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Original title: In the midst of life we are in death
Created by Bernhard Gutmann in 1905
In the midst of life we are in death Created by Bernhard Gutmann

The title refers to a funeral sentence of an Anglican burial service. Although the drawing looks like a skull from a distance, this is actually a naked woman bending down. The combination of barely dressed women and death is a popular, recurring theme in art.

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Penny - Saturday 8 October 2011

It was the skull I strugled to see!

sophie - Wednesday 30 November 2011

the skull really freaks me out lol