Memento Mori Collection

Explore our curated selection of memento mori artworks from prestigious museum collections around the world.

16 artworksMuseum quality prints available
Peter Bruegel

Peter Bruegel

Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570–1629)

memento-mori

Peter Bruegel

by Aegidius Sadeler (Flemish, c. 1570–1629)

1606
Cleveland Museum of Art
Memento Mori, "To This Favour"

Memento Mori, "To This Favour"

William Michael Harnett (American, 1848–1892)

memento-mori

Memento Mori, "To This Favour"

by William Michael Harnett (American, 1848–1892)

1879
Cleveland Museum of Art
Memento Mori

Memento Mori

Master MZ (German)

memento-mori

Memento Mori

by Master MZ (German)

1500–03
Cleveland Museum of Art
Rib Cages

Rib Cages

Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

memento-mori

Rib Cages

by Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

early 1540s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Torsos with Rib Cages

Torsos with Rib Cages

Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

memento-mori

Torsos with Rib Cages

by Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

early 1540s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Arm Bones

Arm Bones

Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

memento-mori

Arm Bones

by Battista Franco (Italian, c. 1510–1561)

early 1540s
Cleveland Museum of Art
Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario

Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario

Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1597-1660)

memento-mori

Vanitas Still Life with the Spinario

by Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1597-1660)

1628
Rijksmuseum
Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1597-1660)

memento-mori

Still Life with a Skull and a Writing Quill

by Pieter Claesz (Dutch, 1597-1660)

1628
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Vanitas Still Life

Vanitas Still Life

Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565-1629)

memento-mori

Vanitas Still Life

by Jacques de Gheyn II (Dutch, 1565-1629)

1603
Metropolitan Museum of Art
An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

Harmen Steenwijck (Dutch, 1612-1656)

memento-mori

An Allegory of the Vanities of Human Life

by Harmen Steenwijck (Dutch, 1612-1656)

c. 1640
National Gallery London
The Abbot (from Dance of Death)

The Abbot (from Dance of Death)

Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497-1543)

memento-mori

The Abbot (from Dance of Death)

by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497-1543)

1523-25
Metropolitan Museum of Art
The Knight (from Dance of Death)

The Knight (from Dance of Death)

Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497-1543)

memento-mori

The Knight (from Dance of Death)

by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497-1543)

1523-25
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Still-Life with a Skull

Still-Life with a Skull

Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602-1674)

memento-mori

Still-Life with a Skull

by Philippe de Champaigne (French, 1602-1674)

c. 1671
Musée de Tessé, Le Mans
Vanitas

Vanitas

Simon Renard de Saint-André (French, 1614-1677)

memento-mori

Vanitas

by Simon Renard de Saint-André (French, 1614-1677)

c. 1650
Museum of Fine Arts, Lyon
Vanitas with Bouquet and Skull

Vanitas with Bouquet and Skull

Adriaen van Utrecht (Flemish, 1599-1652)

memento-mori

Vanitas with Bouquet and Skull

by Adriaen van Utrecht (Flemish, 1599-1652)

c. 1642
Private Collection
Vanitas Still Life

Vanitas Still Life

Edwaert Collier (Dutch, c. 1642-1708)

memento-mori

Vanitas Still Life

by Edwaert Collier (Dutch, c. 1642-1708)

1662
Metropolitan Museum of Art