Science Source Stock Photo - Death attacks Print Shop, Danse Macabre, 1499

Death attacks Print Shop, Danse Macabre, 1499

Description: From La Grant Dance Macabre, printed by Matthias Huss, Lyons, 1499. Death attacking a print shop for its sinful activities. 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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New York Public Library/Science Source

Unique identifier: SS2406544

Legacy Identifier: BQ7780

Type: Image

Size: 3628px × 2711px (~28 MB)

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