The Dance of Death, allegorical illustration

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The Dance of Death, allegorical illustration. Death comes to the field guard. The Dance of Death, or Danse Macabre, is a medieval allegory reminding people that death comes to everyone in the end. Illustrations by Georg Max Theodor Gotz (1779-1853).

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