30+ Victorian Memento Mori Art
This became a fashion in the tombs of the wealthy in the fifteenth century and surviving examples still offer a stark reminder of the vanity of earthly riches.
Victorian memento mori art. One of the most unsettling yet strangely poignant traditions of the victorian era was the practice of post mortem photography. When photography was a new art form it was expensive and the process was laborious. History of memento mori art read more. The first successful form of photography the daguerreotype. See more ideas about momento mori post mortem photography post mortem. Check out these 18 examples of memorial photos from the victorian age. See more ideas about memento mori post mortem photography memento mori art.
Jan 8 2018 explore sherry thurmon s board victorian momento mori followed by 234 people on pinterest. The most obvious places to look for memento mori meditations are in funeral art and architecture perhaps the most striking to contemporary minds is the transi or cadaver tomb a tomb that depicts the decayed corpse of the deceased. Memento mori or translated in english remember you must die the point of this reminder isn t to be morbid or promote fear but to inspire motivate and clarify. The idea has been central to art philosophy literature architecture and more throughout history. The sad hour 5x7 fine art print victorian mourning memento mori hourglass portrait dark art illustration caitlinmccarthyart. While the expression may sound somber the point of memento mori is to serve as a reminder of our mortality so as to make best use of the time we have now. The macabre victorian art of death photography.
5 out of 5 stars 1 522 1 522 reviews 15 00. From the bubonic plague to the spanish flu all it took was one particularly violent strain of disease to decimate the human population. Death used to follow closely behind our heels in life. We had very little defenses. This is hardly surprising. Apr 25 2017 explore bitingpatches s board memento mori art on pinterest. The truth behind victorian death photography dancy mason.
Memento mori is a latin term that translates to remember that you will die and has been illustrated in numerous works of art. Favorite add to memento mori print.