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Memento Mori Painting

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Antique Hour Glass
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18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni
By Guido Reni
Located in Atlanta, GA
a suffering lady (we believe this could be Mary Magdalene). It is also a Memento mori, a Latin
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Antique 18th Century Italian Baroque Paintings

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Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni
18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni

18th Century, Italian 'Memento Mori' Old Master School of Guido Reni

$6,240 Sale Price
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H 40 in W 31.625 in D 1 in
Memento Mori
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This painting, titled Memento Mori is an ode to vintage skull portraits. Framed in vintage gold
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2010s Abstract Portrait Paintings

Materials

Acrylic

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Ilana Greenberg
Memento Mori, 2025

$625
H 12 in W 10.5 in D 2 in
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting
Located in London, GB
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting, Memento Mori Painting, Vanitas
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Antique Mid-18th Century British Gothic Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Wood, Paint

18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting
18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting

18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting

$7,394
H 50.01 in W 50.01 in D 1.19 in
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
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21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings

Materials

Oil, Panel

Oracle, Contemporary Art Photorealist Memento Mori Oil Painting by Matthew Bober
Oracle, Contemporary Art Photorealist Memento Mori Oil Painting by Matthew Bober

Matthew Bober
Oracle, Contemporary Art Photorealist Memento Mori Oil Painting by Matthew Bober, 2016

$13,000
H 19.25 in W 16.5 in
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori. Italy, late 19th century.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Vanitas Memento Mori, painted in tempera on paper. The frame, made of
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Antique Late 19th Century Italian Paintings

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Brass

Miniature depicting a Memento Mori. Italy, late 19th century.
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori. Italy, late 19th century.

Miniature depicting a Memento Mori. Italy, late 19th century.

$3,627
H 6.25 in W 5.5 in D 0.5 in
Memento Mori - Oil Still-Life Painting Colours Black Brown Beige Grey White Pink
By Lyubena Fox
Located in Sofia, BG
hourglasses and wilting flowers signified the impermanence of human life. Memento Mori The Painting
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2010s Academic Still-life Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Memento Mori - Oil Still-Life Painting Colours Black Brown Beige Grey White Pink
Memento Mori - Oil Still-Life Painting Colours Black Brown Beige Grey White Pink

Lyubena Fox
Memento Mori - Oil Still-Life Painting Colours Black Brown Beige Grey White Pink, 2021

$10,760
H 9.85 in W 6.5 in D 0.79 in
'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
An early eighteenth-century, Italian baroque figural oil showing a group of cherubs or Amorini grouped together before red velvet drapes, one reclining on a wooden cross and wearing ...
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Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Board

'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil
'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil

18th Century Italian School
'Cherubs Playing', Angels, Amorini, Memento Mori, Naive, Baroque Religious Oil, Circa 1720

$3,600
H 23 in W 31 in D 0.13 in
17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s
Located in Yardley, PA
inclusion of this epigram serves as a direct moral exhortation to the viewer - an intellectual memento mori
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17th Century Old Masters Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s
17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s

French School
17th Century Memento Mori Vanitas Skull Old Master Oil Ex-Christie’s, 17th Century

$6,500
H 21.88 in W 25.25 in D 1.5 in
Banquet with Figures Memento Mori Italian 17th Century After Giovanni Martinelli
Located in Milano, IT
Dipinto Antico del 1600 Banchetto con Figure Memento Mori dopo Giovanni Martinelli la morte arriva
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Mid-17th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oak, Oil

Banquet with Figures Memento Mori Italian 17th Century After Giovanni Martinelli
Banquet with Figures Memento Mori Italian 17th Century After Giovanni Martinelli

Banquet with Figures Memento Mori Italian 17th Century After Giovanni Martinelli, circa 1650

$8,463
H 128 in W 149 in D 4 in
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
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Early 1900s Symbolist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper

Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902
Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902

