Edward Collier
Still Life with a Volume of Wither’s ‘Emblemes’ 1696
Tate represents death in vanitas art.
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Thanatology Thursday
Thought I’d share some historical and cultural concepts of death and dying from time to time. Starting with this definition from Britannica: “Thanatology: the description or study of death and dying and the psychological mechanisms of dealing with them. Thanatology is concerned with the notion of death as popularly perceived and especially with the reactionsContinue reading “Thanatology Thursday”