Friday, January 8, 2010

Memento mori


Earthly Vanity and Divine Salvation by Hans Memling

Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember you must die" (and the origin of the English word memento, which appeared as memento mori, "remembrance of death"). It names a genre of artistic creations that vary widely from one another, but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their own mortality and the punishment they will receive if they transgress the rules of their religion. (From Wikipedia)

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