Memento mori
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title:
Memento mori
text:
Memento mori is an artistic or symbolic trope acting as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The concept has its roots in the philosophers of classical antiquity and Christianity, and appeared in funerary art and architecture from the medieval period onwards. The most common motif is a skull, often accompanied by bones. Often this alone is enough to evoke the trope, but other motifs include a coffin, hourglass, or wilting flowers to signify the impermanence of life. Often these function wit
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description:
Artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memento_mori
date created:
2003-08-22T14:54:49Z
date modified:
2024-09-07T17:22:57Z
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