MAKE A MEME View Large Image Memento mori (Roelant Savery) - Nationalmuseum - 29167.tif Artwork Creator Roelant Savery Memento mori This painting with its animal skeletons and skulls interspersed with living animals and insects could be interpreted as a reminder of the ...
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Keywords: Memento mori (Roelant Savery) - Nationalmuseum - 29167.tif Artwork Creator Roelant Savery Memento mori This painting with its animal skeletons and skulls interspersed with living animals and insects could be interpreted as a reminder of the fact that everything is finite The title suggests this remember that you are mortal Symbolism of this kind was common and was meant to urge people to reflect and caution against sinful living The artist Savery had spent time as court painter to the emperor Rudolf II in Prague The painting was probably produced at the emperor ™s court where there was great interest in nature and zoology Denna mĂ„lning med sina djurskelett och dödskallar blandade med levande djur och insekter skulle kunna tolkas en pĂ„minnelse om alltings Ă€ndlighet Titeln antyder detta “ kom ihĂ„g att du Ă€r dödlig SĂ„dan symbolik var vanlig och skulle mana till eftertanke och varna för syndfullt leverne KonstnĂ€ren Savery hade en tid varit hovmĂ„lare hos kejsar Rudolf II i Prag MĂ„lningen kom troligen till vid kejsarens hov dĂ€r intresset för natur och zoologi var stort header This painting with its animal skeletons and skulls interspersed with living animals and insects could be interpreted as a reminder of the fact that everything is finite The title suggests this remember that you are mortal Symbolism of this kind was common and was meant to urge people to reflect and caution against sinful living The artist Savery had spent time as court painter to the emperor Rudolf II in Prague The painting was probably produced at the emperor ™s court where there was great interest in nature and zoology Denna mĂ„lning med sina djurskelett och dödskallar blandade med levande djur och insekter skulle kunna tolkas en pĂ„minnelse om alltings Ă€ndlighet Titeln antyder detta “ kom ihĂ„g att du Ă€r dödlig SĂ„dan symbolik var vanlig och skulle mana till eftertanke och varna för syndfullt leverne KonstnĂ€ren Savery hade en tid varit hovmĂ„lare hos kejsar Rudolf II i Prag MĂ„lningen kom troligen till vid kejsarens hov dĂ€r intresset för natur och zoologi var stort date Oil on panel Olja pĂ„ trĂ€ Size cm 23 5 20 3 Framed Size cm 33 29 5 5 5 Institution Nationalmuseum Stockholm Signerad nederst till höger ROELAND/SAVERY 160 accession number 29167 NM 6936 place of creation Nationalmuseum Nationalmuseum Stockholm cooperation project Licensed-PD-Art PD-old-auto PD-Nationalmuseum_Stockholm 1629 Media contributed by Nationalmuseum Stockholm 2016-10 Paintings in the Nationalmuseum Stockholm Roelant Savery
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