Danse Macabre
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| '''''Dance of Death''''', also variously called '''''Danse Macabre''''' (French), '''''Danza Macabra''''' (Italian) or '''''Totentanz''''' (German), is a [[Allegory in the Middle Ages|late-medieval allegory]] on the universality of [[death]]: no matter one's station in life, the dance of death unites all. ''La Danse Macabre'' consists of the [[personified death]] leading a row of dancing figures from all walks of life to the [[Grave (burial)|grave]]—typically with an [[emperor]], [[monarch|king]], [[pope]], [[monk]], youngster, beautiful girl, all [[skeleton|skeletal]]. They were produced to remind people of how fragile their lives were and how vain the glories of [[personal life|earthly life]] were. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest artistic examples are in a cemetery in Paris from 1424. | '''''Dance of Death''''', also variously called '''''Danse Macabre''''' (French), '''''Danza Macabra''''' (Italian) or '''''Totentanz''''' (German), is a [[Allegory in the Middle Ages|late-medieval allegory]] on the universality of [[death]]: no matter one's station in life, the dance of death unites all. ''La Danse Macabre'' consists of the [[personified death]] leading a row of dancing figures from all walks of life to the [[Grave (burial)|grave]]—typically with an [[emperor]], [[monarch|king]], [[pope]], [[monk]], youngster, beautiful girl, all [[skeleton|skeletal]]. They were produced to remind people of how fragile their lives were and how vain the glories of [[personal life|earthly life]] were. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest artistic examples are in a cemetery in Paris from 1424. | ||
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| * [[Ars moriendi]] | * [[Ars moriendi]] | ||
| * [[Memento mori]] | * [[Memento mori]] | ||
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Dance of Death, also variously called Danse Macabre (French), Danza Macabra (Italian) or Totentanz (German), is a late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the dance of death unites all. La Danse Macabre consists of the personified death leading a row of dancing figures from all walks of life to the grave—typically with an emperor, king, pope, monk, youngster, beautiful girl, all skeletal. They were produced to remind people of how fragile their lives were and how vain the glories of earthly life were. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest artistic examples are in a cemetery in Paris from 1424.
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