The anamorphic skull found in Hans Holbein's The Ambassadors is called a memento mori or reminder of death. Paintings from this time often included such symbols of mortality alongside lavish displays of wealth. When viewed from the lower left corner of the painting, this protracted form appears as a realistically formed human skull. This motif has been appropriated from Holbein's painting and pressed onto a crushed, elongated penny; continuing the dialogue between art, commerce, and mortality. This multiple was published in conjuction with the Rapture exhibition catalogue, Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, 2000

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