Danse Macabre, 17th Century

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Entitled: "Death confronts a young man. Engraving by Joan van Sande, 17th century." Visual motif: The Figure of Death, carrying an arrow and an hour-glass, confronts a young man holding a sword; a battle scene is taking place in the background. Dance of Death, also called Danse Macabre (French), Danza Macabra (Italian), Dansul Mortii (Romanian), Danza de la Muerte (Spanish), Dansa de la Mort (Catalan), Danca Macabra (Portuguese language), Totentanz (German), Dodendans (Dutch), Surmatants (Estonian), is an artistic genre of late medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Dance of Death unites all.

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Size: 3150px × 4016px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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