17th Century Memento Mori Paintings
17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
Venetian "rio's". The piece is hand painted with the universal memento mori symbol of death, the skull and
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Pine
H 14.97 in W 140.95 in D 4.73 in
18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Atlanta, GA
Old Master 18th or possibly 17th century Italian Baroque School religious portrait painting depicting
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Giltwood, Paint
Death Comes to the Table Memento Mori by Giovanni Martinelli c. 1670
Located in Milan, IT
Dipinto Italiano del 1600 Banchetto con Figure Memento Mori da Giovanni Martinelli, intitolato La
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oak
Memento Mori, Oil on Agate, Germany Beginning XVIII Century
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori for Wunderkammer, depicting a skull and a tulip, oil paintings on hard stone. A large
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Antique Mid-17th Century Italian Natural Specimens
Materials
Agate, Brass
Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured permanently
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Cup in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
17th Century Oil on Canvas Flemish Painting Saint Jerome in His Study, 1620
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
Great Flemish painting from the first half of the 17th century. Oil artwork on canvas with a very
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Antique 1620s Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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H 29.14 in W 43.31 in D 0.79 in
Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Memento Mori - Cake Stand, Cup, Bacon, Vegetable & Brie
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Digital, Photographic Paper, Archival Paper
Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
“vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured
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2010s Baroque Still-life Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Penitent Magdalene and St. John the Baptist, oil on slate, early 17th century
Located in Milan, IT
listening,
the left hand raised and the other leaning on the
"memento mori" very shortened. In front of her
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Early 17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17.33 in W 13.19 in D 1.58 in
Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
. Inspirations for these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the
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2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Platters, Vases & Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
“vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque, where mortality is captured
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Digital
Still Life Garland of Flowers - Flemish 18thC art Old Master floral oil painting
By Pieter Casteels III
Located in London, GB
This superb 18th century Old Master floral still life oil painting is attributed to Flemish artist
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1730s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Pair of Paintings on Slate The Penitent Magdalene and St. John the Baptist
Located in Milan, IT
atteggiamento di ascolto, la mano sinistra alzata e l'altra appoggiata al “memento mori”egregiamente scorciato
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17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 17.33 in W 13.19 in D 1.19 in
Double Portrait of Sir John Rivers 3rd Baronet of Chafford, and Lady Anne Rivers
Located in London, GB
'Old Age' and are a typical form of Memento Mori reminding virile young man that even they will lose
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17th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 70.08 in W 82.29 in D 5.91 in
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By Robert Salleroli
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Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved Italian Vanitas / Memento Mori bust in solid marble from late 19th century.
White Carrara marble skull combined with masterfully carved hood & robes all from one...
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
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Italian Memento Mori skull - 17th century
Located in Bruxelles, BE
Italian Memento Mori skull
Marble
North of Italy, 17th century
H 9 x L 7 x P 14 cm
At the turn of the 16th century, they were the height of fashion: palm-sized carvings of skulls,...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
Rare Victorian Firescreen with Taxidermy Hummingbirds by Henry Ward
By Henry Ward
Located in Amsterdam, NL
England, third quarter of the 19th century
On two scrolling foliate feet with casters, above which a rectangular two-side glazed frame, with on top a two-sided shield with initial...
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Antique Mid-19th Century English High Victorian Taxidermy
Materials
Other
H 51.19 in W 55.12 in D 201.58 in
Large Handcrafted Rhodochrosite Hinged Box
Located in New York, NY
Large handcrafted rhodochrosite hinged box, 10" x 5.80" x 2.30" H. Rhodochrosite is a manganese carbonate mineral that ranges in color from light pink to bright red and is found in A...
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2010s Indian Grand Tour Decorative Boxes
Materials
Stone
IMPORTANT PORTUGUESE ORATORY WITH CALVARY 17th Century
By Europa Antiques
Located in Madrid, ES
ORATORY WITH NICHE
Portuguese, niche from the 17th century
in carved and gilded wood, decorated with plant motifs, angels and birds.
Box in mahogany wood.
Interior with Calvary - ...
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Antique 17th Century Portuguese Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Silver
Gilt Verre Églomisé, Cheap Funerals Trade Shop Sign Oliver Twist
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rather tongue-in-cheek reverse painting and gilt doubled sided trade sign, reading "CHEAP FUNERALS" flippant to say the least.
