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29 Νοε 2021 · Gustav Mahler (1860-1911). Death masks are fascinating but slightly haunting relics from an age before photos. Until cameras rendered them redundant, it was common for notable people to have metal, wax or plaster applied to their face when they had died, creating a “death mask”.
Masks have been part of the ritual of death for millennia. Some, such as those of Egyptian pharaohs, were idealized representations of the deceased, designed for the tomb. Others, such as the death masks of ancient Rome, preserved the exact face at the moment of death.
28 Οκτ 2022 · Death masks – casts of a deceased person’s face taken to preserve their image – give us an impression of history that no written description, bust, or painting can provide. They offered a final viewing of the deceased and commemorated their legacies.
31 Οκτ 2017 · Death masks date back to ancient Egypt, where creating a sculpted mask to put on the deceased's face was very fashionable. Many famous names have had their faces cast, like actor James Dean.
28 Αυγ 2020 · Tussaud made a wax death mask of many famous revolution victims, including Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI, Madame Elizabeth, Princess Lamballe, Robespierre, Danton, and Marat. The following are...
29 Ιαν 2012 · A series of deaths masks for commemorating the powerful and famous, from monarchs to musicians. DEATH MASKS of the rich and famous in bygone centuries were traditionally made by creating a...
8 Σεπ 2020 · A look inside the famous death masks (and deaths) from some of humanity's most notable — and notorious — individuals.