Memento Mori - Drawing attr. to Franz Biedermann - 1902, 1902

$2,901
H 13.78 in W 11.42 in D 0.04 in
French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Memento Mori, Wrong and Right
Located in Paris, IDF
Mixed technique, acrylic, tempera, ink & dry pastel
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2010s Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Mixed Media

French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Memento Mori, Wrong and Right
French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Memento Mori, Wrong and Right

Claudie Baran
French Contemporary Art by Claudie Baran - Memento Mori, Wrong and Right, 2021

$1,180
H 29.53 in W 40.16 in D 1.58 in
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed on palette, lower right, 'John Diallo Jones' (American, 20th century) and dated 1992. A dramatic figural oil showing the artist flanked by two whispering skeletons, one of wh...
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1970s Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black

John Diallo Jones
'Words to the Wise', African American Memento Mori, Skeletons, Bay Area, Black, 1972

$2,450
H 24 in W 20 in D 0.13 in
Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.
Located in Milan, IT
Miniature depicting a Memento Mori painted in gouache on paper, grisaille technique. The frame, in
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Antique Early 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Brass

Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.
Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.

Miniature painted in gouache on paper, depicting a Memento Mori, Italy 1808.

$3,627
H 5.5 in W 4.25 in D 0.75 in
Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death
Located in Lowestoft, GB
legible but appears to be a typical memento mori motto of welcoming death. It would appear the piece has
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Antique 19th Century Italian Paintings

Materials

Canvas

Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death
Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death

Early 19th Century Italian School Memento Mori Oil on Canvas Welcome Death

$4,043
H 60.24 in W 31.89 in D 1.19 in
Death Comes to the Table Memento Mori by Giovanni Martinelli c. 1670
Located in Milano, MI
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

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Canvas, Oak

Death Comes to the Table Memento Mori by Giovanni Martinelli c. 1670
Death Comes to the Table Memento Mori by Giovanni Martinelli c. 1670

Death Comes to the Table Memento Mori by Giovanni Martinelli c. 1670

$8,463
H 128 in W 149 in D 7 in
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A fantastically decorative pen and ink calligraphy composition celebrating the life of a Maria Arthur Manchip who dies 1899. On paper, in a glazed period frame. Age related discolo...
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Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Paintings

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Glass, Wood, Paper

Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899
Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899

Late 19th C Memento Mori Calligraphy In memory of Maria Arthur Manchip Died 1899

$691
H 6.5 in W 9.06 in D 0.79 in

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Jenn Dierdorf's flower paintings offer an arresting take on a timeless subject. With a reference
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings

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Acrylic, Paper

Memento Mori

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H 50 in W 38 in D 0.25 in
Holy Head - Skull, Abstract, Memento Mori, Acrylic, 21dt Century, Dark, Painting
By Gogi Gelantia
Located in Berlin, DE
. The edges of the canvas are inhabited by life-like flies. Following in the tradition of Memento Mori
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2010s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings

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Acrylic

Holy Head - Skull, Abstract, Memento Mori, Acrylic, 21dt Century, Dark, Painting
Holy Head - Skull, Abstract, Memento Mori, Acrylic, 21dt Century, Dark, Painting

Gogi Gelantia
Holy Head - Skull, Abstract, Memento Mori, Acrylic, 21dt Century, Dark, Painting, 2015

H 15.75 in W 19.69 in
Gösta Werner Memento Mori, 1964, Big Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed
By Gösta Werner
Located in Stockholm, Sweden
Gösta Werner (Swedish 1909-1989.) Memento mori. Oil on canvas. Signed and dated 1964. 89x116cm
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Vintage 1960s Swedish Paintings

Gösta Werner Memento Mori, 1964, Big Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed
Gösta Werner Memento Mori, 1964, Big Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed

Gösta Werner Memento Mori, 1964, Big Oil on Canvas Painting, Signed

H 45.67 in W 35.04 in D 1.19 in
Ross Bleckner, Happiness For Instance I, 17-color screenprint, 1997; pink floral
By Ross Bleckner
Located in Houston, TX
artist in New York during the AIDS crisis in the 1980s, Bleckner’s paintings, like memento mori, often
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1990s Contemporary Abstract Prints

