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The Devil of Pisa - theatrical playbill, public domain image

The Devil of Pisa - theatrical playbill, public domain image

Porphyrius and Plotinus discussing the purification of the soul by means of theurgy; gods, souls and zodiac signs

Mattheus Ignatius van Bree - Bustes van Phokion, Diogenes en Pythagoras

The Inferno according to Dante; in the centre Lucifer who holds damned souls and in his talons seven kings, surrounded by damned souls being tortured by devils, after a fresco in the Campo Santo, Pisa

Pompeii und Herculanum. Albumen print, Getty Museum. Public domain photograph.

The Inferno According to Dante, from the Campo Santo Frescos in Pisa

St. Pachomius maltreated by two devils; his staff is broken

Numa Pompilius and Pythagoras by mystification of the devils resort to hydromancy; devils in hell

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In art, mementos mori are artistic or symbolic reminders of mortality. Memento mori is a Latin expression meaning "remember that you have to die". It was then reused during the medieval period, it is also related to the ars moriendi ("The Art of Dying") and related literature. Memento mori has been an important part of ascetic disciplines as a means of perfecting the character by cultivating detachment and other virtues, and by turning the attention towards the immortality of the soul and the afterlife.

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maïtre françois numa pompilius numa pompilius pythagoras mystification devils resort devils resort hydromancy hell national library of netherlands death medieval medieval manuscript manuscripts
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Date

1300 - 1500
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Memento Mori

The Art of Dying: artistic and symbolic reminders of mortality.
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France
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National Library of the Netherlands
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Souls ascending to heaven - Public domain medieval manuscript

Numa Pompilius Giving the Laws to the Romans

Porphyrius points to "Satan transformed into an angel of light", deceiving those who think that the invocation of demons can lead to the purification of the soul

Men, Trinity and devils; philosophers like Apuleius assigned to the demons the middle position between God and men with their eternal misery

Pythagoras, portrait - Public domain portrait engraving

Alexander the Great meeting the Gymnosophists (Indian philosophers living naked, as their name implies) (2nd of 3)

Titus and Vespasianus massacre the Jews

People worshipping the statues of Bacchus, Bonus Eventus and Pomona; God blessing a dead man and carrying his soul

Dispute on the great number of pagan gods; God the Father, Virtue and Happiness (background)

Angels and devils fighting over souls that are represented as small human beings; the souls are carried to heaven by angels and welcomed by God the Father

The cruelty of some religious ceremonies, e.g. self-mutilation, and the ridiculousness of worshipping Venus, Jupiter, Juno, Diana and Apollo in the shape of animals (as criticized by Seneca)

Apuleius advises the use of demons as mediators between mankind and the gods

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maïtre françois numa pompilius numa pompilius pythagoras mystification devils resort devils resort hydromancy hell national library of netherlands death medieval medieval manuscript manuscripts