Auction 83
From Europe to the New World
Nov 5, 2020
Spain
Carrer del Comte de Salvatierra, nº8, 08006 Barcelona (Spain)
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LOT 13:
“Memento Mori”. Sculpted ivory figure. Transition between Gothic and Renaissance. XV - XVI century.
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2,500
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€2,500 - €3,500
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“Memento Mori”. Sculpted ivory figure. Transition between Gothic and Renaissance. XV - XVI century.
It was from 1500 onwards, that death and the futility of life began to be depicted with the symbol of a skull. Previously, death had been depicted as a skeleton accompanied by a living victim.
3,9 x 3 x 3,5 cm.