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Screen

Ross Bleckner, Happiness For Instance I, 17-color screenprint, 1997; pink floral
Ross Bleckner, Happiness For Instance I, 17-color screenprint, 1997; pink floral

Ross Bleckner
Ross Bleckner, Happiness For Instance I, 17-color screenprint, 1997; pink floral, 1997

H 46.25 in W 36.75 in D 2 in
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Located in Madrid, ES
the one hand, there are the "Vanitas" or "Memento Mori" (painting, sculpture, relief, etc., sometimes
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Antique 17th Century European Baroque Religious Items

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Bone

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century
Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

Baroque Vanitas or Memento Mori of a Skull, Bone, 17th Century

H 1.78 in W 0.99 in D 1.78 in
Memento Mori Skull Painting, Profile View, Original Oil on Canvas Still Life
By Peter Lupkin
Located in Chicago, IL
Vanitas paintings (painting of skulls) first came into favor in the 16th century made popular by
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Memento Mori Skull Painting, Profile View, Original Oil on Canvas Still Life
Memento Mori Skull Painting, Profile View, Original Oil on Canvas Still Life

Peter Lupkin
Memento Mori Skull Painting, Profile View, Original Oil on Canvas Still Life, 2021

H 16 in W 12 in
Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel
Located in London, GB
matching wrist cuffs, sits within a genre known as memento mori. In medieval times the theory and practise
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16th Century Old Masters Portrait Paintings

Materials

Oil, Wood Panel

Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel
Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel

Portrait of a Gentleman with Skull, Memento Mori oil on panel, 16th Century

H 21.66 in W 17.33 in
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
Located in London, GB
, the Danse Macabre, and the overlapping motif of the Memento mori. Paintings and sculpture, such as
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Antique 19th Century Italian Renaissance Busts

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Marble

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust
19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

H 26.5 in W 22 in L 26.5 in
Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
A rare pair of 18th century oil on canvas funeral hatchments, each hatchment has the latin motto "Resurgam" I shall rise again. Typical lozenge shape, with black ground and family...
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Antique 18th Century English Paintings

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Cane, Pine

Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori
Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori

Pair of Untouched 18th Century Funeral Hatchments Coat of Arms Memento Mori

H 48.04 in W 48.04 in D 1.19 in
19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
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...
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Antique 19th Century European Paintings

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Canvas

19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori
19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori

19th Century Naive Half Length Portrait Young Lady in Mourning Memento Mori

H 9.06 in W 4.73 in D 0.4 in
Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Located in London, GB
Antique Vanitas Oil Painting, Antique Memento Mori Oil Painting, Antique Skull Oil Painting, Gothic
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Antique Early 19th Century French Gothic Paintings

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Canvas, Wood, Giltwood, Paint

Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas
Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas

Early 19th Century French School Vanitas Still Life Oil Painting on Canvas

H 18.23 in W 15.04 in D 2.37 in
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

Floral Still Life

Alfons Peerboom
Floral Still Life, 1920

H 27.75 in W 23.75 in
Late 19th c. Signed Memento Mori Painting c.1883
Located in San Francisco, CA
ABOUT Untitled. An original signed 19th century acrylic Memento Mori painting. Signed "A. Vander
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Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Paintings

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Paint, Canvas

Late 19th c. Signed Memento Mori Painting c.1883
Late 19th c. Signed Memento Mori Painting c.1883

Late 19th c. Signed Memento Mori Painting c.1883

H 23.75 in W 19.75 in D 1 in
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

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Oil

18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub
18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub

18th C, Late Baroque Style, Still Life, Dutch School, Vanitas Scene with Cherub, Unknown

H 30.52 in W 27.96 in D 2.76 in
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Located in Hagley, England
Mary Magdalene. It is also a Memento mori, a Latin phrase meaning ‘remember you must die’. A memento
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17th Century Portrait Paintings

