‘Mors Imperator’ (translated: ‘Death is the ruler’), painted by the artist Hermione von Preusschen (1854–1918), caused a sensation when unveiled in Berlin in 1887. The oversize oil on canvas painting, measuring 258 x 138 cm (ca. 102 x 54 in), shows a skeleton in imperial robes.
It will be displayed in a cabinet exhibition from 22 March – 15 November 2026 in the Alte Nationalgalerie in Berlin.
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