Memento Mori

In the foreground, Craddock’s blossoms are transformed into memento mori, talismen of the ephemerality of life.

An item in a cabinet of curiosities, this memento mori work serves as a pausing point to sit and reflect on one's own mortality.

Categories: Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art, death, memento mori, authentic, original, decorative, design, art,

This catacombs engraving will appeal to collectors of Roman archaeology, curiosities and memento mori imagery. It would suit a library or study, framed in black with a white mount, a...

Drawing from Victorian Revival Memento Mori and ancient iconography the work explores themes found in mysticism and the connection between the individual and the infinite.

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

“The paintings carry a quiet memento mori within them,” he explains. “The blur is not meant to obscure the image so much as to acknowledge the instability of the moment—an awareness ...

Designer: J Dauphin Materials: 14k Gold Plated Sterling Silver Pendant and 14k Gold Filled Chain Gemstones: 13 Natural Black Diamonds Chain Length: 22 inches Design: Heart and An...

Drawing from Victorian Revival Memento Mori and ancient iconography the work explores themes found in mysticism and the connection between the individual and the infinite.

The symbols evoke the Masonic iconographic repertoire: the globe surmounted by the eye alludes to universal knowledge and the vigilance of divine Providence, the skull recalls the tr...

Coated with diamond dust, the print depicts Hirst’s sculptural work For the Love of God (2007), a platinum cast of an eighteenth-century human skull encrusted with 8,601 diamonds. A...

Plates of this type are especially sought after by collectors of Old Master prints, anatomy, memento mori imagery, and interior designers looking for intellectual yet visually compel...

For the right collector, the empty settings could be restored with period-appropriate Mediterranean coral; equally, they read as a kind of natural attrition, entirely in keeping with...

Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe strongly in the need for people to make and share images as a form of empatheti...

Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe strongly in the need for people to make and share images as a form of empatheti...

La figura della Maddalena emerge dall'oscurità, appoggiata a seguire la curva del supporto lapidico; è raffigurata volta con aria interrogativa verso il buio, come in atteggiamento d...

The skull, repeated across Hirst's career in works ranging from paintings and prints to the diamond-encrusted For the Love of God (2007), functions as a contemporary memento mori. He...

This painting is Rene's culinary memento mori, contrasting the image of a beautiful blossom disintegrated, with the sensory delight of food.

In depicting the traditional theme of a human skull, the artist may be contemplating the time honored concept of "Memento mori"- a Latin phrase that translates literally to "remembe...

In depicting the traditional theme of a human skull, the artist may be contemplating the time honored concept of "Memento mori"- a Latin phrase that translates literally to "remembe...

They are part ethnography, part memento mori and wholly personal." (Dargis, New York Times, 2007) Related Categories Andy Warhol ephemera.

Drawing from Victorian Revival Memento Mori and ancient iconography the work explores themes found in mysticism and the connection between the individual and the infinite.

Drawing from Victorian Revival Memento Mori and ancient iconography the work explores themes found in mysticism and the connection between the individual and the infinite.

Drawing from Victorian Revival Memento Mori and ancient iconography the work explores themes found in mysticism and the connection between the individual and the infinite.

Traditionally, a skull—illustrating the Latin phrase memento mori (“remember you will die”)—was paired with objects that evoked time, mortality, and human desire: candles, books, mus...

In original burgundy velvet case that has the name Isabella on it. The exhortation memento mori, which literally translates to remember death, urged the wearer to live a moral life.

Two figures stand beside a stone monument inscribed with the Latin phrase “IN ARCADIA EGO”, a baroque memento mori that evokes the idea of death being present even in idyllic places.

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history. In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects and organisms that remind me ...

In depicting the traditional theme of a human skull, the artist may be contemplating the time honored concept of "Memento mori"- a Latin phrase that translates literally to "remembe...

This juxtaposition invites contemplation on the profound theme of memento mori — a reminder of the impermanence of life and the relentless passage of time.

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The full project when completed will include over 400 photos representing the climate-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated p...

The photographic representations are digitally flattened versions of what once was, and perhaps what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of th...

The photographic representations are digitally flattened versions of what once was, and perhaps what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of th...

The photographic representations are digitally flattened versions of what once was, and perhaps what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of th...

The photographic representations are digitally flattened versions of what once was, and perhaps what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of th...