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Skulls on the wooden door.
Matera, Italy

Chiesa del Purgatorio

Skulls and skeletons are omnipresent in this church dedicated to souls trapped in purgatory.
The Quarter Boys and their message.
East Sussex, England

The Quarter Boys

Two gilded cherubs perched on a church bell tower have been reminding visitors of the finitude of life since 1760.
Attendees gather around a table to talk death at Tagine.
food

At a Death Cafe, Tea and Couscous Make Mortality Easier to Swallow

Let's talk about death, baby.
Abbey Perreault November 26, 2018
"The Tree of Life' in Segovia Cathedral.
Segovia, Spain

Allegory of 'The Tree of Life'

A curious memento mori hangs in the magnificent Cathedral of Segovia.
La Madone de São Paulo mural.
São Paulo, Brazil

La Madone de São Paulo

This giant mural of Santa Muerte in downtown São Paulo reminds passersby of their own mortality.
San Antonio, Texas

Castroville Hearse

An antique horse-drawn hearse provided French luxury for the dead in this Texan town.
A detail from an oil painting, <em>Life and Death</em>, depicting half-woman, half-skeleton figure bearing a scythe, 18th century.
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How Humans Have Embraced Life, With Images of Death

Masterpieces of memento mori.
Anika Burgess December 7, 2017
A detail from an 18th-century oil painting depiction of the <em>Dance of Death</em>.
31 days of halloween

A Brief History of the 'Danse Macabre'

Skeletons have been dancing people to their graves since at least 1424.
Bethany Corriveau Gotschall October 11, 2017
William Jeffreys' stone grave.
Youngsville, North Carolina

Tomb of William Jeffreys

A young state senator's deathbed plea to be buried inside a rock resulted in this unusual grave site.
Danse Macabre stained glass.
Lübeck, Germany

Danse Macabre Stained Glass

Dancing skeletal figures pay homage to a medieval mural destroyed during World War II.
San Martino della Battaglia, Italy

Ossario di San Martino

The skulls and bones of thousands of soldiers line the walls of this small Italian chapel.
The statues seen from the back, from NE 18th Avenue
North Miami Beach, Florida

Miami Showmen's Association Rest

A gaudy painted elephant stands in memory of south Florida's fallen carnies.
The Odd Fellows Home.
Liberty, Missouri

Odd Fellows Home

The ruins of a 19th century shelter run by the Independent Order of Odd Fellows.
Dargavs village in North Ossetia.
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The head of Diogo Alves
Lisbon, Portugal

Preserved Head of Diogo Alves

An early Portuguese serial killer's head is alarmingly well preserved in a jar at the University of Lisbon.
Some of the skulls beneath St. Stephan's.
Leuk, Switzerland

Leuk Charnel House

For centuries no one knew there were hundreds of bones and precious artwork hidden beneath this Swiss church.
Pescadero Point
Del Monte Forest, California

Ghost Trees of Pescadero Point

Haunting and beautiful trees, doomed to die.
Rome, Italy

Santa Maria dell'Orazione e Morte

At the crypt of St. Mary of Eulogies and the Dead you are left alone to ponder mortality among piles of skulls.