Danse Macabre, 1827

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Lithograph entitled: "Death saw a dustman ringing his bell. Designed and done on stone by E. Hull, 1827." Death stabs junkman, while two of Death's companions make off with coffins 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: 4200px × 3252px
Photo credit: © Photo Researchers / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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