Fascinating Death Masks of Famous and Infamous People From History
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- Опубліковано 20 кві 2021
- ► Hello everyone and welcome back to Mystery Scoop. Have you ever heard of a death mask? Well death masks are a replica production of the appearance of a person's face, just moments after they died, and they have been invaluable to posterity as a final viewing of famous people from history. Death masks are typically metal, wax or plaster moulds of a person's face after their death. Being originally in existence since the time of Tutankhamun, the form that we know today, dates back to the Middle Ages. In the age before photography, they were useful in being used as a model for sculptors in creating statues of the deceased person. The King Henry Seventh's death mask, being one of the most famous of such, has helped us visualize his true appearance better, especially with the input of today's technology and the skills of a few individuals in facial reconstruction. Many posthumous statues of Henry VII were supposedly made using his death mask. Let's see some more famous or infamous death masks from our history.
Restoration and colorization of King Henry VII mask by Matt Loughrey:
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Making of a death mask by Orange County Register:
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Ned Kelly Death Mask photo by Ciell:
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It is striking that, no matter how turbulent, violent, painful, exciting or tiring the lives of these people was, after breathing their last breath they look so at peace.
Except for Sir Isaac Newton-he looks like he died in pain.
@@janegardener1662 the last one seems to have suffered too
@@janegardener1662 iiililuk
Most of us look pretty peaceful when we sleep at night unless we are having a bad dream or something
pretty sure they had to do a little work on Dillinger
It's a shame that nobody came out with this brilliant idea of the dead mask before it was first used. Had they done that we would have the opportunity to see the real look of so many famous people in history.
Great work!
Deathmasks actually go all the way back to ancient Rome, when it was common to have wax masks hanging in the homes of the wealthy as a means of honoring ancestors. In fact, a death mask exists of Julius Ceasar taken as his body was prepared for his public cremation.
I want to see more of this. Fascinating!
They are real. I saw most of the presidents at the Smithsonian. Some are done for the “elites” back in the day while they are alive, others when they die or when their life got cut short. Dates back a few centuries ago too
@Robert Windedahl I have seen those videos of the dead looking alive. But that was creepy.
Some of my relatives/ancestors were photographed that way.
I guess the death mask needs to be done immediately after the person's death, as someone's features really tend to change very soon after their passing. They just seem to relax and "fall", and then the person suddenly looks like the corpse version of themselves, rather than what they were during their lives. Very interesting content, as always! This video really shows how talented those portrait painters were.
Yes, and the death mask may also be showing the ravages of disease as well, so between that and the loss of muscle tone, the mask may not bear much resemblance to the living person. I find a "life mask" more interesting, because that captures a better image of the character and likeness of the person. I think the mask of Lincoln in this video is a life mask, because he had masks made twice during his lifetime.
Yikes !! Looked like they waited too long before taking Sir Isaac Newton's mask !!
Many thanks! :)
@@DianeGraft - You're right, it would always be best to get a "life mask" done and record what the person was like when they were alive and well, rather than dead! Especially if they were ill, as you say, or even just very worn down by old age in the last part of their lives.
I did it while alive out of clay! I am a retired art professor
The fact these masks have survived for hundreds of years is astounding.
I liked how the portraits and the death masks validated each other, very interesting video.
Ned Kelly was a very good looking man.
His is the only death mask that seems to show the effects of rigor mortis with the characteristic signs of eyelids, jaw and cheeks looking puffy and somewhat taut.
Agreed
@@hollygolightly8048 his neck and cheeks probably look that way because he was hanged.
Looks like Zayn Malik
That's true !
It’s amazing how close most of the portrait paintings are...
It's brilliant isn't it? :)
Because of something called the camera lucida.
@@Dudeguy36 Nah, that's called brilliant painting skills. You can use any trick you want but the final result will be bad if you are not a very good artist.
@@vaderetro264 If you look at paintings before and after it's invention, there is a drastic difference in quality.
