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Feuilles 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
Tilleul 01 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
Tilleul 03 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
Tilleul 02 Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 48x36
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 02 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
Lys 03 Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 48x48
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 02 Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 30x40"
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
Colza Triptych Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed
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
Buisson Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, Large
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
Buisson 02 Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas, 2010s, Unframed, 30x40
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
Herbes 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
Laurier 03 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
Paul Ditisheim Montre Hamlet Silver Skull Pocket Watch
By Paul Ditisheim
Located in Narberth, PA
the design for his Hamlet skull watch on the earlier "memento mori" motif which translates to
Category
Vintage 1920s Swiss Victorian Pocket Watches
Materials
Silver
Bangle Black Enamel Ruby Heart
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Revival, Memento Mori, Kabbalah, Spiritual Jewelry
Designer: J Dauphin — worn by Brandi Carlile, Courtney
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Bangles
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Adamas 18K White Gold Diamond Skull Pendant Necklace, Italy, 2010s
By Adamas
Located in New York, NY
depicts a skull, and it is as lively as a memento mori can get. It has a lightness like a sculptural
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Italian Contemporary More Necklaces
Materials
Diamond, 18k Gold, White Gold
Pink Enamel Star Cuff Bracelet Blue Sapphire Diamond Divine Child
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Victorian and memento mori inspiration, the Divine Child Cuff bridges earthly craftsmanship and celestial
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Bangles
Materials
Diamond, White Diamond, Blue Sapphire, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Antique Engraving of Philip I of Castile, “Philips de Eerste”, Netherlands, 1725
Located in Langweer, NL
the bottom, a grotesque mask flanked by weaponry serves as a memento mori, a reminder of the
Category
Antique 1720s Dutch Prints
Materials
Paper
Heart Necklace Ruby Cross Star of David Truth
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
enamel, this necklace draws on themes found in Victorian religious jewelry, Memento Mori symbolism
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Chain Necklaces
Materials
Ruby, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel
Triptych, Oil painting on Canvas, Contemporary Landscape, Snow, Nature
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 Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Crystal Ring Victorian style Black Enamel
By J DAUPHIN
Located in Los Angeles, CA
, inspired by Victorian Age, Memento Mori
Designer: J Dauphin
HOLY – Set Apart for the Divine
The word Holy
Category
2010s Indian Victorian Dome Rings
Materials
Crystal, 14k Gold, Gold Plate, Enamel, Silver
The Heart has it
s Reasons - K.Husslein hyperrealistic flower rose Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
In honour of your love - K.Husslein hyperrealistic flower rose Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Forever Begins with Your Kiss - K.Husslein hyperrealistic flower rose Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Touched by your light - K.Husslein hyperrealistic flower Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love looks not with the eyes but with the mind K.Husslein flower Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Day I Fall in Love by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
timeless elegance.
The botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Our Love to be One by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
timeless elegance.
The botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Whatever our souls are made of - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Grow old along with me the best is yet to be KHusslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The Kiss you left - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic flower Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
My Love for you is a Journey - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Daisy Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
The eternal summer - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Soul meets Soul on Lover
s Lips - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Love consists in this that two solitude - K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
What is Love by K Husslein Botanical Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
timeless elegance.
The botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
David Shapiro: Rene Ricard vintage poetry tombstone print "carved in stone"
By Rene Ricard
Located in New York, NY
") and as a memento mori, a gravestone bearing the two poets' names.
Paper 31 in. x 24.25 in. / 78.74
Category
1980s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
If ever any beauty i did desire and got twas Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the beauty of a moment in time that
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Photorealist Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I seem to have loved you in numberless forms KHusslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the beauty of a moment in time that is
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I love thee to the depth and breadth - K Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the beauty of a moment in
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Im_mortelle, Original Contemporary Watercolor Painting, Floral, Bas-relief
Located in AIX-EN-PROVENCE, FR
“memento mori” in art history.
In my daily life, in my nature walks, I always search for effects, objects
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Landscape Drawings and Waterc...
