Nymphenburg-1747-logo
  • Nymphenburg
  • Products
  • Editions
  • Artists & Designers
  • News & Press
  • Exclusive
  • Products
    • Gifts
    • Jewellery
    • Accessories
    • Table
    • Bavarica
    • Figures
      • Hunting
      • Coquetry
      • Memento Mori
        • Neptune Chariot
        • Putti
        • Sacred figures
        • Wind & weather
        • Chinoiserie
        • Commedia dell’Arte
      • Animals
      • Vases
      • Services
      • Majolica
    10001327
    10001327
    Skull
    10019213
    Skull
    10019812
    Porcelain bones
    10018895
    Skull
    10019552
    Skull with Cumberland Motive, sold out
    10020069
    Skull with Butterfly Motive, sold out
    10019090
    Skull small
    10019533
    Skull large
    10020315
    Skull with Beetle Motive
    « previous · next »

    Memento Mori · Skull

    Product number 01.327
    Detail Ivory, glazed
    Design Ignaz Günther, approx. 1756
    Height 4 cm

    When Ignaz Günther designed his majestic Crucifix, presumably in 1756, at the foot of the cross, alongside the bones, there was also a skull. With its striking eye sockets and stylised form of the jaw, the four-centimetre-tall Skull is a great artefact. Four separate casts are required to produce this miniature in the master workshops – even the jaw has its own cast. Today, this memento mori is among the most popular of the Manufactory's products. It has also been available in black bisque porcelain since 2009.

    • Product sheet
    Contact · Retailer Support · Career · FAQ · Terms & Conditions · Privacy Policy · Imprint