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  2. Post-mortem photography - Wikipedia

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    Post-mortem photograph of Emperor Frederick III of Germany, 1888. Post-mortem photograph of Brazil's deposed emperor Pedro II, taken by Nadar, 1891.. The invention of the daguerreotype in 1839 made portraiture commonplace, as many of those who were unable to afford the commission of a painted portrait could afford to sit for a photography session.

  3. Funerary art - Wikipedia

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    Funerary art is any work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead. The term encompasses a wide variety of forms, including cenotaphs ("empty tombs"), tomb-like monuments which do not contain human remains, and communal memorials to the dead, such as war memorials , which may or may not contain remains, and a range ...

  4. Burial - Wikipedia

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    Exhumation of those killed in Bucha massacre in March 2022. Exhumation, or disinterment, is the act of digging something up, especially a corpse. This is most often done to relocate a body to a different burial spot; families may make this decision to locate the deceased in a more pertinent or convenient place.

  5. Grave - Wikipedia

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    A grave is a location where a dead body (typically that of a human, although sometimes that of an animal) is buried or interred after a funeral. Graves are usually located in special areas set aside for the purpose of burial, such as graveyards or cemeteries. [1]

  6. ‘Remarkable preserved condition.’ Nun’s exhumed body draws ...

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    Nun’s exhumed body draws hundreds to small Missouri town. Judy L. Thomas. May 22, 2023 at 10:44 PM. 1 / 2 ... “We just don’t have the capacity to receive all kinds of people. We’re ...

  7. Embalming - Wikipedia

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    Embalming is the art and science of preserving human remains by treating them with embalming chemicals in modern times to forestall decomposition. [1] [2] This is usually done to make the deceased suitable for viewing as part of the funeral ceremony or keep them preserved for medical purposes in an anatomical laboratory.

  8. Tomb effigy - Wikipedia

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    A tomb effigy (French: gisant ("lying")) is a sculpted effigy of a deceased person usually shown lying recumbent on a rectangular slab, [1] presented in full ceremonial dress or wrapped in a shroud, and shown either dying or shortly after death.

  9. List of mortuary customs - Wikipedia

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    Funerary art is any work of art forming, or placed in, a repository for the remains of the dead. Funeral coin is used for coins issued on the occasion of the death of a prominent person, mostly a ruling prince or a coin-lord. Funeral games are athletic competitions held in honor of a recently deceased person. [12]