Memento mori

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Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning "remember that you must die." This term refers to objects or symbols that remind the viewer of the transitory nature of life; that material goods and worldly pleasures are unfulfilling, particularly in comparison to the spiritual rewards of immortality in the afterlife.

Saint Sebastian (Christianity)

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Saint Sebastian served as a soldier in the Roman army, but when he was discovered to be a Christian, the Roman emperor ordered him shot by his own archers. He miraculously survived the arrows, however, which led to the arrow becoming his identifying attribute. Eventually he was martyred by being stoned to death.

Saint Paul (Christianity)

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Saint Paul was one of the great missionaries and martyrs of the early church. His letters, or epistles, form a central part of the New Testament. He was born with the name Saul, the son of Jewish parents who were Roman citizens.

Albrecht Dürer's _Small Passion_

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The Small Passion is a series of thirty-seven prints that relates the Christian history of man’s salvation, beginning with the Temptation of Adam and Eve and ending with the Last Judgment. It was published as a set in 1511 and bound with explanatory text in Latin written by the Benedictine monk Chelidonius of Nuremberg.

Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528)

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A key figure of the Renaissance, German artist Albrecht Dürer (1471–1528) achieved success as a painter, printmaker, and theorist.Dürer left a profound mark on the course of art history through his contributions to the field of printmaking.In the fifteenth century, reproducible woodcuts and engravings were made possible by new technologies and became accessible to a fairly wide audience.
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