Memento Mori Art

Brice Gelot is a french self-taught photographer who has gained a strong reputation for his raw and powerful photography, known for his photojournalism, documenting the street cultur...

Slip cast and hand built porcelain with glaze. Classical theme of Memento Mori, with contemporary natural references. Naturalistic depictions.

Shipping policy No additional costs will be added to this order. Shipping costs will be totally covered by the seller (customs duties included). Vanity skull in plaster painted, mo...

Unique sculptured wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria, from around the 1920 ties, extremely fine sculptured piece of Artisanal work, looks like a real skull, beautiful old patin...

Following in the tradition of Memento Mori subject matter, Gelantia has created an eerie and yet thoroughly enticing work.

"Art has been an obsession of mine since I was a little girl. It allows me an outlet to represent a part of me that I have a hard time putting into words – therefore, I create. Makin...

A very rare French "Memento Mori" tile used in French paving from the 13th-17th century. Comparable pieces came from Brou. Very unusual to find one in this kind of condition.

This silver metal Memento Mori pin features a large (1.0" long X 0.5" wide) grinning skull exquisitely carved in angel skin coral. In order to keep the skull in position when it is b...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

SELECTED SOLO-EXHBITIONS Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2013 Monument—Homage to Van Gogh, Gallery MEE, Seoul, 2013 Monuments, Black Square Gallery, Miami, 2012 Monument-mi...

Working with images as they would appear in a distorted reflective surface, he meticulously recreates the warped forms on canvas, imbibing them with a sense of uneasiness. Referencin...

Casted high impact resin with hand laid metallic paint. Hand signed and numbered COA issued by the artist. From the edition of 150. Includes original box. Artwork is in excellent ...

For centuries, the skull has been used as a reminder of one’s mortality and the fragility of human life. Memento mori is a latin term meaning: “remember, you must die.”

Prisoner of War Memento Mori This unusual object is made from cow bone. Likely to have been produced in the 19th Century by a prisoner of war. this object includes a fully articu...

A beautifully crafted pine 18th century Memento Mori depicting a Skull set upon a book, probably German, circa 1780. Width 18cm, Depth 9.5cm, Height 9.5cm

A wonderful pair of pine skull plaques, nievely carved from pine with their original painted finish. Likely too of been part of larger sculpture, frame or religious icon. 19t...

A well executed almost life size skull and crossbones pine carving, depicting the remembrance that we all will pass. Likely a part of a larger religious carving, possibly placed a...

Rare American folk-art Memento Mori of Hiram Aluro Hill, died age 11, 1845.

This early oil on oak panel depicting a gentleman in a black costume with a white collar and matching wrist cuffs, sits within a genre known as memento mori. In medieval times the t...

An early 19th century Italian gilt wood Memento Mori skull & crossbones. Likely to of been part of much larger interior architectural piece, or a decorative element on a frame hou...

A hand embroidered work in muted colors, typical of the scene and subject. The piece would off likely been produced by a young woman and taken many hours to complete. The image de...

A rather odd and atmospheric image of a young woman hidden behind a foxed mirror plate. The gelatin silver print appeared to off been placed rather artistically some time ago, be...

A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee shelf. Original oil gilt and green ground, European in origins, age related wear knoc...

This is a truly unique Memento Mori cabinet or chest found in Portugal. Three ample drawers and original key. It is worn and aged beautifully, very solid and reminiscent of the days...

Vanitas paintings (painting of skulls) first came into favor in the 16th century made popular by the Dutch painters. They were a unique genre in which the skull was a reminder of th...

A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee shelf. Original polychromed painted decoration, European in origins, age related wear...

Memento Mori. A rare glazed terracotta tile with a blue painting on a white background, depicting a skeleton sitting on a rock with a scythe in his hand and an hourglass at his side....

An late 18th century engraving depicting the internal framework of the human body (skeleton) age related foxing to all edgers of the paper ground, later glazed and framed in a per...

A written account and some wonderful naïve imagery of a 19th century burial chamber. Later mounted and framed in an early 20th century ebonised and gilt slip frame. 33.5/28.5/2.5cm...

A pleasantly naive half length portrait of a young lady wearing black and her hands clutching, possibly a lady in mourning. 19th Century in age, European in origin. Age related...

Memento mori were part of a larger cultural moment that emphasized humility, reflection and moral obligation.

Antique nautical sailor's carved coconut “Bugbear” gun powder flask, late 18th/early 19th century with brass mounts and nozzle. Also with an unusual inset carved bone skull and cross...

A oversized carved oak manically grinning skull, with original paint. Late 19th century in age, likely to of been carved in the Guerrero district of Mexico and connected to the d...

There is a long tradition of the memento mori (latin "Remember Death") used in art to convey various ideas about the mortality of man.

These pieces often pair cut flowers with objects like human skulls, waning candles and overturned hourglasses to comment on the fleeting nature of life. Unlike memento mori art, vani...

For centuries, the skull has been used as a reminder of one’s mortality and the fragility of human life. Memento mori is a latin term meaning: “remember, you must die.”

This element (which already appears in the Renaissance as demonstrated by the account of the rosary with lovers and the death skull from circa 1500-1530 made in ivory and attributed ...

Churches would display memento mori art to compel viewers to meditate on death, reflect on their lives, and re-dedicate themselves to preparing to meet God.

