Death Mask Gallery

History is bizarre

Published on December 3, 2004 By iamheather In Internet

Did you know that plaster casts of people upon their death have been made for centuries? The casts were made as mementos for the family of the deceased. The Death Mask Gallery has pictures of scores of famous death masks.

Check out Alfred Hitchcock, Chopin, Pascal, Frederick the Great, Ben Franklin and more....

Creepy, but fascinating!

Comments

iamheather

on Dec 03, 2004

Guess this was just too creepy, or else everyone is at a loss for words....

Texas Wahine

on Dec 03, 2004

Is it scary? I don't know that I want to see it if it's scary (nice contradiction considering I enjoy CSI, huh?).

iamheather

on Dec 03, 2004

Is it scary? I don't know that I want to see it if it's scary (nice contradiction considering I enjoy CSI, huh?)

No it is not scary tex. Just a bit morose. You should see some of these people. It is really interesting.

Texas Wahine

on Dec 03, 2004

I checked it out (a few pages anyway). Very interesting. I didn't realize that this was something that people actually did. Hmmm . . .

iamheather

on Dec 03, 2004

Very interesting. I didn't realize that this was something that people actually did

Me either. The one of Mary Queen of Scotland is absolutely stunning. I also found the one of Frederick Deeming, Jack the Ripper suspect, fascinating.

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