@@Dudeguy36 No, there isn't. I've studied the subject quite deeply, btw.
They took a death mask of Filippo Brunelleschi in 1446,
but unfortunately didn't take one of Leonardo da Vinci in 1519.
It would be extremely interesting to see what he looked like.
He did a self portait...
Would have loved to have included that in the video Jane :O
They did... but it broke..... thats the story
(Sarcasm)
Why would it matter what he looked like? It was his ideas that made him unique and interesting. What he looked like is completely irrelevant.
@@danfors1333
Curious, then why are you watching this video, least this channel?
Even though there were already paintings or pictures of most these people, a death mask was still made to keep their memory strong. It goes to show that saying a final goodbye to someone is something we’re always going to want with strings attached to their prior existence.
Beautifully written!
Also of Dante, if you rrreeeally want to nitpick 😒
I find it interesting how you immediately can recognize many death masks even though you've only seen paintings of the person and they died like 500 years ago in some cases.
Totally agree that Ned Kelly was attractive when the law caught up with him. Surprisingly, Napoleon Bonaparte looked pretty good when he passed away. I really liked the personal Bio that the creator gave with each mask. It totally made the video twice as interesting, in my opinion.
I really enjoyed this and the music served to enhance this moving tribute.
Amazing how some of the masks match the portraits so closely and others look nothing like them.
I think it is becasue th portraits were from 20 years earlier before they died. Do you still look the same as you did 20 years ago?
I agree.
I'm somewhere between surprised and disappointed.
Some of them are transgendered.
Maybe it depends on how quickly the death mask was made after death?
Was thinking the same thing.
Very interesting -- thank you. Just a small note -- I believe the Lincoln mask was taken while he was still alive. They also took molds of his hands, which were used to help sculpt his statue in the Lincoln Memorial in D.C.
the death masks and portraits match up pretty well... nice to know we can "trust" the paintings..
I can't tell you how in awe I was during this whole video. I loved every moment.
Really enjoyed that, especially that you gave us just enough time to read the interesting captions!
Chopin’d death mask is beautiful.
It is! As well as Ned Kelly. It’s amazing to see their masks because we can see what their faces actually look like.
I've studied the English Civil War, the Stuarts & the Restoration in depth and Oliver Cromwell's part in that historical era. But I don't remember ever seeing his death mask. Truly fascinating.
Thank you!🌿💙
Thought Cromwell's death mask made him appear more attractive than the painting.
A good thing they made the mask before they stuck his head on a pike on a wall and let the crows have at it.
there are actually two death masks from Cromwell - but they look nothing alike
The fate of Cromwell's skull, through the centuries after his death, is a very interesting (and sometimes hilarious) story. :)
I'm very impressed at how accurate many of the portrait likenesses were to to the final death masks. The artists who painted them captured their individual and unique personal features very well in most of the paintings. As a watercolorist, I can appreciate the desire of the artist to feel a responsibility for making an accurate , but also an acceptable work. It must have been a strange and very odd position to be put into for them personally at times. If your depiction was not well taken or to the King's favor, at the very least your reputation and possible entire livelihood was at stake. The death masks are totally fascinating to me, it is as close as one can get to seeing that person's true face as when they lived. I truly believe that many things about the personality and nature of how a person was in life does reflect in many ways upon the face.It seems to bear much in this theory looking at the death masks regarding some general sense of the overall attitude and character of many of these. And their humanity shine more than anything through being able to see them as one human to another and somewhat see traits such as kindness, high intellect, humor etc in their features... that I perceive anyway.
I agree with you totally.I think the visage reflects many inner layers of the person character and personality.I notice that a few if the death masks had some slight distortions,especially with the nose of the person ,that's to be expected due to the techniques and methods they had to use.And due to the probable short time they had to make them before other concerns took precedence.Truly remarkable that the idea exists at all and that we have these fantastic true depictions!
