Search results
May 25, 1996 · Mask of Death: Directed by David Mitchell. With Lorenzo Lamas, Rae Dawn Chong, Billy Dee Williams, Conrad Dunn. While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel.
- (410)
- Action, Crime, Thriller
- David Mitchell
- 1996-05-25
A death mask is a likeness (typically in wax or plaster cast) of a person's face after their death, usually made by taking a cast or impression from the corpse. Death masks may be mementos of the dead or be used for creation of portraits. The main purpose of the death mask from the Middle Ages until the 19th century was to serve as a model for ...
Synopsis. While attempting to flee from the FBI, the criminal Frank Dallio kills Detective McKenna's wife, Rachel. McKenna himself is shot in the face by the professional killer Lyle Mason, who dies in a car crash shortly thereafter. The FBI persuades McKenna to undergo facial surgery and take the place of Lyle Mason in order to find Dallio and ...
- David Mitchell
- 8
Oct 31, 2017 · The death mask of a notorious Victorian murderer, Benjamin Courvoisier, hanged in 1840 (and witnessed by a crowd of 40,000 including Charles Dickens), was recently found in an outbuilding on a ...
Dec 21, 2020 · Royals made their death masks out of metal, often gold or gold atop bronze. The most famous death mask of this kind is the death mask of Tutankhamun (above). According to SmartHistory, Tutankhamun's death mask is considered a masterpiece of Ancient Egyptian art. Weighing over 20 pounds, it's made out of two gold sheets hammered together.
- Marina Manoukian
Feb 11, 2024 · The lost art of the death mask. 11 February 2024. By Zaria Gorvett, @ZariaGorvett , Features correspondent. Alamy. The Western world was once obsessed with these macabre memorials. * This article ...
Jun 13, 2024 · death mask, a wax or plaster cast of a mold taken from the face of a dead individual. Death masks are true portraits, although changes are occasionally made in the eyes of the mask to make it appear as though the subject were alive. From the time of ancient Egypt they have served as aids to portrait sculptors, and for the last few centuries ...
