{"product_id":"memorare-novissima-tua-two-skeletons-skull-hourglass-crucifix-memento-mori-art-print","title":"Memorare Novissima Tua Two Skeletons Skull Hourglass \u0026 Crucifix Memento Mori Art Print","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRemember your last things.\u003c\/strong\u003e This solemn warning, expressed through the Latin inscription \u003cem\u003eMemorare Novissima Tua\u003c\/em\u003e, lies at the heart of a remarkable seventeenth-century religious engraving. Two human skeletons stand on opposite sides of a symbolic arrangement featuring a skull, hourglass, and crucifix, bringing together the inevitability of death and the Christian promise of salvation. Originally hand-colored, the artwork reflects a period when images of mortality served as powerful reminders of faith, repentance, and preparation for eternity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition features two standing human skeletons flanking a central arrangement of traditional mortality symbols.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA human skull, hourglass, and crucifix form the principal elements of the scene, combining the physical reality of death with the religious significance of Christ's sacrifice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe symmetrical arrangement gives the engraving a formal, devotional character, while the detailed skeletal figures reinforce its direct message concerning the brevity of earthly existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginally produced as a hand-colored engraving, the artwork reflects the distinctive appearance of seventeenth-century religious prints.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal Latin inscriptions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eMEMORARE NOVISSIMA TVA\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eSIC TRANSIT GLORIA MVNDI.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003eFleres si scires unum tua tempora mensem,\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem class=\"zhvwWe\" data-sfc-cp=\"\" data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-complete=\"true\" aria-owns=\"action-menu-parent-container\"\u003eRides cum non sit forsitam una dies. - T. Mo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish translations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Be mindful of your last days.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Thus passes the glory of the world.\"\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003e\"You would weep if you knew your time was but one month,\u003c!--TgQPHd|||[]--\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr data-sfc-root=\"c\" data-sfc-pl=\"|||[]\" data-complete=\"true\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"rQesXe MPyX\"\u003eYet you laugh when perhaps not even one day remains\" (Sir Thomas More.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe composition incorporates several traditional elements of \u003cem\u003eMemento Mori\u003c\/em\u003e and Christian devotional imagery:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTwo skeletons:\u003c\/strong\u003e The universality of death and the fate shared by all humanity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHuman skull:\u003c\/strong\u003e The inevitability of mortality and the temporary nature of earthly existence.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHourglass:\u003c\/strong\u003e The continuous passage of time and the limited duration of human life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrucifix:\u003c\/strong\u003e Christ's sacrifice, redemption, and the Christian hope of eternal life.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMemorare Novissima Tua:\u003c\/strong\u003e Latin for \"Remember your last things,\" encouraging reflection upon death and eternity.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSymmetrical arrangement:\u003c\/strong\u003e A formal presentation emphasizing the relationship between human mortality and religious faith.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTogether, these elements express a central theme of Christian \u003cem\u003eMemento Mori\u003c\/em\u003e: awareness of death should encourage spiritual reflection and preparation for the life to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCreated between approximately \u003cstrong\u003e1650 and 1700\u003c\/strong\u003e, this anonymous engraving was produced after a print by \u003cstrong\u003eChristoffel van Sichem II (1581–1658)\u003c\/strong\u003e, a Dutch engraver known for his religious illustrations and devotional imagery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork belongs to the European tradition of Christian moralizing prints, which employed skulls, skeletons, hourglasses, and crucifixes to communicate religious teachings about mortality and salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Latin phrase \u003cem\u003eMemorare Novissima Tua\u003c\/em\u003e reflects the biblical instruction to remember one's final destiny, a theme closely associated with the Christian 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Christian \u003cem\u003eMemento Mori\u003c\/em\u003e engraving dating from approximately 1650–1700\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnonymous printmaker, after a print by Christoffel van Sichem II\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo standing skeletons surrounding a skull, hourglass, and crucifix\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal \u003cem\u003eMemorare Novissima Tua\u003c\/em\u003e Latin inscription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChristian symbolism exploring mortality, redemption, and eternal life\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOriginal artwork executed as a hand-colored engraving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTraditional seventeenth-century religious and devotional imagery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReproduced with the intricate engraved details and historical character of the original artwork\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGiclée printing on archival paper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth matte finish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvailable in multiple 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