Keep in mind some portraits were painted after the persons death and used the death mask as reference.
For those wondering if they looked like their painted portraits, yes. They looked very similar to their portraits. I realized this after looking at portraits of old presidents and then comparing them to their photographs.
Fantastic!!! More of the death masks, please. This was awesome
FYI, the mask of Lincoln is actually a life mask made by Volk in Springfield. IL before he grew his famous beard.
Wonderfully done. Rich color made me feel I was there myself. .Can’t watch enough so much to see on the net, your channel is my personal #1 pick👏
More of the same, please! Outstanding presentation!!!
All the portraits have an incredible likeness to the actual person. I certainly appreciate the value of artistic interpretation. Ned’s mask is more handsome than his photo. Such is life.
Thank you for making this and showing people from the past and with history background , very interesting !
Thank you Mystery Scoop for another wonderful post!
Our pleasure!
John Dillinger 2:00 is an interesting one, as Public Enemy Number 1 and Americas most wanted criminal on the run, he had tried to change his appearance by plastic surgery to the extent that his positive identification was in doubt when eventually he was betrayed and gunned down by the F.B.I in July 1934. The difference between the photo and the death mask is quite apparent, although the surgery was somewhat botched and primitive, it didn't help much and he thought he'd enhance it by growing a moustache (which didn't do much either)
Thanks for that info. I thought he looked really odd, now I know why lol .
Great selection of death masks! 👏 Thank you 😊
This is absolutely amazing I am obsessed with history itself I'm so glad we can look at these videos and actually see for what it was thank you..
Nerd, jk, so am I, this is so cool. Loved history
@@jb1401 🤘😛🤘 yeassss me toooo.
I have always found death masks fascinating. To get a better idea on how famous people really looked. Thanks for covering this topic. I guess famous men were more important to make masks of than women. Very interesting!! Thank-you!!
My relative was famous actress in her time in the UK and she got a death mask, and a sculpture
@@beaulieuonnp593 what was her name??
@@pamott1809 oops had to double check, she had a LIFE MASK Sarah Siddons I like another one Johanna Boyce had a one too, but a death mask as she died early in childbirth
@@beaulieuonnp593 Thanks!! I"ll look them up!
@@beaulieuonnp593 When I worked for the London Underground they had an old electric locomotive called Sarah Siddons. I think it was from the old Metropolitan Railway. It's probably in some museum now.
Chopin was lovely. A well spent 9 minutes and 30 seconds.
The picture shown for Chopin does not look much like Chopin - there are actual photographs you could use which would go well with the mask
Fascinating as always.
Thanks once again your work is top-notch, what a smart chap you are and the things you do on youtube with all these faces from the past are fantastic to look at, keep up the great work so we all may continue to enjoy the perfect artwork in your great hands..RESPECT
Thank you kindly
I am really surprised at the accuracy in likeness of the paintings compared to the masks, fascinating stuff.
Chopin's death mask is rather beautiful. Some death masks have noses pushed to the side as if the corpse or the mask was damaged. No women (except a brief initial glance at Elizabeth I)? If you haven't already covered it elsewhere Mary Queen of Scots' death mask is rather beautiful and Louis XIV's is worth a look.
I thought that too, and nice thick hair!
@@Autumn74 Unfortunately I don't think her real hair was thick when she died. She wore a wig. At her execution the executioner went to pick up her severed head and not realising she wore a wig, he held the head by the hair and the wig came away in his hand.
@@heliotropezzz333 lol, I meant Chopin !!!😁 Yes I’ve read about Elizabeth’s wig too!
my aunt was famous actress in her day and she got a death mask
@@beaulieuonnp593 How cool!
An errie set of videos you present, but respectful and thought provoking. You spend your time well Sir.
Another fantastic video out by Mystery Scoop!
When Napoleon passed away in 1821, english buried him in St-helena. In 1840 a french expedition was in charge to bring back the emperor’s body to France, the two death masks of the emperor were made at this time (there are more than two masks, but only two are potentialy true).
