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Memento Mori Painting

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

$6,240Sale Price|20% Off

H 40 in W 31.625 in D 1 in

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

Materials

Canvas, Giltwood, Paint

Memento Mori
Memento Mori

Ilana GreenbergMemento Mori, 2025

$625

H 12 in W 10.5 in D 2 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

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.

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

'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

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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.

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

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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

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

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

Located in Milano, MI

Dipinto Italiano del 1600 Banchetto con Figure Memento Mori da Giovanni Martinelli, intitolato La

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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

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

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Located in Brooklyn, NY

Jenn Dierdorf's flower paintings offer an arresting take on a timeless subject. With a reference

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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

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H 50.01 in W 50.01 in D 1.19 in

18th Century Oil on Canvas Heraldic Funerary Hatchment Painting

Located in London, GB

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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

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

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Located in Madrid, ES

the one hand, there are the "Vanitas" or "Memento Mori" (painting, sculpture, relief, etc., sometimes

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

19th Century Carved Marble Vanitas Bust

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H 26.5 in W 22 in L 26.5 in

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Located in London, GB

, the Danse Macabre, and the overlapping motif of the Memento mori. Paintings and sculpture, such as

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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

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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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

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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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

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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Floral Still Life

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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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

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

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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Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori
Paula Wildhack, Memento Mori

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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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

Located in Rio De Janeiro, BR

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

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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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

Located in Lowestoft, GB

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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

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

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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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

Located in Bedford, Bedfordshire

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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

Located in Minneapolis, MN

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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

Located in London, GB

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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'

Located in London, GB

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Located in Singapore, SG

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Questions About Memento Mori Painting
  • 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.
  • 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.