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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, 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
Canvas, Tempera
Memento Mori- All is Vanity #15
Located in New York, NY
Art and many others. She currently lives and works in Indianapolis, IN.
Category
2010s Pop Art Mixed Media
Materials
Enamel
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
Dimitri Likissas - Memento Mori, Painting 2022
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
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 Ink, Archival Paper, Photographic Paper, Digital
Memento mori / - The Passing of Time -
Located in Berlin, DE
Günther Filus (1935 Berlin - 2012 Gottfrieding), Memento mori, 1967. Etching, 26.5 cm x 17.5 cm
Category
1960s Surrealist Figurative Prints
Materials
Paper
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 – 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
Antique Memento Mori Late 18th Century
Located in Firenze, IT
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Vanity skull in plaster painted, mo...
Category
Antique Late 18th Century Italian Victorian Sculptures and Carvings
Materials
Plaster
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
Mixed Media, Canvas
H 29.53 in W 40.16 in D 1.58 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
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Panel, Oil
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
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
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
Aesthetic Flower Orchid Photography - Memento Mori - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Aesthetic Flower Orchid Photography - Memento Mori - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Memento mori is a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Giclée, Lithograph
Antique Italian sculptor - 18/19th century terracotta sculpture - Memento Mori
Located in Varmo, IT
Terracotta sculpture - Memento mori. Italy, 18th-19th century.
16 x 25 x h 18 cm.
Entirely in
Category
Late 18th Century Old Masters Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Terracotta
H 7.09 in W 6.3 in D 9.85 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
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
Aesthetic Flower Photography - "Memento Mori 2" - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Located in Winterswijk, NL
Aesthetic Flower Photography - "Memento Mori 2" - By Evangelos Koukouwitakis
Memento mori is a
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Prints
Materials
Lithograph
'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 ...
Category
Early 18th Century Baroque Figurative Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Board
Aesthetic Flower Photography - 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 - 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
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
Lithograph, Offset
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
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
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...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English Late Victorian Paintings
Materials
Glass, Wood, Paper
H 6.5 in W 9.06 in D 0.79 in
Floating, Oil Painting, Original Realism Painting, Contemporary Art
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 14.57 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in
Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
:
Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art, death, memento mori, authentic
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
H 5.71 in W 5.52 in D 8.27 in
Décembre, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Sunlight Foliage, Living nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Nenuphar, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water-lily, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Poésie Muette, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Rain
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
H 15.36 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in
Life, Oil painting on Canvas, Landscape, Snow, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
October, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Abundance, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Back to the source, Oil painting on Canvas, Water Reflections, Leafs, Realistic
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Dérive, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Leafs, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
H 16.15 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
La Terre, Le Ciel, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water, Reflections
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 43.31 in W 31.5 in D 1.38 in
Triptych, Oil painting on Canvas, Contemporary Landscape, Snow, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
H 3.94 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Gather on surface, Acrylic Paint on Paper, Leafs, Water reflections, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
“vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Acrylic
H 18.12 in W 12.6 in D 0.79 in
End December, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature, Botanical
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
H 11.82 in W 11.82 in D 0.79 in
Cycle, Oil Painting on Canvas, Plant, Contemporary Realistic, Nature walks
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
H 27.56 in W 19.69 in D 0.79 in
Nature Morte au Crane de Taureau - Musée Cantini (after) Pablo Picasso, 1959
By (after) Pablo Picasso
Located in New York, NY
, traditional symbols of the memento mori in Western art history, fascinated Picasso throughout his life
Category
1950s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Original Contemporary Etching, Roses, Flowers
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Im_mortelle, Original Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Floral, Bas-relief
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
“memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
Futile, Original Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Roses, Flowers
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Materials
Watercolor
H 19.69 in W 15.75 in D 0.79 in
Memento Mori
By Nicholas & Sheila Pye
Located in Bethesda, MD
works. The work, "Memento Mori" was a centerpiece of their exhibition entitled "Vanitas" in 2008. The
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Digital Pigment, Photographic Paper
Memento Mori
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Gallery in Chicago. She is a former member of the Committee for Women in the Arts at the College Art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Paper, Acrylic
Memento mori
Located in Veendam, NL
Marion Kraus (1953) is a Dutch contemporary art painter and digital photographer. In her oeuvre she
Category
2010s Contemporary Still-life Photography
Materials
Photographic Paper
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Questions About Memento Mori Art
- 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.
- 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.