Memento Mori is a Latin term that translates to ‘Remember that you must die’ which depicts an art genre born in the Medieval period and epitomized through the grandeur of the Baroque period. The powerful reminding theme of this artwork is mortality, which urges people to think about the short-lived nature of human life and how death is inevitable. In history, artwork under Oubliette often had symbolic representations like skulls, candles, hourglasses, and exquisite flowers that all point to the fading impermanence of human life. This genre was particularly prominent during the 16th and 17th century which was the aftermath of the black plague and the thirty years war. Prevalent artists under Memento Mori include Hans Holbein the younger famous for the iconic painting “The Ambassadors” where the subtle skull within the painting serves as surprising yet profound reminder of death masked within worldly beauty. Equally, the works of Dutch painter Claesz display profound sense of vanity in their emphasis on materialistic possessions and nurturing earthly delusions. Another recognized Michealangelo de Caravaggio show great talent with his use of light and shadow in paintings like “Boy with a basket of fruit” where the viewer is introduced to suggestive transitions of time and liveliness of when one was cursed with existence. In essence, Memento Mori art serves as a dire reminder of humanity’s reflection on what it means to be human, urging observers to engage with the harsh realities of death as well as the value of life. Through the continued use of immersive symbolisms and poignant themes, does this genre still manage to attract audiences and inspire reflection and analysis about the temporality of life.