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Oil

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait
Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait

Mary Magdalene with Book and Skull - Old Master Italian religious oil portrait, 17th century

H 37 in W 32 in D 2 in
Jack Gravin "Tobacco Plant"
Located in New Orleans, LA
Absolutely superb realism. It has the quality of a Renaissance memento mori painting, and shows the
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Early 2000s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Oil

Jack Gravin "Tobacco Plant"
Jack Gravin "Tobacco Plant"

Jack Gravin
Jack Gravin "Tobacco Plant", 2006

H 32 in W 26 in
Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori
Located in Cheltenham, GB
down. It’s a ‘memento mori’, a reminder of one’s own mortality. Painted in 1894, probably during her
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1890s Gothic Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori
Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori

Paula Wildhack
Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori, 1894

H 31.5 in W 26.5 in
Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography
Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR
Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography An exceptional 18th
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Antique Mid-18th Century Peruvian Spanish Colonial Paintings

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Canvas

Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography
Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography

Rare 18th-Century Spanish Colonial Painting – Nun in Memento Mori Iconography

H 43.31 in W 28.35 in D 1.58 in
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
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Pencil

Memento mori - A study of a Skull
Memento mori - A study of a Skull

E. Rusch
Memento mori - A study of a Skull

H 17.5 in W 24.5 in
Memento Mori, 19th century Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867
Located in Blackwater, GB
Memento Mori, 19th century Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867 Fine large 19th
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19th Century Renaissance Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Memento Mori, 19th century Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867
Memento Mori, 19th century Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867

Memento Mori, 19th century Spanish School - signed indistinctly dated 1867, 19th Century

H 6.7 in W 9.85 in
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

17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori
17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori

17th Century Hand Painted Venetian Gondola Funeral Board, Memento Mori

H 14.97 in W 140.95 in D 4.73 in
18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori
Located in Lowestoft, GB
surface is very much in a stabile condition and untouched. The overall condition of the painting leaves it
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Antique Late 18th Century English Paintings

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Canvas, Paint

18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori
18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori

18th Century English Armorial Hatchment of the Knightley Memento Mori

H 75.6 in W 75.6 in D 1.19 in
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
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1870s Realist Still-life Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil
Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil

Antique American School 19th Century Memento Mori Human Skull Still Life Oil, 1870

H 14 in W 14 in D 2 in
Memento mori - A study of a Skull in two positions
Located in Stoke, Hampshire
E. Rusch (late 19th century) Memento mori - Study of a skull in two positions Pencil drawing Signed
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19th Century Old Masters Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Pencil

Memento mori - A study of a Skull in two positions
Memento mori - A study of a Skull in two positions

E. Rusch
Memento mori - A study of a Skull in two positions

H 19.5 in W 24.5 in
Vanitas - Original Etching ad Drypoint by A. Doré - 1950s
By Amandine Doré
Located in Roma, IT
, among the most ancient ever represented in painting: the Memento Mori, dealt by the artist with
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1950s Contemporary Figurative Prints

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Drypoint, Etching

Vanitas - Original Etching ad Drypoint by A. Doré - 1950s
Vanitas - Original Etching ad Drypoint by A. Doré - 1950s

Amandine Doré
Vanitas - Original Etching ad Drypoint by A. Doré - 1950s, 1950s

H 11.23 in W 7.41 in D 0.04 in
Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton
Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire
The dramatic and large oil on canvas painting depicting a full skeleton resting upon a monument
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Early 20th Century Italian Paintings

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Canvas

Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton
Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton

Large Early 20thC Italian Oil on Canvas Memento Mori Painting of a Skeleton

H 25.25 in W 54.25 in D 0.5 in
Painting of Girl with Skull "Memento Mori I" Caitlin Karolczak
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Oil painting of a girl holding skull by contemporary artist Caitlin Karolczak.
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21st Century and Contemporary American Paintings

