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Spherical bas-relief in plaster by Geo Verbanck, Belgium, 1920s
Located in EVERDINGEN, NL
the timeless motif of memento mori and underscores the fragile continuity of life.
Belgian sculptor
Category
Vintage 1920s Belgian Art Deco Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Plaster
Skull Study, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Toffee Rose, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
timeless themes into contemporary compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Glass Plates, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
Portrait of Sophie, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I believe strongly in the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Studio Self Portrait, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the female body, and historical motifs. “I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Star Charm Necklace Black Enamel Victorian Style
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
-inch chain. The design merges celestial geometry with the historic language of spiritual and Memento
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Star Necklace Black onyx Choker
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Memento Mori jewelry, the star was worn as a reminder of life’s fragility and the need to live with
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Chain Necklaces
Materials
Onyx, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
J DAUPHIN Truth Ring – Black Enamel Gold-Plated Victorian Style
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Drawing from Victorian Memento Mori jewelry, this ring reflects the union of elegance and introspection
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Band Rings
Materials
Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold
Diamond Twin Sphere Black Enamel Ring
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Diamond Twin Sphere Black Enamel Ring
Ring with black Enamel, inspired by Victorian Age, Memento
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Fashion Rings
Materials
Diamond, Enamel, Brass, Gold Plate
17th Century Oil on Canvas Italian Religious Painting Saint Jerome in Meditation
Located in Vicoforte, Piedmont
penitence and memento mori. On the rock on which he rests there are also two volumes depicted, one of which
Category
Antique 1670s Italian Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Little Ram
Located in London, GB
precious objects: her works are a continuation of the tradition of the memento mori, updated for a
Category
2010s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Ceramic, Earthenware
Wintry Mix, 2022, oil on canvas, floral still-life painting
By Daisy Craddock
Located in New York, NY
foreground, Craddock’s blossoms are transformed into memento mori, talismen of the ephemerality of life. The
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
From the Porch, 2023, vibrant floral still-life painting, oil on canvas
By Daisy Craddock
Located in New York, NY
foreground, Craddock’s blossoms are transformed into memento mori, talismen of the ephemerality of life. The
Category
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Fucking Ego - Brown bronze sculpture, 2021
Located in Porto, 13
, perception, and self-awareness. A striking blend of classical memento mori symbolism and modern cultural
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Bronze
Skull, Original Signed Contemporary Black and Green Acrylic Painting on Canvas
Located in Boston, MA
it in shadow, falling into the depths. An item in a cabinet of curiosities, this memento mori work
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Acrylic
Damien Hirst - Abacus, hirst, skull, silver, sculpture, contemporary art
By Damien Hirst
Located in London, GB
fly zapper - a veritable memento mori in the 'Vanitas' tradition. In many of Hirst's works the glass
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Sculptures
Materials
Silver
Heart Cuff Bracelet Ruby Light Blue Enamel Truth Faith
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
design draws inspiration from Victorian devotional jewelry and the Memento Mori tradition, reimagined
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Modern Bracelets
Materials
Diamond, Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
For the Love of God, Laugh
By Damien Hirst
Located in Toronto, Ontario
encrusted with 8,601 diamonds.
A familiar motif in memento mori still lifes, the skull is a haunting symbol
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Screen
Anatomical Skeleton Study Engraving Academic Figure German Edition, c1745
Located in Langweer, NL
this type are especially sought after by collectors of Old Master prints, anatomy, memento mori imagery
Category
Antique Mid-18th Century German Prints
Materials
Paper
Morton A. Mort, from: Expressionist Woodcut Series - Pop Art Expressionism
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in London, GB
themselves were directly inspired by another longstanding artistic tradition ‘memento mori’ – used since
Category
1980s Pop Art Portrait Prints
Materials
Woodcut
Wilting Rose, Peach, Knife, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
timeless themes into contemporary compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori, the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Head Study, Oil Painting
Located in San Francisco, CA
interprets timeless themes into contemporary compositions. Her works often explore subjects as memento mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Impressionist More Art
Materials
Oil
Emerald Snake Cuff Bracelet Victorian Style White Diamond
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, diamond serpent jewelry, Memento Mori revival pieces, Victorian inspired snake bangles, and symbolic
Category
2010s Indian Contemporary Bangles
Materials
White Diamond, Emerald, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass
White Diamond Heart Necklace Black Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heart Necklace Victorian Memento Mori Style White Diamond Black Enamel
Chain: Gold plated Brass
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Chain Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
White Diamond Heart Necklace Black Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Heart Necklace Victorian Memento Mori Style White Diamond Black Enamel
Chain: Gold plated Silver
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Chain Necklaces
Materials
White Diamond, Freshwater Pearl, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel, 14k Gold, St...
Vintage Still Life Oil Painting of Wine Glasses in Basket Sebastien Stoskopff
Located in Haddonfield, NJ
as a Memento mori.
