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 mÄlning med sina djurskelett och dödskallar blandade med levande djur och insekter skulle kunna tolkas en pÄminnelse om alltings Àndlighet Titeln antyder detta kom ihÄg att du Àr dödlig SÄdan symbolik var vanlig och skulle mana till eftertanke och varna för syndfullt leverne KonstnÀren Savery hade en tid varit hovmÄlare hos kejsar Rudolf II i Prag MÄlningen kom troligen till vid kejsarens hov dÀr 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 mÄlning med sina djurskelett och dödskallar blandade med levande djur och insekter skulle kunna tolkas en pÄminnelse om alltings Àndlighet Titeln antyder detta kom ihÄg att du Àr dödlig SÄdan symbolik var vanlig och skulle mana till eftertanke och varna för syndfullt leverne KonstnÀren Savery hade en tid varit hovmÄlare hos kejsar Rudolf II i Prag MÄlningen kom troligen till vid kejsarens hov dÀr intresset för natur och zoologi var stort date Oil on panel Olja pÄ trÀ 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 |