Memento mori watch Mary queen Scots Latin phrase Remember your mortality must die will die artistic work antiquity clock

Memento mori watch Mary queen Scots Latin phrase Remember your mortality must die will die artistic work antiquity clock Stock Photo

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C7GT81

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38.5 MB (1.8 MB Compressed download)

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4502 x 2990 px | 38.1 x 25.3 cm | 15 x 10 inches | 300dpi

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2011

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Memento mori is a Latin phrase translated as "Remember your mortality", "Remember you must die" or "Remember you will die"[2]. It names a genre of artistic work which varies widely, but which all share the same purpose: to remind people of their own mortality. The phrase has a tradition in art that dates back to antiquity

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