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Memento mori (Latin for "remember (that you have) to die") [2] is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. [2] The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity , and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period onwards.
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 [1]. 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.
Double tomb of Richard I of England (Richard the Lionheart) and Isabella of Angoulême. Fontevraud Abbey , Anjou , France. A tomb effigy ( French : gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying recumbent on a rectangular slab, [ 1 ] presented in full ceremonial dress or wrapped in a shroud , and shown either ...
Pages in category "Memento mori" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total. ... Tomb of Edward, the Black Prince; Totenkopf; V. Vanitas; Y.
Ligier Richier, upper section of the Transi de René de Chalon, c. 1545–47 Full view with black marble columns and altarpiece. The Cadaver Tomb of René of Chalon (French: Transi de René de Chalon, also known as the Memorial to the Heart of René de Chalon or The Skeleton) is a late Gothic period cadaver monument (transi) in the church of Saint-Étienne at Bar-le-Duc, in northeastern France.
The hourglass is also an artistic symbol of "memento mori" which translates from Latin to "remember you will die". The plinth is in black, as a sign of mourning for the Pope. [ 2 ] The expansive billowing drapery of dark Sicilian jasper contrasts dramatically with the still white marble figures.
Less blunt symbols of death frequently allude to the passage of time and the fragility of life, and can be described as memento mori; [5] that is, an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. Clocks, hourglasses, sundials, and other timepieces both call to mind that time is passing. [3]
Memento Mori in St Nicholas Church, Fyfield. John Golafre (died 1442) was an English courtier and Member of Parliament. He was born the only son of Thomas Golafre of Radley Manor in Berkshire (now Oxfordshire). An uncle was Sir John Brocas, Master of the King's Horse. [1] A cousin, Sir John Golafre, was a close friend of the king. [1]