Sebastian (or Sébastien) Stoskopff (July 13, 1597 – February 10, 1657) was an
Category
Mid-20th Century European Baroque Paintings
Materials
Wood, Paint
Pair of Paintings on Slate The Penitent Magdalene and St. John the Baptist
Located in Milan, IT
atteggiamento di ascolto, la mano sinistra alzata e l'altra appoggiata al “memento mori”egregiamente scorciato
Category
17th Century Other Art Style Figurative Paintings
Materials
Oil
Agony - The architecture of decay -
Located in Berlin, DE
die Welt als solche ein. Damit schafft Olberg ein modernes memento mori in architektonischer
Category
1980s Realist Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Paper
White Enamel Bangle Garnet Heart
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
bangle
– Gemstones: Garnet heart, natural diamond accents
– Style: Victorian style bracelet, memento mori
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Bangles
Materials
Diamond, Garnet, Gold Plate, Brass, Enamel
Vanitas 7, Vanitas by Christian Houge - Photography, vanitas, skull
By Christian Houge
Located in Paris, FR
phrase memento mori (“remember you will die”)—was paired with objects that evoked time, mortality, and
Category
2010s Contemporary Color Photography
Materials
Archival Pigment
Victorian mourning cross – gold, silver, diamonds and pearls.
Located in Malmö, Skåne län
memento mori, which literally translates to remember death, urged the wearer to live a moral life.
The
Category
Antique Late 19th Century English High Victorian Pendant Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, Pearl, Gold, 14k Gold, Silver
Et in Arcadia ego Pencil and charcoal on paper J. Miro
Located in Sitges, Barcelona
inscribed with the Latin phrase “IN ARCADIA EGO”, a baroque memento mori that evokes the idea of death being
Category
Early 1900s Academic Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Pencil
$1,305 Sale Price
44% Off
Original Contemporary Etching, Roses, Flowers
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Prints
Materials
Archival Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Décembre, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Sunlight Foliage, Living nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Poésie Muette, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Rain
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
October, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Abundance, Oil painting on Canvas, Leafs, Forest, Realistic Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Back to the source, Oil painting on Canvas, Water Reflections, Leafs, Realistic
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Dérive, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water Reflections, Leafs, Nature
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
La Terre, Le Ciel, Oil on Canvas, Contemporary painting, Water, Reflections
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
point to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Futile, Original Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Roses, Flowers
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Watercolor
Cycle, Oil Painting on Canvas, Plant, Contemporary Realistic, Nature walks
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
to the beginning and the end. Thus, it establishes links with “vanitas” and “memento mori” in art
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Oil, Canvas
Eternity: Pompeii in the Shadow of Vesuvius
Located in Brooklyn, NY
presence of Mount Vesuvius. This juxtaposition invites contemplation on the profound theme of memento mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Renaissance Still-life Photography
Materials
Plexiglass, Archival Ink
"Clark
s Nutcracker"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Yellow-throated Vireo" - original bird photography by Matt Tillett
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Common Redpoll"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Sandhill Crane"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Tri-colored Heron"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Blue-winged Warbler"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Northern Saw-whet Owl"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Two "Bohemian Waxwings"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"White-throated Sparrow"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
"Pine Siskin"
By Carolyn Monastra
Located in New York, NY
-threatened birds, video, soundscape, "memento mori" images in vintage photo cases, a dedicated project
Category
2010s Contemporary Landscape Photography
Materials
Archival Ink, Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$1,120 Sale Price
20% Off
Œillet 03 Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, Large Size
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Tilleul 05 Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Excellent Condition
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Œillet 04 Diptych, Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010- Present
By Hédy Gobaa
Located in Montreal, Quebec
what no longer is: The paintings perform a high tech memento mori. Reproductions of these works are
Category
2010s Abstract Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
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On 1stDibs, you can find the most appropriate memento mori for your needs in our varied inventory. Each design created in this style — which was crafted with great care and often made from gold, yellow gold and 18k gold — can elevate any look. Find an antique version now, or shop for 140 vintage or 246 modern creation for a more contemporary example of these cherished accessories. Making the right choice when shopping for a memento mori may mean carefully reviewing examples of this item dating from different eras — you can find an early iteration of this piece from the 18th Century and a newer version made as recently as the 21st Century, both of which have proven very popular over the years. For this particular piece, are consistently popular carat weights. A memento mori from J DAUPHIN, Attilio Codognato and William Llewellyn Griffiths — each of whom created a beautiful version of this treasured accessory — is worth considering. A memento mori can make for a versatile accessory, but a selection from our variety of 136 diamond versions can add an especially stylish touch. See these pages for a brilliant cut iteration of this accessory, while there are also emerald cut cut and round cut cut versions available here, too. If you’re browsing our inventory for a memento mori, you’ll find that many are available today for women, but there are still pieces to choose from for unisex and men.
How Much is a Memento Mori?
The price for a memento mori starts at $155 and tops out at $160,000 with these rings, on average, selling for $1,663.
Questions About Memento Mori
- What is a memento mori ring?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertOctober 12, 2021Memento mori ring is a ring that is an artistic reminder of the inevitability of death. ‘Memento mori’ is a Latin term that means “remember you must die.” These rings typically either feature a skull, crossbones or skeletons to prompt people to remember the shortness of life. Shop a range of memento mori rings on 1stDibs.
- What does memento mori mean?1 Answer1stDibs ExpertFebruary 22, 2021Memento mori means “remember that you must die” in Latin. A memento mori is an object which serves as either a warning or reminder of death. An example of a memento mori is a skull.