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• grave
• skull
• effigy
• tomb
• cherub
• weeping
• York Minster

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Memento mori 


From a tableau in York Minster. I thought it was a bit unusual in that it actually includes a skull. Tombs usually seem to distinctly avoid reminders of what’s actually in them.

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Agatha Savoiepro says:
Les angelots sont rarement aussi rapprochés de la mort d'habitude !
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink / translate )
TigerHead says:
Or hope in the resurrection of the dead...
Posted 6 months ago. ( permalink )

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