The sign shows signs of age related wear, as you w...
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Early 20th Century English Signs
Materials
Wrought Iron
Pre-17th Century Extremely Rare & Complete Elephant Bird Egg, Madagascar
Located in Royal Tunbridge Wells, Kent
An extremely rare elephant bird egg, completely intact. The Elephant Bird, formally categorised as Aepyornis Maximus, is an enormous flightless bird native to Madagascar. Standing as...
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Antique Early 17th Century Malagasy Taxidermy
Materials
Eggshell
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Circle of ALESSANDRO ALLORI Portrait Of a Young Man Wearing A Ruff Wall Art
By Alessandro di Cristofano Allori
Located in West Hollywood, CA
Circle of ALESSANDRO ALLORI Portrait Of a Young Man Wearing A Ruff Wall Art , possibly portrait of a young Nobleman Oil on Wood Panel , unsigned . signs of restoration , normal wood...
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Antique 17th Century European Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Red Extra-Size Starfish, Océano Pacific, Ophidiaster Ophidianus
By Oceanic Arts
Located in Valladolid, ES
Ophidiaster ophidianus, measures: 495 × 418 × 140 mm, 576 g weight
2018, Océano Pacífico
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A fantastic specimen of Ophidiaster ophidianus caught in the Solo...
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"Turkey Trot, " Will Moses, Rural Folk Art, Autumn Landscape with Pumpkins, Fall
Located in New York, NY
Will Moses (American, b. 1956)
Turkey Trot, 2012
Oil on board
8 5/8 x 7 5/8 inches
Signed lower right
Soft, shadowy foothills dotted with traditional white farmhouses; weathered red...
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2010s Folk Art Landscape Paintings
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Board, Oil
18th Century Italian Silver Gilt Small Memento Mori Mirror
Located in San Francisco, CA
Late 17th or early 18th century Italian Memento Mori silver gilt frame. This would have originally held a prayer or poem on paper or canvas. Now replaced with a antiqued distressed m...
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Antique Early 18th Century Italian Rococo Wall Mirrors
Materials
Mirror, Wood
17th Century Italian Baroque Lacquered Spruce Religious Furniture 1600
Located in Roma, RM
This monumental piece of furniture, of Veneto-Alto Veneto provenance, made entirely of lacquered fir wood. Full seventeenth century (ca. 1650) is presented as an imposing double-bodi...
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Antique 17th Century Italian Baroque Bookcases
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Spruce
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19th century impressionist painting - Summer in the Countryside , a shepherdess
Located in Antwerp, BE
19th century impressionist painting, capturing a beautiful day in the countryside.
A young girl can be seen standing in front of her flock in the lush and beautiful countryside. A s...
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Late 19th Century Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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H 13.78 in W 18.9 in
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Memento mori
Located in Veendam, NL
the still lifes of the 17th century Dutch Golden Age masters as Bloemmaert, Coosemans, Heda and Kalf
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
Petals
By Cornelius Volker
Located in San Francisco, CA
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Völker's floral works refer to Dutch still life paintings of the 17th century and the convention of flowers
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
After Severin Roesen No. 0305 - Still life, flower bouquet blue & white vase
By Claire Rosen
Located in Houston, TX
traditional 17th century still life painting presents viewers with a visual reprieve that delights. "After
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
Vanitas or Memento Mori skull. Carved bone. 17th century.
Small human skull made of bone carved in
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items
Materials
Bone
Memento mori: a skeleton, a scythe, an hourglass painted tile, Italy 1690.
Located in Milan, IT
Memento Mori. A rare glazed terracotta tile with a blue painting on a white background, depicting a
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Antique Late 17th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
H 11.5 in W 9.25 in D 0.75 in
Penitent Magdalene, Oil painting on canvas, 1600s
Located in Milan, IT
her hand on the skull, symbol of the "memento mori". On the first canvas.
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17th Century Other Art Style Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi, XVIIth century
Located in Milan, IT
Oil painting on canvas. French school of the seventeenth century. The scene is set in front of an
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17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
French Still Life Oil Painting of Various Flowers, circa 1750
Located in Berlin, DE
draws upon the Netherlandish tradition of still-life, which came to a climax in the 17th century.
