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Danse Macabre

The Danse Macabre in Tallinn is nearly seven and a half metres long and forms the beginning of a monumental twenty-metre work that has been attributed to the renowned Lübeckian master Bernt Notke (c. 1440–1509). The painting depicting the dance of Death and mortals is unique in terms of both its iconography and subject matter; it is also the only preserved medieval Danse Macabre that has been painted on canvas.

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Art Museum of Estonia

pope living skeleton memento mori dance of Death; Death together with one or more human beings oil paintings (visual works)

15th century

Estonia

Title: Danse Macabre

Description:

1440–1509).

The painting depicting the dance of Death and mortals is unique in terms of both its iconography and subject matter; it is also the only preserved medieval Danse Macabre that has been painted on canvas.

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