This exhibit on the culture surrounding death in the Renaissance looks fantastic!
From the Bowdoin Museum website:
“This exhibition represents a significant contribution to our understanding of the rich visual culture of mortality in Renaissance Europe. The appeal of the “memento mori,” featuring macabre imagery urging us to “remember death,” reached the apex of its popularity around 1500, when artists treated the theme in innovative and compelling ways. Exquisite artworks—from ivory prayer beads to gem-encrusted jewelry—evoke life’s preciousness and the tension between pleasure and responsibility, then and now.”
#TheIvoryMirror #BowdoinCollegeMuseumofArt #mementomori
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