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July 30, 2008
I've been a bit interested in death lately as a result of taking photographs in the West Terrace Cemetery in Adelaide.
The image below is from the Exposition Anatomie des vanités exhibition at the Erasmus House Museum in Belgium.
Écorché dansant (Tödlein),German, private collection
This exhibition on vanity shows many representations of death, at the confluence of the traditional memento mori' of the Middles Ages and the birth of scientific thought in the curiosity cabinets.
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Gary, You might find this reference interesting. It is titled The Purpose of Death and is easily the most remarkable statement on death (and life) ever written.
1. http://www.easydeathbook.com/purpose.asp
Plus The Pastimes of Narcissus
which is very much about Death and the Maiden. It portrays the stages of a womans life from birth to death.
1. http://www.daplastique.com/viewart/CurrentWork2006.aspx