The Death of the Gravedigger

An old man digs in the snow. he spent his life digging graves. this one is his. Carlos Schwabe painted a gravedigger at work in a snowy cemetery. He looks up from the pit and finds the Angel of Death waiting above him, a small green light glowing in her hand. She is not cruel. She is patient. Every grave he ever dug was practice for this one. The Death of the Gravedigger — Carlos Schwabe, 1895–1900. Musée d'Orsay, Paris. #shorts #mementomori #arthistory #philosophy #symbolism