Materials
Watercolor, Archival Paper
End of December - Photo-realistic Oil Painting, Autumn, Close-up Nature Scene
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 Photorealist Landscape Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil, Acrylic
Better Off Dead, a Unique Glass Still Life Installation Art Work by Elliot Walk
By Elliot Walker
Located in London, GB
domestic life are carefully balanced with the transient. Inspired by Memento Mori artworks, Walker has hot
Category
2010s British Modern Abstract Sculptures
Materials
Glass, Art Glass, Blown Glass
Severin Roesen (German/American, 1815-1882) Fruit Still Life with Wine Glass
By Severin Roesen
Located in Queens, NY
also a reference to memento mori, a common theme in still-life painting which refers to the
Category
19th Century Still-life Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
$55,250 Sale Price
35% Off
Allegory of Time. Oil on panel. Circle of Jacob de Backer (act. 1571-1585).
Located in Madrid, ES
common and well-known genre of the Baroque such as the “Memento Mori” (remember that you are going to die
Category
Antique 16th Century Belgian Renaissance Paintings
Materials
Other
Love me for love
s sake - K.Husslein Flower Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I kissed you so many times under the infinite sky K.Husslein Flower Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
I love you as that plant that never blooms K.Husslein Hyperrealistic Still life
By Katharina Husslein
Located in DE
botanical paintings by Katharina Husslein have a 'carpe diem' and 'memento Mori' character. Showcasing the
Category
21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
Still Life with Fruit and Vessels
Located in Stockholm, SE
memento mori. Here, the glittering glass and gilded cup, emblems of refinement and prosperity, also allude
Category
Late 19th Century Realist Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil, Wood Panel
Hare in the Snow
by Kurt Meyer-Eberhardt (Leipzig 1895 – 1977 Munich)
Located in Knokke, BE
Memento mori series of abandoned war horses stand out as sensitive, socially aware contributions to animal
Category
Early 20th Century Impressionist Animal Paintings
Materials
Canvas, Oil
"Soap Bubbles," Luigi Bechi (1830-1919)
Located in Vicenza, IT
caro alla pittura dell'epoca: il memento mori, il richiamo alla transitorietà della vita e alla
Category
Antique Late 19th Century Italian Napoleon III Paintings
Materials
Canvas
Still Life Garland of Flowers - Flemish 18thC art Old Master floral oil painting
By Pieter Casteels III
Located in Hagley, England
a nod to the passage of time or memento mori the flowers are all fully opened and the central tulip
Category
1730s Old Masters Still-life Paintings
Materials
Oil
$19,717 Sale Price
20% Off
Clemente Untitled B: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean, Venus, snake
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
life. Clemente contrasts the traditional Memento Mori imagery of a clock, marking the mortality of man
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Mirror Atomic by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy, Contemporary, 2017
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
, Milan - Exhibition Rebel - Milan Furniture Fair 2007
2006
Arums Gallery, Paris - Exhibition Memento
Category
2010s Italian Wall Mirrors
Materials
Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Contemporary Lamps Atomic Gold Leaf by Antonio Cagianelli, Italy
By Antonio Cagianelli
Located in SAINT-OUEN, FR
- Exhibition Rebel - Milan Furniture Fair 2007
2006
Arums Gallery, Paris - Exhibition Memento Mori
Edizioni
Category
2010s Italian Mid-Century Modern Table Lamps
Materials
Metal, Iron, Wrought Iron, Gold Leaf
Clemente Untitled A: surreal mythical landscape, voyage with ocean and animals
By Francesco Clemente
Located in New York, NY
the traditional Memento Mori imagery of a clock, marking the mortality of man, with the snake, a
Category
1980s Contemporary Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph
French school Spectacular Landscape near a pond Signed oil painting
Located in Zofingen, AG
foreground serves as a powerful visual anchor and carries symbolic weight, a memento mori amid the living
Category
1890s Tonalist Figurative Paintings
Materials
Gesso, Canvas, Oil, Stretcher Bars
TAKASHI MURAKAMI DOB
Me On the Red... Hand signed
numbered Superflat Pop Art
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Madrid, Madrid
skulls — uncolored and slightly blurred — evoking the idea of memento mori, but seen through the pop
Category
2010s Pop Art Figurative Prints
Materials
Varnish, Lithograph, Offset
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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.
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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.