face of eternity. The artwork Harlequin and Death by Konstantin Andreyevich Somov presents an intriguing twist on this theme by juxtaposing humor with mortality. It reminds us that even amidst laughter and joy, death remains ever-present. Hugo Simberg's Towards the Evening takes a more contemplative approach to memento mori. The painting invites viewers to reflect on life's transience while embracing its beauty before darkness falls. In all these works spanning centuries and mediums – from oil paintings to engravings – "memento mori" serves not only as a reminder but also as an invitation.