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Today's #MementoMori #ArtEncounter is an archeological one. A mosaic from the 1st century CE that came from the region around Mt. Vesuvius.
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A mosaic from the 1st century CE made up of irregular tiles forming a picture of a standing skeleton holding two pitchers in its bony hands. Colors are primarily dark brown and sort of creamy.
October 7, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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Mural Meeting
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August 31, 2025 at 5:24 AM
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Picasso
Málaga, 2025

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Two women stand in a museum room: one in a white top looks away to the left, while another, in a red dress, faces a Picasso painting behind glass. In the foreground, an abstract stone-like sculpture stands between them, creating layers of reflection and distance
August 25, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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While I am sharing skeletal images, here's an #ArtEncounter from Greyfriars Kirkyard in Edinburgh, Scotland. Borthwick Monument (Greyfriars) 1676 #DanceMacabre #MementoMori #Art #stonework #graveyard #GreyfriarsKirkyard #Scotland
Borthwick Monument (Greyfriars) 1676 James Borthwick was a famed surgeon, hence the surgical instruments to be found on the side panels of the monument. It is the life-sized skeleton, however, which dominates this wall of the kirk - a perky depiction of the King of Terrors carrying the book of destiny in one bony hand & a scythe taken from Old Father Time in the other; he also calls to mind the danse macabre of medieval times in which cavorting skeletons visited death upon all walks of life from kings & popes to beggars & prostitutes. The inscription has fallen foul of the Scottish elements & is no longer legible; fortunately it was recorded, & translates as To the memory of his father, James Borthwick of Stow, lawful son of the Cruixtoun family, most famous Chirurgeon Apothecary, Mr James Borthwick his eldest son in a mournful mind placed this monument. Weathered grey stone relief carving of a skeleton that appears to be dancing with a skull and crossbones underneath as well as surgical instruments along the sides of the panel.
August 12, 2025 at 2:49 PM