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Playful Death carving from 1729 stucco charms art lovers

Original: Death leans forward, pipe in hand, blowing bubbles across the ceiling — a strange, almost playful memento mori carved in

A striking stucco carving by Johann Georg Leinberger, made around 1729, is drawing attention online: it shows Death leaning forward, pipe in hand, blowing bubbles across a ceiling. The work adorns the Holy Grave Chapel at Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. Commenters are fascinated by its unusually playful take on the memento mori tradition, where bubbles traditionally symbolise the fragility of life.

Why now: The unusual, whimsical depiction of Death in a historic religious setting is being shared and admired as a curiosity.

Johann Georg LeinbergerMichaelsberg AbbeyBambergHoly Grave Chapel

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• Death leans forward, pipe in hand, blowing bubbles across the ceiling — a strange, almost playful memento mori carved into plaster by Johann Georg Leinberger around 1729. It's part of the Holy Grave Chapel at Michaelsberg Abbey in Bamberg, Germany. By # ArtArtistArtwork #… · Adrenochrome · 47

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