The problem is that scientist and historian can’t prove that one of these is real, the second problem is that these masks have a different shape so no one can know the true face of Napoleon.
That anecdote is funny, funnier when you know that the ship which carried the expedition carried a camera in its slipway also.
Chopin is my favorite composer, I didn’t realize he was so handsome.
I'm impressed! Thank you for this video.
Fascinated by death masks.As usual your productions are excellent!
I hate to tell you, but many of those masks are in fact "life casts" that were made during the person's lifetime. For example: Lincoln's mask was done for a portrait when he was a lawyer (notice there is no beard). The way to tell the difference is the skin often pulls back when the decedent is laid on their back (as in the case of Dillinger's) whereas the "life casts" were made using a material called "moulage" that was developed by "Marie" Tussaud, commonly known as Madame Tussaud in the 1790's.
This was fascinating, thank you.
You did an awesome job with this on as usual. Your whole presentation is very calming and smoothly delivered. Greetings from Arizona.
Thank you! Cheers!
Beethoven became deaf but still managed to compose.
When I hear “That’s all for today, folks” I just keep wishing for more.🙏🏻
One suggestion, indicating the age at death for these people would have been a good bit of information 🤓
Very well done
Greta ; I figured out their age by counting on the year they were born and from the year they Died , that's what I always do ! It's a friendly suggestion ! GOD bless you , and greetings from North Carolina USA .
@@blancaesquer7051 hi 💖 And greetings from Michigan! Much love and prayers for God’s blessings to you too, my friend
Incredible to see a mask of Dante!
Yep, especially since there's no extant portrait of him that was made in his lifetime or in the decade following his death.
Can't believe l missed this one!!, but so interesting and thoroughly enjoyed many thanks as always....
U learn something new every day . I didn't know that ned Kelly had a death mask 🇦🇺
I had the experience of seeing Napoleon's death mask at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts years ago. It is much more solemn in person.
Empty Throne:
"Napoleon's mask is not him it's his brother, there's another one with a little hair from his actual body stuck to the mask."
@@janehonda4073 where can you find it?
On the last mask, Brunelleschi, you can actually see the eyelashes on his left eye - wow.
An absolutely beautiful and well done video. Thank you.
This was very interesting! Thanks for sharing this with us!!
Chopin has a beautiful death mask.
That, as usual, was great! You forgot Maria Antoinette. her death mask is/was in the Victoria and Albert museum. Due to a gravedigger strike, her body, after beheading, was cast aside as was her head. And a woman sneaked in and fetched the head and used wax as the cast.
That woman was the famous Madame Tussaud
@@14ariel77 Yes it was👌😊
@@14ariel77 Yes Indeed it was. 👌😊
@@14ariel77 "Madame Tussaud, how did you get into the wax figure business?"
"Well, Tom, it was like this. One day I was walking past a pile of decapitated bodies and saw this woman's head just sitting there when I realize it was the head of the former queen..."
This video was absolutely amazing. Thank you.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you so much this was amazing... 🙏🏻
I’m surprised how some historical figures were quit handsome.
Well napoleons desth mask looked better than his portraits lol
@@jennyrose9454 totally agree!
Chopin especially.
Same here, specially Chopin and Alexander the Great.
Chompin must have been a hunk. His death mask is of a very handsome individual with a near perfect face.
Wow! I love Chopin and his face matches his music, truly beautiful 😍💕
Absolutely fascinating. Thank you.
That was stunning. Thx for collecting
I've seen Ned's in the Old Melbourne Gaol. Seen Madame Tussads too - her first job was to cast Marie Antoinette and Louis 16th when she was just 17 years old.
Hmmm... yes, it was interesting to see the death masks. That said, I'd expected to see the regenerated & animated image of the person. Also, I love the history synopsis at the bottom. I'd love it more if the blurb was more uniform ie providing DOB (date of birth) & DOD (date of death), age & location at the time of death and the cause of death. Obviously you don't have a ton of space, but how we see history can go a very long way in not repeating our mistakes. Great video, it was thoroughly injoyed by everyone!!! Thanks!