Painting of Girl with Skull "Memento Mori I" Caitlin Karolczak
Painting of Girl with Skull "Memento Mori I" Caitlin Karolczak

Painting of Girl with Skull "Memento Mori I" Caitlin Karolczak

Dm 18 in
Oil on Board of Memento Mori Skull and Butterfly 'Hodi Mihi Cras Tibi'
Located in London, GB
Oil on board depicting skull in photorealistic setting in Romanesque niche. The Latin inscription translates as ‘today me, tomorrow you’, reminding us that we are all mortal. The w...
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Late 20th Century British Classical Roman Paintings

Materials

Paint

Oil on Board of Memento Mori Skull and Butterfly 'Hodi Mihi Cras Tibi'
Oil on Board of Memento Mori Skull and Butterfly 'Hodi Mihi Cras Tibi'

Oil on Board of Memento Mori Skull and Butterfly 'Hodi Mihi Cras Tibi'

H 16 in W 12 in D 0.2 in
Mona Lisa of the North
By Thirdy Bustamante
Located in Singapore, SG
classical beauty with the additional depth of memento mori by painting a glimpse of a skull on the innocent
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2010s Renaissance Portrait Paintings

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Canvas, Oil

Mona Lisa of the North

Thirdy Bustamante
Mona Lisa of the North, 2017

H 30 in W 24 in

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Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints
Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints

Manly P Hall, the Secret Teachings of All Ages, First Edition Book & 4 Prints

$500 / item
H 18.7 in W 13.2 in D 3 in
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...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Carrara Marble

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas
Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

Rare 19th Century Italian Memento Mori Bust / Sculpture Carrara Marble Vanitas

$22,966
H 28.75 in W 15.75 in D 8.67 in
Beautiful Late 19th Century Five-Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Parlor Set
Located in Long Island City, NY
A Beautiful Late 19th Century Louis XVI Style 5 Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Tapestry Parlor Set Comprising of a settee and four armchairs. Each with an oval upholstered back co...
Category

Antique Late 19th Century French Belle Époque Chairs

Materials

Fabric, Giltwood

Beautiful Late 19th Century Five-Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Parlor Set
Beautiful Late 19th Century Five-Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Parlor Set

Beautiful Late 19th Century Five-Piece Carved Giltwood Aubusson Parlor Set

$37,500 / set
H 37 in W 63 in D 23 in
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
Located in Ijzendijke, NL
Masterfully carved & most impressive Italian Vanitas bust in solid marble from late 19th century. White Carrara marble skull combined with a Belgian Black marble Roman toga (robe)....
Category

Antique Late 19th Century Italian Renaissance Revival Busts

Materials

Marble, Belgian Black Marble, Carrara Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble
19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

19th Century Italian Roman Vanitas Bust Renaissance Revival Memento Mori Marble

$16,558
H 29.53 in W 23.63 in D 11.03 in
Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Circa 1890
By Delphin Massier
Located in Austin, TX
French purple Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier circa 1890. Height / 5.8 inches. Diameter / 6 inches.
Category

Antique 1890s French Art Nouveau Planters, Cachepots and Jardinières

Materials

Ceramic

Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Circa 1890
Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Circa 1890

Majolica Cache Pot Delphin Massier Circa 1890

$850
H 5.8 in Dm 6 in
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

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones
19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

19th Century Memento Mori Carved Skull & Cross Bones

$2,786
H 5.91 in W 11.82 in D 6.7 in
Dal Modello di Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Scultura, "Medusa"
Located in Rome, IT
Dal Modello di Gian Lorenzo Bernini (1598-1680) - Scultura, "Medusa" - 60 cm - Marmo - Fine XX secolo.
Category

Vintage 1980s Busts

Materials

Marble

Dal Modello di Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Scultura, "Medusa"
Dal Modello di Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Scultura, "Medusa"

Dal Modello di Gian Lorenzo Bernini - Scultura, "Medusa"

