He hung the portrait on his wall as a reminder of the transience of life .
A few months before his death , Donne commissioned this portrait of himself as he expected to appear when he rose from the grave at the Apocalypse .
Donne hung the portrait on Donne 's wall as a reminder of the transience of life .
A few months before his death , Donne commissioned this portrait of himself as he expected to appear when he rose from the grave at the Apocalypse .