![]() ![]() Pieter Claesz, Still Life, 1628, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, USA. ![]() Pieter Claesz used a skull as the focal point in his Still Life in 1628. Lucas van Leyden, St Jerome in His Study, 1521, British Museum, London, UK. Lucas van Leyden’s St Jerome muses over a skull in his study in 1521, referencing Albrecht Dürer‘s St Jerome of 1514. Skulls are popular in the art of many cultures, and it made me wonder about artists’ fascination with them. Ovation/ Youtube.Ĭ alacas and calaveras (skeletons and skulls) appear everywhere, in candied sweets, as parade masks, and as dolls. On this occasion, we present to you skulls in art! Dia De Los Muertos (The Day Of The Dead). A far cry from the western commercial horror-fest of Halloween, it is a glorious celebration of life and a time to remember and hono r the dead, with temporary altars erected in loving memory. Dia De Los Muertos is about to be celebrated across Mexico.
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