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FORTUNA BRINGS A SMILE TO YOUR WRITING

As rictuses go, it’s a joyous one: despite the usual horror connotations associated with skulls, the dominant, deliciously ironic image embracing everything from the pirates’ Jolly Roger to heavy metal band logos to military squadron patches is the laughing skull. It says much about the human anatomy that, removed of its covering, the bare skull …

Montegrappa: Fortuna Skull

SKULL A universal motif that transcends cultural borders. A symbol of death in one society, a celebration of life in another. The skull possesses instant familiarity as it is a part of every one of us. It serves as a Mexican icon to celebrate the departed and a medieval religious totem, an essential rock’n’roll logo …