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Transi
A cadaver monument or ''transi'' is a type of funerary monument to a deceased person, featuring a sculpted tomb effigy of a skeleton, or of an emaciated or decomposing dead body, with closed eyes. It was particularly characteristic of the Late Middle Ages when they were designed as a to remind viewers of the transience and vanity of mortal life compared to the eternity and desirability of the Christian after-life. The format is in stark contrast to gisants, which are always recumbent, in full dress, with open eyes and hands clasped and raised in prayer.Cohen (1974), p. 9Covi (1975), p. 385 Cadaver monuments first appeared in the 1380s and remained a popular form of funerary art for 200 subsequent years.Heimerman (2021), p. 3 In a still widely debated theory popularized by the historians Helen M. Roe and John Aberth,Heimerman (2021), p. 7 cadaver monuments are often interpreted as a form of ''memento mori'' or adaption of the motif of "The Three Living and the Three Dead". They ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Transi Surnommé L'Homme à Moulons- Boussu, Chapelle Seigneuriale (cropped)
A cadaver monument or ''transi'' is a type of funerary monument to a deceased person, featuring a sculpted tomb effigy of a skeleton, or of an emaciated or decomposing dead body, with closed eyes. It was particularly characteristic of the Late Middle Ages when they were designed as a to remind viewers of the transience and vanity of mortal life compared to the eternity and desirability of the Christian after-life. The format is in stark contrast to gisants, which are always recumbent, in full dress, with open eyes and hands clasped and raised in prayer.Cohen (1974), p. 9Covi (1975), p. 385 Cadaver monuments first appeared in the 1380s and remained a popular form of funerary art for 200 subsequent years.Heimerman (2021), p. 3 In a still widely debated theory popularized by the historians Helen M. Roe and John Aberth,Heimerman (2021), p. 7 cadaver monuments are often interpreted as a form of ''memento mori'' or adaption of the motif of "The Three Living and the Three Dead". Th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |