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English: A German print of the Danse Macabre. Nine women of different social rank from empress to fool dance with the dead. The entire economy of salvation is depicted, from the Fall, through the crucifixion, to Heaven and Hell. Twelve more traditional Dance Macabre figures, from pope and emperor down to fool, surround the central image.
Date 17th century
date QS:P,+1650-00-00T00:00:00Z/7
Source La Mort dans l'Art: http://lamortdanslart.com/danse/Manuscrit/Ridinger/dm_pamphlet.htm
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current04:14, 7 December 2013Thumbnail for version as of 04:14, 7 December 2013810 × 1,017 (462 KB)Patrick Pollefeys (talk | contribs)I am the webmaster of lamortdanslart.com. I made a mistake with the identification of this picture. It is not by Paulus Fürst, but by an unknown artist. The engraving by Fürst has captions in German and Latin, whereas this picture’s text is in Germ...
04:41, 16 September 2012Thumbnail for version as of 04:41, 16 September 2012810 × 1,017 (462 KB)Michael Hurst (talk | contribs){{Information |Description ={{en|1=A German print of the ''Danse Macabre''. Nine women of different social rank from empress to fool dance with the dead. The entire economy of salvation is depicted, from the Fall, through the crucifixion, to Heaven ...