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Memento mori, between 1600 and 1609. Creator: Roelandt Savery.

Memento mori, between 1600 and 1609. Creator: Roelandt Savery.

2-989-660 - Heritage Art/Heritage Images

Memento mori, between 1600 and 1609. Additional Info: This painting with its animal skeletons and skulls interspersed with living animals and insects could be interpreted as a reminder of the fact that everything is finite. The title suggests this: remember that you are mortal.

Image Details

People Information

Creator
  1. Roelandt Savery, attributed to: Flemish: Artist, painter, printmaker
Medium
  1. Oil on oak wood
Picture Type
  1. Painting?
  2. Religious art
Geographic Hierarchy

World Europe Belgium Flanders

  1. 51 00 00 N , 004 30 00 E

World Europe Sweden

  1. 62 00 00 N , 015 00 00 E
Category Hierarchy

Religion & Belief Christianity

Artistic Representations

Society & Culture Death & Burial

Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4960x4247
File Size : 61,715kb

Aliases

  1. NM 6936
  1. GTR
  1. 1080001941
  1. 2-989-660
  1. 2989660
  1. NM 6936
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