Italian school of the late 17th century Vanity with veiled skull Sculpture in travertine marble Height : 60 cm 60 cm - Depth: 21 cm (missing and worn) A similar figure adorns the tomb of the architect Giovanni Battista Gisleni, which he erected in 1675 in the church of Santa Maria del Popolo in Rome. Memento mori is a Latin phrase meaning "remember that you are going to die".