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Memento Mori
By Kiva Ford
Located in New York, NY
Kiva Ford
Memento Mori, 2015
Borosilicate glass
13.50h x 7.50w x 7.50d in
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Glass
Memento Mori
By Nicholas Kahn & Richard Selesnick
Located in New York, NY
44 x 44 inches
Archival inkjet print
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photography
Memento Mori - Oil Still-Life Painting Colours Black Brown Beige Grey White Pink
By Lyubena Fox
Located in Sofia, BG
patinated.
Exhibited in the “Memento Mori” art show in Manhattan, New York with Sugar Lift in the
Category
2010s Academic Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 9.85 in W 6.5 in D 0.79 in
Memento Mori
Located in London, GB
agency and art galleries around the world, gaining him a reputation as one of a leading street
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
C Print, Photographic Paper
Dimitri Likissas - Memento Mori
Located in Greenwich, CT
Series: Pop
Oil Enamel Paint on Canvas
I consider each colored dot to be like a person. You and me and everyone. Together we all make up that image shown. You will notice that in my...
Category
2010s Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Memento mori, memento vive: Garland with Heron and skull.
Located in Firenze, IT
Memento mori, memento vive: Garland with Heron and skull.
Technique: tempera on canvas.
Signed
Category
Early 20th Century Art Nouveau Still-life Paintings
Materials
Tempera, Canvas
Memento Mori - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Located in Winterswijk, NL
In a desolate landscape people are trying to hide for incoming threats as deadly virus like Corona.
The architecture in the landscapes are originally inspired on the dutch open lands...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Giclée, Lithograph
Memento-Mori #3, 68" high bronze
By Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Memento-Mori #3 by Michael Warrick
68x16x16" Bronze on CorTen Steel base.
Fragment of a figure with
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Memento-Mori #8, 68" high bronze
By Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Memento-Mori #8 by Michael Warrick
68x16x16" Bronze on CorTen Steel base.
Fragment of a figure with
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Memento-Mori #5, 68" high bronze
By Michael Warrick
Located in Loveland, CO
Memento-Mori #5 by Michael Warrick
68x16x16" Bronze on CorTen Steel base.
Fragment of a figure with
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze, Steel
Memento Mori – Cups with Fish, Flowers
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Cup with Fish, Fruit (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori - Cake Stand & Rotten Egg
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori 2 - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Memento mori is a Latin saying that starts with Remember that you are dying! or in general with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Memento Mori 1 - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Memento mori is a Latin saying that starts with Remember that you are dying! or in general with a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Memento Mori – Cups in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
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
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
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
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Memento Mori, Wrong and Right
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed technique, acrylic, tempera, ink & dry pastel
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Mixed Media
H 29.53 in W 40.16 in D 1.58 in
Memento Mori – Platters with Coral, Silkie, Berries, Grapes, Cabbage
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Oracle, Contemporary Art Photorealist Memento Mori Oil Painting by Matthew Bober
By Matthew Bober
Located in Brooklyn, NY
, chromatic colors, plastic, twine, screws a memento mori presented as a formal alter piece.
Matthew Bober
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century)
Memento mori - Study of a skull
Pencil drawing
Drawing Size - 11 x 18
Category
19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
Memento Mori – Cup, Platter in Baby Lamb Carcass
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
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
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
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
a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Baroque Still-life Photography
Materials
Digital, Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper
Italian Vanitas painter - 19th century figure painting - Memento Mori
Located in Varmo, IT
Italian painter (19th century) - Memento Mori.
43 x 67 cm without frame, 48.5 x 72.5 cm with frame
Category
Late 19th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil, Panel
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H 19.1 in W 28.55 in
Memento Mori, Wooden Skull from Innsbruck, Austria
Located in Schellebelle, BE
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...
Category
Vintage 1920s Austrian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Fruitwood
Memento Mori – Platter, Vase with Lichi, Spoon, Can of Eel
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
give an illusion of permanence but are a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento Mori American 19th Century
Located in Hudson, NY
Rare American folk-art Memento Mori of Hiram Aluro Hill, died age 11, 1845.
Good penmanship
Category
Antique Early 19th Century American Folk Art Drawings
Materials
Wood, Paper
Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902
Located in Roma, IT
Memento Mori is a modern artwork realized by Franz Biedermann (attr.) in 1902.
Large-format
Category
Early 1900s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Paper
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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...
Category
Antique 19th Century Italian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pine
Memento Mori - Contemporary, Woman, Polaroid, Interior, 21st Century, Color
By Lisa Toboz
Located in Morongo Valley, CA
Memento Mori
2019 Edition 1/10 plus 2 Artist Proof, 20x25cm.
Digital Print based on a Polaroid
Category
2010s Contemporary Black and White Photography
Materials
Archival Paper, Archival Ink, Color, Polaroid, Archival Pigment
H 7.88 in W 9.85 in D 0.04 in
Platters, Vases & Fish, Grapes, Berries, Pomegranate, Deer Skulls (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
a reminder of the inevitability of death; “memento mori”.
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper, Archival Paper, Digital
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Paintings
Materials
Pine
H 14.97 in W 140.95 in D 4.73 in
German Memento Mori Carved Skull
Located in Newark, England
Antique 18th century fruitwood carved Memento Mori Skull. The skull of petrified display powerfully
Category
Antique 18th Century German Gothic Mounted Objects
Materials
Marble
Plate with Antler, Flowers, Egg Shells, Onions and Fish (Memento Mori)
By Melanie Sherman
Located in Kansas City, MO
, imari, imariware, jingdezhen, limoges, meissen porcelain, memento mori, Mortality salience, old masters
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Ensō: Memento Mori Red (2016) Limited Edition (print) by Murakami hand signed
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Hong Kong, HK
Ensō: Memento Mori Red (2016) by Takashi Murakami
Offset lithograph
Numbered and signed by the
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Offset, Lithograph
Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil
Located in Buffalo, NY
Antique American school memento mori still life oil painting. Oil on board. Framed. Image size
Category
1870s Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 14 in W 14 in D 2 in
Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. This smiling, mischievous skull is carved in very fine detail. Would be the crown jewel of any walking stick collection once attached t...