Русскоязычные не смотрят...
This is amazing! ..thank you🙏❤👍
Really interesting video. Look forward to seeing more 😁
The text overlay kind of sucked the way it blocked out much of the image in each shot.
Exactly! That overlay should be optional
I had no problem with it as the narrative mainly remained below chin level?
@@dareyou2 have now reduced size of overlay to "tiny!"
Amazing, in some cases they looked quite different than their painting and photos.
Yes, like Beethoven
Death often changes the features.
Just found this channel, it's soooooo good. It fascinates me.I will be recommending it to others.Well Done.
Awesome, thank you!
I found your channel and I love it, very interesting material you put out here. Thank you. I just subscribed to your channel.
Really interesting. Thank you for sharing
Que Chopin était beau. Même son masque mortuaire le montre comme un bel homme dormant!
what an amzing video i sat transfixed almost touched with them amazing.
More like this please, that was amazing.
You’re very knowledgeable and you also keep it interesting
Thanks, but as you're all aware, it's all internet based...
I believe that Lincoln mask was taken during his life not after his death. He was far more emaciated at the time of his assassination.
Yes, it was a LIFE mask. The degree of emaciation and aging that show compared to an earlier life mask of him in 1860 make many suspect that he was suffering some illness (yes, all presidents tend to age noticeably in office, but not to this extent).
The illness he suffered from was trying to lead the country while it was experiencing a civil war.
@@kck9742 Yes, such a great man but not well by the end of his life. Hope you saw that documentary about the lost death bed photograph (Discovery Oct '20) - intriguing! Best, Kya
@@janegardener1662 And that's what others who dispute this say. He also lost his son Willie in that time. So I personally don't particularly think that he had to have been sick.
Same for the George Washington mask. It waa done in 1785 not 1799.
Beautifully done!
Thank you for this service to we, who wish to be inspired.
A fine presentation, vary informative as well as entertaining!
Thanks! :)
Thank you for the one of Chopin,my fav composer.
He appeared to be very handsome.
Absolutely 💯. Such likeness
Fascinating. I have seen the death mask of Horatio Nelson (my hero) owned by a private collector in Cornwall. I believe the mask is one of five.
Interesting, fascinating and a little bit creepy all wrapped up in one. The death masks were strikingly life like, some looked like ghosts👻!
It has always amused me that Ned Kelly is portrayed as fighting the English system in Australia. Trouble is that most of the police he ever met were of Irish ancestry just like him. My great grandfather (from Tyrone) was a police constable in Victoria when Ned was in his prime.
Extremely fascinating!
Again amazing.
There are some fascinating death masks of people who are NOT famous as well. I remember seeing one of an ancient Egyptian at the Egyptian museum.
💖 Thank you !🌷
EXCELLENT WORK
Fascinating! Thank you!
Not mentioned about Aaron Burr was that he had killed another Founder, Alexander Hamilton, in a duel in NJ and that he was once accused of plotting an overthrow of Jefferson's 2nd term. Also, I find it interesting that some of the casts included molds of the wrap used to keep the mouth of the deceased closed. A common practice that was still used into the 20th century before embalming became commonplace.
There were only a few copies of Mozart's death mask. One was owned by his widow Constanze, who, according to one biography, after many years got tired of looking at it and just THREW IT OUT...!!
Formidable vidéo, merci beaucoup. Je suis très émue surtout devant Frédéric Chopin 👋💖
Fascinante. Gracias!
Another great video, thanks.
Thanks again!
Apparently Ned's bulletproof suit wasn't all that bulletproof. Warranty claim?
Utterly fascinating!!
Very interesting thank you. Interesting to compare the masks with the portraits.
You're very welcome Jan! :)