Mourning Portrait Painter
Before photography, families hired artists to paint post-mortem portraits of deceased loved ones, sometimes posing the bodies to appear alive. It was considered a beautiful, respectful gesture—but to modern eyes, it’s pretty eerie.
Some painters specialized solely in this genre, even adding fake smiles or open eyes. The invention of the camera quickly shifted the practice to post-mortem photography before fading entirely. These images now haunt antique shops and horror museums alike.
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