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
interest in art was encouraged in grade school and, after moving to California as a teenager, he was able
Category
1970s Expressionist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Board, Oil
18th Century Memento Mori Carving Shelf Calvarium Ledge Macabre Curio Antique
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A finely carved Memento Mori base to hold the holy cross, now hangs to make for a decorative wee
Category
Antique 18th Century European Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Hardwood
H 6.7 in W 7.88 in D 4.93 in
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Decorative Art
Materials
Terracotta
H 11.5 in W 9.25 in D 0.75 in
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
Category
Antique 17th Century Italian Renaissance Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Marble
Memento Mori Mirror by Boldizar Senteski
Located in Geneve, CH
Memento Mori mirror by Boldizar Senteski
Dimensions: 45 W x 52 D x H 180 cm
Materials: Steel
Category
2010s Hungarian Modern Floor Mirrors and Full-Length Mirrors
Materials
Steel
Hand Carved Wood Memento Mori Double Skull Cane Walking Stick Handle
Located in Studio City, CA
A fantastic and wonderfully hand carved piece. These smiling, mischievous skulls are hand carved in very Fine detail. Would be the crown jewel of any walking stick collection once at...
Category
20th Century Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Wood
1817 Sgraffitoed Latin Memento Mori Pewter and Lead Glass Skull Tanker
Located in Lowestoft, GB
An interested continental pewter and lead glass tanker, dated 1817 with the initials "I B" incised in the lid.
The tanker is heavily Sgraffitoed with a Latin Verso, cartouches and...
Category
Antique Early 19th Century European Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Pewter
Momento Mori
Located in Dallas, TX
Memento Mori by Fiona Parkinson features the stunning Deaths Head Hawkmoth, famed by Silence of the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Mixed Media
Materials
Mixed Media
Memento Mori Desk 02 by Boldizar Senteski
Located in Geneve, CH
Memento Mori desk 02 by Boldizar Senteski
Dimensions: 180 W x 45 D x H 72 cm
Materials: raw steel
Category
2010s Hungarian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
Memento Mori Desk 01 by Boldizar Senteski
Located in Geneve, CH
Memento Mori desk 01 by Boldizar Senteski
Dimensions: 180 W x 45 D x H 72 cm
Materials: Raw steel
Category
2010s Hungarian Modern Side Tables
Materials
Steel
17th c. German Memento Mori Monk c.1600-1699
Located in San Francisco, CA
appeared in funeral art and architecture of the medieval period. Memento Mori jewellery with skull or
Category
Antique 17th Century German Industrial Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
Spectacular Memento Mori Vanitas from the 19th Century - Italy
Located in Madrid, ES
This striking Memento Mori Vanitas serves as a captivating reflection piece from the 19th century
Category
Antique 1880s Scientific Instruments
Materials
Plaster
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
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Carrara Marble
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H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Italian Marble Bust Vanitas / Memento Mori 19th Century Carved Sculpture Italy
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
message.
Memento mori is Latin for “Remember death.” The expression originates from a specific custom
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Marble, Carrara Marble
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H 23.63 in W 14.97 in D 7.88 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
superb, but this sculpture also carries a beautiful & strong message.
Memento mori is Latin for
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts
Materials
Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble, Marble
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H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
19th Century Vanitas Memento Mori Skull on Diamond Gold Oversize Ring
Located in Geneva, CH
emerald eyes and a Crown yellow gold 18k.
A real unique piece of Art.
Category
Antique Mid-19th Century Unknown Gothic Revival Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, Emerald, 18k Gold, Yellow Gold
19th Century Infants Coffin Casket, Carved Wood, Etched Glass, Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
example is housed in the Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery
Measures: 129cm in length
73cm in height
Category
Antique Early 19th Century English Gothic Revival Historical Memorabilia
Materials
Wrought Iron
H 28.75 in W 50.79 in D 21.26 in
Memento Mori Philosophy Bracelet with Diamonds 24k Gold and SS by Kurtulan
By Kurtulan
Located in Bozeman, MT
Memento Mori Philosophy Bracelet with Diamond 24k Gold-Fused and SS by Kurtulan
Memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Turkish Byzantine Link Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Gold, 24k Gold, Yellow Gold, Silver, Sterling Silver
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
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Baroque Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oak
18 Karat White Gold Memento Mori Style Thorns Ring with Heart Shape Sapphire
By Polya Medvedeva Jewellery
Located in Berlin, DE
This Memento Mori Style Thorns ring is in 18 karat white gold, can be ordered in black gold. Can
Category
21st Century and Contemporary German Contemporary Fashion Rings
Materials
Purple Sapphire, Sapphire, Rose Gold, 14k Gold, White Gold, 18k Gold, Gold
Memento Mori in Wood with Chrismon, Monogram of Christ, Italy End of 17th Cent
Located in Milan, IT
A Memento Mori in wood with Chrismon, monogram of Christ. Valuable sculpture in fruit wood in
Category
Antique Late 17th Century Italian Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Wood
H 5.5 in W 5.5 in D 7 in
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A piece of memento mori art can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $950, while the lowest priced sells for $225 and the highest can go for as much as $22,031.
Questions About Memento Mori Art
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
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