Memento Mori images were meant as a reminder of the fleeting nature of life, with symbols such as the candle that is burnt out, and the flower already loosing its petal, along with t...

Casted high impact resin with hand laid metallic paint. Hand signed and numbered COA issued by the artist. From the edition of 150. Includes original box. Artwork is in excellent ...

A crucifix juts towards the viewer as a candle appears almost burnt down. It’s a ‘memento mori’, a reminder of one’s own mortality.

Recalling the Dutch vanitas still life works of the 17th century, this arrangement reminds the viewer of life's impermanence and the certainty of death, all while emphasizing the imp...

Pattern, contemporary, surrealist, peacock

Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso Other sizes available upon request In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of different obj...

Edition: 25 Signed, dated and numbered in ink on label affixed verso Other sizes available upon request In Sherman's photographs she is experimenting with groupings of different obj...

Rusch (late 19th century) Memento mori - Study of a skull Pencil drawing Drawing Size - 11 x 18 in Framed Size - 17 1/2 x 24 1/2 in Memento mori is an artistic or symbolic trope act...

Terracotta sculpture - Memento mori. Italy, 18th-19th century. 16 x 25 x h 18 cm. Entirely in terracotta. - This item is sold with a certificate of authenticity with legal validi...

A wonderful 18th century memento mori, oil painting on a small wooden plaque. Circa 1760 Italy Width 7 cm, Depth 1 cm We have a group of these miniature paintings/Memento Mo...

A large green ground Venetian funerary board, this would of hugged the top hull of a gondola hence the boards convex construction. And obviously this would of been used for funeral p...

“Bâstard Foetus Hérédité Comte D’Avorton Mort-Né Bon Fils.” Original hand color Eugène-Hippolyte Forest, artist Victor Hippolyte Delapore, lithographer La Maison Aubert, Dated "O...

A 19th century opaline glass shield, engraved and inked with the following commendation "A Token of Respect & Deepest Sympathy from Her Fellow Workers" Later set in a period d...

Interesting vintage plaster anatomical skull model. This great plaster skull bust model is in very good condition and dates to the 1940s. Perfect in an office or bookcase. A real con...

18th Century Hand Carved Life Size Corpus Christi Skull A rare Lifesize religious artifact of which we have never seen the like. Carved from pine wood with hand painted detail. This...

Rare 19th Century Italian Hand Carved Memento Mori Hanging Candle Holder An unusual hand carved pine hanging candle holder in the form of a memento mori religious artefact. This exa...

A finely carved solid marble bust depicting a hooded skeletal figure, this striking memento mori sculpture presents a smooth, polished skull emerging from deeply folded drapery that ...

A finely cast and beautifully patinated bust of Julius Caesar, it likely originates from Rome circa the third quarter of the 19th century and rests over its original violet breché ma...

In Untitled 7.1.25, Bryan Ricci presents a richly layered abstraction that moves between structure and release, color and gesture. Dense clusters of thick, block-like marks float acr...

Wunderkammer Memento Mori sculpture. depicting a skull, carved from a single piece of fruitwood, this sculpture depicts a skull with deliberately exaggerated and distorted proportion...

VINTAGE CERAMIC SCULPTURE Depicting a human skull on a plinth with an iguana climbing out of a hole in its head. Extremely well modelled and skilfully made, partly lifelike with a...

A rare late 19th-century anatomical teaching model depicting the posterior abdominal wall and pelvic cavity of an adult male. Constructed from plaster and papier-mâché, the model is ...

Rare and unusual Tibetan Antique Ritual Skull Crown, dating from the late 19th to early 20th century. This striking brass crown is richly decorated with dragons and mounted with fin...

An antique Japanese cloisonne enamel vase, likely created during the Meiji period. Adorned with a dragon image made in cloisonne technique. The vase has a deep black background, whic...

Asian aesthetics with Art Deco and Hollywood Regency styles tall standing rotary phone made of thick and heavy brass in the style of James Mont . Working very well and clear soundi...

Elegant 19th Century Italian Alabaster Bust of a Vestal Virgin A superb example of a 19th Century Italian craftsmanship, this finely carved alabaster bust depicts a serene veiled wom...

A natural Wunderkammer specimen: a marine diorama with two decoy fishes (Pterois volitans), a brunch, fan shaped, of Horny coral, starfish, and reef. The Specimens are mounted inside...

A devotional shrine, a Memento Mori, crafted from fruitwood with two juxtaposed panels hinged at the base, and crowned with a metal flame. The back features a hole for the nail used ...

Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori, painted in tempera on paper. The frame, made of ebonized fruitwood and finished with black wax, is oval in shape, with an internal oval bo...

This compelling 20th-century oil painting captures the haunting beauty of a classic memento mori subject. Rendered on canvas with confident, academic brushwork, the skull emerges fro...

Small coffin-form wooden presentation box with a hinged flip-top lid, finished in worn black paint over a simple plank-built body. The tapered silhouette closely follows the shape of...

An exceptional and rare Gothic-Renaissance memento mori, sculpted in marble and surmounted by an original iron cross, originating from Austria, 16th century. Carved from solid marble...

Fascinating and rare set of seven boxes featuring a lacquered eggshell veneer attributed to French artist Thierry Voeltzel. Each box is designed with Greco-Roman neoclassical archite...