Science Source Stock Photo - Danse Macabre, 1827

Danse Macabre, 1827

Description: Lithograph entitled: "Death found an author writing his life. Designed and done on stone by E. Hull, 1827." Author protests the intrusion of Death before writing is complete. 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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National Library of Medicine/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2618361

Legacy Identifier: JA1855

Type: Image

Size: 3900px × 3100px (~34 MB)

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