File:German - Figure of Death (Memento Mori) - Walters 6197 - View A.jpg
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[edit]Figure of Death (Memento Mori)
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Anonymous (Germany) |
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| Title |
Figure of Death (Memento Mori) |
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| Description |
English: This is an outstanding example of a memento mori, or "reminder of death": a gruesome skeleton clothed in tattered flesh holds a scroll bearing the Latin inscription, "I am what you will be. I was what you are. For every man is this so."
That the artist has depicted the cadaver in a graceful pose that mimics that of Adam in Albrecht Dürer's famous engraving of Adam and Eve is probably intentional; it was due to Adam's sin that humans were subject to death. This carving was surely made for a sophisticated collector--Archduke Ferdinand of Austria owned one that is not as good--and such a collector would have recognized the source of the pose. The complexity of the carving of this statuette demonstrates the qualities of boxwood. The carver was able to hollow out the gut and peel away the skin without the form collapsing. |
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| Date | between 1530 and 1630 (Renaissance) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | boxwood | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | 24.7 cm (9.7 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
61.97 |
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| Place of creation | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Exhibition history | World of Wonder. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1971-1972. The Allure of Bronze. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1995. Highlights from the Collection. The Walters Art Gallery, Baltimore. 1998-2001. A Renaissance Gem Revealed: Petrarch's Triumphs Disbound. The Walters Art Museum, Baltimore. 2002. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | Acquired by Henry Walters | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | [Translation] Inscribed in Latin on scroll: I am what you will be. I was what you are: For every man is this so. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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Walters Art Museum:  Home page  Info about artwork |
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