$4,255 Sale Price
20% Off
H 23.63 in W 15.36 in D 14.57 in
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Located in Queens, NY
Pair of French (19th Century) walnut library ladders with side railings and steps leading to a top platform (on casters) (attributed to Napoleon III's personal library) (Related item...
Category

Antique 19th Century French Napoleon III Stairs

Materials

Walnut

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders
Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

Pair of French Walnut Library Ladders

$145,000
H 106 in W 66 in D 26 in
Donbar Faceted Fireplace in Patinated Iron
Located in Waalwijk, NL
Donbar fireplace, iron, Belgium, 1970s A 1970s fireplace by Donbar made in Belgium in the 1970s. Crafted from patinated black iron, this fireplace embraces a mesmerizing interplay o...
Category

Vintage 1970s Belgian Mid-Century Modern Fireplaces and Mantels

Materials

Iron

Donbar Faceted Fireplace in Patinated Iron
Donbar Faceted Fireplace in Patinated Iron

Donbar Faceted Fireplace in Patinated Iron

$8,700
H 73.63 in W 40.56 in D 26.78 in
European Carved Gilt And Polychrome Coat Of Arms
Located in Essex, MA
Shield form with a crown over a coat of arms with different symbols, the frame carved and gilded in the baroque style. From the Michael Kittredge collection.
Category

Antique 1790s European Baroque Wall-mounted Sculptures

Materials

Walnut, Pine

European Carved Gilt And Polychrome Coat Of Arms
European Carved Gilt And Polychrome Coat Of Arms

European Carved Gilt And Polychrome Coat Of Arms

$3,800
H 21 in W 13.75 in D 4.5 in
Art Deco Style Sculpture Icarus Winged Male Nude Max Le Verrier, France
By Max Le Verrier
Located in Antwerp, BE
Art Deco style sculpture of Icarus winged male nude. Signed by Max Le Verrier Art metal with lovely patina mounted on a Black marble base. With foundry seal. Designed circa 1930. ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary French Art Deco Figurative Sculptures

Materials

Marble, Metal

Art Deco Style Sculpture Icarus Winged Male Nude Max Le Verrier, France
Art Deco Style Sculpture Icarus Winged Male Nude Max Le Verrier, France

Art Deco Style Sculpture Icarus Winged Male Nude Max Le Verrier, France

$3,566
H 15.36 in W 18.9 in D 4.73 in
Testa Di Fauno Statue
By Fonderia Artistica Ruocco
Located in Milan, IT
This exquisite piece represents the head of a bearded faun, clearly depicted with his goat horns and elongated ears. The faun was the Roman equivalent of the ancient Greek satyr, a m...
Category

2010s Italian Statues

Materials

Marble, Bronze

Testa Di Fauno Statue

Testa Di Fauno Statue

$2,770 / item
H 19.69 in W 5.91 in D 5.91 in
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Memento Mori Painting For Sale on 1stDibs

On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate memento mori painting for your needs in our varied inventory. Find Old Masters versions now, or shop for Old Masters creations for a more modern example of these cherished works. If you’re looking for a memento mori painting from a specific time period, our collection is diverse and broad-ranging, and you’ll find at least one that dates back to the 18th Century while another version may have been produced as recently as the 21st Century. Adding a memento mori painting to a room that is mostly decorated in warm neutral tones can yield a welcome change — find a piece on 1stDibs that incorporates elements of black, brown, gray and more. A memento mori painting from Gogi Gelantia, Lyubena Fox, Matthew Bober and Paul Kaplan — each of whom created distinctive versions of this kind of work — is worth considering. These artworks were handmade with extraordinary care, with artists most often working in paint, oil paint and canvas.

How Much is a Memento Mori Painting?

A memento mori painting can differ in price owing to various characteristics — the average selling price for items in our inventory is $5,183, while the lowest priced sells for $1,070 and the highest can go for as much as $13,000.
Questions About Memento Mori Painting
  • What is a memento mori ring?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021
    Memento 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.
  • What does memento mori mean?
    1 Answer
    1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021
    Memento 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.

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