Mortality & Immortality

Tombs

Funerary art exists to honor the dead.

Akan Funerary Art (Ghana)

Ancient Burials

Newgrange (Ireland) 3200BCE

DOLMEN

Newgrange (Ireland) 3200BCE

Etruscan Tombs

Interior of Tomb

Sarcophagus with Reclining Couple (Etruscan) 520 BCE

Funeral Complex of First Emperor

Over 7,000 life-size clay soldiers to guard tomb for eternity

Peruvian Mummy Bundles & Burials

Royal Tomb of SipanPeru300 BCE

Moche Culture

Replica of objects found in tomb Peru 300 BCE

Warrior Ear Ornament Peru 300 BCE

Viking Burial Mound

Viking ShipNorway9th century CE

Burials in Places of Worship(Christian)

Catacombs

Taj Mahal India 1632

(Muslim)

Death as the Subject Matter

The Morgue Andres Serrano (1992)

Contemporary Memorial Art

AIDS Memorial QuiltDisplayed in Washington, D.C.1996

Tribute in Light Collaborative Piece (2002)

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