The
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Antique Mid-18th Century Louis XV Paintings
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Canvas, Wood
Floral Still Life
Located in London, GB
life. Unlike memento mori art, vanitas paintings “also include other symbols such as musical
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1920s Still-life Paintings
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Oil
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
Vanitas or Memento Mori, theme related to the caducity of human existence faced in different epochs in the
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19th Century Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
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Marble
H 15.36 in W 10.63 in
Jean Valdor After Hieronymus Wierix Saint Francis Of Assisi, Engraving
Located in Cheltenham, GB
This early 17th-century engraving by Johannes Valdor (c. 1570-1640) is after another engraving by
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Early 17th Century Old Masters Portrait Prints
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Engraving, Paper
Vanitas Still Life, 17th Century
Located in Blackwater, GB
Still Life Vanitas 17th Century
inscribed to Edwaert COLLIER (c.1640-1708)
Fine 17th Century
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17th Century Still-life Paintings
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Panel, Oil
Dutch Golden Age Floral - Old Master art 17th century flower oil painting
Located in London, GB
passing of time as a memento mori. A really warm and glorious Dutch Golden Age floral and an excellent
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17th Century Old Masters Still-life Paintings
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Oil
H 35 in W 30 in D 2 in
Memento Mori - Cup with Fish, Knife, Horsehair
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque
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2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori – Platter with Kidney, Blackberries, Kimchi, Eel
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
these photographs come from “vanitas”, still-life paintings from the early 17th century to the Baroque
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Located in London, GB
This stunning Old Master 17th century Italian Baroque School religious portrait oil painting is of
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17th Century Portrait Paintings
Materials
Oil
David Adolf Constant Artz (After) Midday Meal, Oil Painting
By David Adolf Constant Artz
Located in Cheltenham, GB
painting served the same aim as a ‘memento mori’ from the 17th century. That being to downplay the
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1890s Dutch School Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub
Located in brussel, BE
earthly for the heavenly, is typical of a memento mori painting. The skull immediately confronts us with
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18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
H 30.52 in W 27.96 in D 2.76 in
Still life with dead goldfinch - The mystic blue transcends death -
Located in Berlin, DE
flying.
In this tradition, Cruickshanks' painting is a memento mori that is immediately appealing to
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1890s English School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor, Gouache
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H 8.27 in W 9.65 in
19th Century Italian Sculpture White Carrara Skull, Black Marquina Marble Bust
Located in Firenze, IT
of Vanitas or Memento Mori, theme related to the caducity of human existence faced in different
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble, Marble
H 15.36 in W 10.63 in D 5.52 in
Large oil on canvas by Leo Van Beers dated 1896
By Leo Van Beers
Located in Sleepy Hollow, NY
distance. A true "memento mori" in the 17th century tradition, masterfully executed by Dutch painter Leo
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Antique 19th Century Dutch Paintings
Materials
Canvas
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By Stephen Rose
Located in London, GB
, pictures of shells became very popular in the 17th century, particularly in Holland, where one of the
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Okimono of a Skull with a Snake, Hawk and Monkeys, circa 1890
Located in London, GB
symbols proliferated in 16th and 17th century paintings, engravings and sculpture, both in and out of the
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17th Century Memento Mori Paintings For Sale on 1stDibs
On 1stDibs, there are several options of 17th century memento mori paintings available for sale. Finding the perfect contemporary or Old Masters examples of these works for your space is difficult — today, we have a vast range of variations and more on offer. There are many variations of these items available, from those made as long ago as the 18th Century to those made as recently as the 21st Century. You can search the 17th century memento mori paintings that we have for sale on 1stDibs by color — popular works were created in bold and neutral palettes with elements of gray, beige, black and blue. Many versions of these artworks are appealing in their rich colors and composition, but Melanie Sherman produced especially popular works that are worth a look. Frequently made by artists working in paper, archival ink and archival paper, all of these available pieces are unique and have attracted attention over the years.
How Much are 17th Century Memento Mori Paintings?
17th century memento mori paintings can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $798, while the lowest priced sells for $480 and the highest can go for as much as $34,486.