On Memento Mori

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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






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