A Forgotten Truth About Death

Wallters, Charles; Soothsayer with a Skull; Bruce Castle Museum (Haringey Culture, Libraries and Learning); http://www.artuk.org/artworks/soothsayer-with-a-skull-134137 The picture is striking. Why does it catch your eye? How does it effect you? Confused? Unsettled? Curious? Disgusted? This is no ordinary scene. In fact this is no ordinary scene because of "A Forgotten Truth About Death." What is …