On Memento Mori

On memento mori and the change in visual communication of Life and Death

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On memento mori and the change in visual communication of Life and Death Setareh Noorani Abstract

Introduction

Death rituals and space before Ancient Greece and Rome

Memento Mori and its origin in antiquity

Early Christianity and the spread of memento mori through media

The importance of depicting memento mori through Vanitas

Modern thinkers and their influence on Memento Mori and Vanitas

Bibliography

Conclusion