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The Dance Of Death

The Dance Of Death

Holbein, Hans
Dobson, Austin

Hardcover

Art HistoryFiction AnthologiesGeneral Art

ISBN10: 1163410381
ISBN13: 9781163410387
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Sep 10 2010
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.79
Height: 0.44 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Dance of Death is a book that features the famous woodcuts by Hans Holbein, depicting the dance of death or the Danse Macabre. This macabre dance is a medieval allegory that depicts death as a skeleton leading people from all walks of life to their final destination. The book contains a series of woodcuts that show death interacting with people from different social classes, including kings, popes, merchants, and peasants. The illustrations are accompanied by verses in German, Latin, and French that describe the scene and the message behind it. The book is a powerful reminder of the transience of life and the inevitability of death. It is a classic work of art that has inspired countless artists and writers throughout the centuries.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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