Which picture contains a disguised symbol of the theme sic transit gloria mundi, or "thus passes worldly glory," a reminder that no one escapes death?

a. Holbein's The Ambassadors
b. Grünewald's The Crucifixion
c. Bosch's Garden of Earthly Delights
d. Pontormo's Deposition


Answer: a

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