The legend of La Pascualita didn’t appear out of nowhere. From death masks to wax effigies, lifelike figures have a long, eerie history. Dive into the unsettling art behind the “bride who never died” in this week’s Fast Facts.
REFERENCES
- HowStuffWorks – La Pascualita: The Corpse Bride of Mexico
- Ripley’s Believe It or Not! – The Corpse Bride: La Pascualita
- History.com – Chihuahua, Mexico
- Victoria & Albert Museum – Wax Effigies in Europe
- Smithsonian Magazine – History of Death Masks
- Encyclopaedia Britannica – Roman Funerary Practices
- Museum of International Folk Art – Mexican Folk Art & Death Traditions
- National Funeral Directors Association – History of Embalming
