Transi

Japanese: transi
Transi

In the 15th and 16th centuries in Germany, the so-called vanitas (transience) image, in which death appears to a young beautiful woman while she is putting on her makeup, was popular. The most distinctive example of this was the transi, a realistic depiction of the decay and decay of the deceased's corpse, placed on the tomb of a high-ranking person. This is common in France, England, and Germany.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "transi" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…15~16世紀のドイツには,若い美女の化粧の最中に死が現れる,いわゆる〈ウァニタスvanitas(はかなさ)〉の図像が流行した。この中で最も特徴的な例として,高位にある人物の墓に,その故人の死体の腐食と崩壊のありさまをリアルに表現する〈トランジtransi〉の図像がある。これはフランス,イギリス,ドイツに例が多い。…

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出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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