The Dance of Death. 15th-century German woodcut print depicting skeletons dancing on a grave. The concept is that of the Danse Macabre,a medieval allegory reminding people that death comes to everyone,no matter what status they attain in life. This artwork,by the German painter Michael Wolgemut (1434-1519),was published in the 'Liber chronicarum' (Book of Chronicles,Nuremburg,1493) by the German physician Hartmann Schedel (1440-1514). The Latin at top refers to the 'Seventh age of the world' in a chapter on the Coming of the Antichrist,the end of the world and the Last Judgement | |
Lizenzart: | Lizenzpflichtig |
Credit: | Science Photo Library / CCI Archives |
Bildgröße: | 4299 px × 4084 px |
Modell-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Eigentums-Rechte: | nicht erforderlich |
Restrictions: | - |