![A memento mori (remember that you will die) is an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The expression, memento mori, developed with the growth of Christianity, which emphasized Heaven, A memento mori (remember that you will die) is an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The expression, memento mori, developed with the growth of Christianity, which emphasized Heaven,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/G16CNB/a-memento-mori-remember-that-you-will-die-is-an-artistic-or-symbolic-G16CNB.jpg)
A memento mori (remember that you will die) is an artistic or symbolic reminder of the inevitability of death. The expression, memento mori, developed with the growth of Christianity, which emphasized Heaven,
![NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A memento mori with skull and crossbones | Old Masters | Old Master Paintings | Sotheby's NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A memento mori with skull and crossbones | Old Masters | Old Master Paintings | Sotheby's](https://sothebys-md.brightspotcdn.com/dims4/default/ead61c3/2147483647/strip/true/crop/2000x1675+0+0/resize/2048x1715!/quality/90/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fsothebys-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fmedia-desk%2Ff9%2Fc5%2F58fbaeb442d980eef6580902da83%2F202l19030-b6b3v.jpg)
NEAPOLITAN SCHOOL, 17TH CENTURY | A memento mori with skull and crossbones | Old Masters | Old Master Paintings | Sotheby's
![A memento mori still life of a skull, a mirror, a globe, books, musical instruments and other objects on a draped table top by Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten on artnet A memento mori still life of a skull, a mirror, a globe, books, musical instruments and other objects on a draped table top by Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten on artnet](https://www.artnet.com/WebServices/images/ll00242lldRPFJFgOKECfDrCWvaHBOcKZuE/pieter-gerritsz-van-roestraten-a-memento-mori-still-life-of-a-skull,-a-mirror,-a-globe,-books,-musical-instruments-and-other.jpg)
A memento mori still life of a skull, a mirror, a globe, books, musical instruments and other objects on a draped table top by Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten on artnet
![Yann Martel Quote: “My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of t...” Yann Martel Quote: “My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of t...”](https://quotefancy.com/media/wallpaper/3840x2160/1944641-Yann-Martel-Quote-My-life-is-like-a-memento-mori-painting-from.jpg)
Yann Martel Quote: “My life is like a memento mori painting from European art: there is always a grinning skull at my side to remind me of t...”
![Amazon.com: Memento : Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd: Prime Video Amazon.com: Memento : Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd: Prime Video](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81vlaUH4qqL._RI_.jpg)
Amazon.com: Memento : Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, Joe Pantoliano, Mark Boone Junior, Stephen Tobolowsky, Harriet Sansom Harris, Christopher Nolan, Christopher Nolan, Jonathan Nolan, Jennifer Todd, Suzanne Todd: Prime Video
![Johann Theodor de Bry | Design for a Knife Handle with a Memento Mori | The Metropolitan Museum of Art Johann Theodor de Bry | Design for a Knife Handle with a Memento Mori | The Metropolitan Museum of Art](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/dp/original/DP837249.jpg)