They called it The Kiss of Death for a reason. This sculpture doesn’t show death as violent or cruel. It shows it as intimate, calm, almost loving. A final moment frozen in stone where fear is replaced with acceptance. In the 19th century, artists often explored death as a transition rather than an ending, something personal rather than terrifying. That idea feels unsettling today, which is exactly why this piece still stops people in their tracks. Would this image comfort you, or disturb you? #
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They called it The Kiss of Death for a reason. This sculpture doesn’t show death as violent or cruel. It shows it as intimate, calm, almost loving. A final moment frozen in stone where fear is replaced with acceptance. In the 19th century, artists often explored death as a transition rather than an ending, something personal rather than terrifying. That idea feels unsettling today, which is exactly why this piece still stops people in their tracks. Would this image comfort you, or disturb you? #
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The replica of The Triumph of Science Over Death, a clay sculpture made by Dr. Jose Rizal as a gift to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt at the old research facility of the Department of Health in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The statue and the old building are now part of Festival Mall. #NooonAtNgayon #FestivallMall #TheTriumphOfScienceOverDeath #JoseRizal #AlaalaNgLumipas | Noon at Ngayon
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The replica of The Triumph of Science Over Death, a clay sculpture made by Dr. Jose Rizal as a gift to his friend Ferdinand Blumentritt at the old research facility of the Department of Health in Alabang, Muntinlupa City. The statue and the old building are now part of Festival Mall. #NooonAtNgayon #FestivallMall #TheTriumphOfScienceOverDeath #JoseRizal #AlaalaNgLumipas | Noon at Ngayon
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Movement and Flow Infuse Pleated Paper Sculptures and Modular Designs by Richard Sweeney
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Death on horseback? 💀🐎 Join curator Wolfram Koeppe as he brings to life to this mid-17th-century sculpture of Death, providing historical context related to the Thirty Years’ War as well as vanity objects housed in curiosity cabinets. On view in Gallery 520. 💀 Artist unknown (German). Death, mid-17th century. Lindenwood with traces of pigment, spruce base. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Death on horseback? 💀🐎 Join curator Wolfram Koeppe as he brings to life to this mid-17th-century sculpture of Death, providing historical context related to the Thirty Years’ War as well as vanity objects housed in curiosity cabinets. On view in Gallery 520. 💀 Artist unknown (German). Death, mid-17th century. Lindenwood with traces of pigment, spruce base. | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
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Death Art: 10 Masterpieces Exploring Grief & Loss
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