Vincent van Gogh, Andy Warhol, Yan Pei-Ming, Damien Hirst, Philippe de Champaigne – all these artists share something in common: they have painted, sculpted and drawn skulls! But what was going through their mind? Many great artists make the skull a symbol of time passing, and accompany it with hourglasses, candles and even diamonds. Van Gogh, on the other hand, makes it the secret of every good self-portrait. Come and discover the mysteries hiding behind his painting.