Dance of Death: The Earl, c. 1526. Creator: Hans Holbein (German, 1497 / 98-1543)
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Dance of Death: The Earl, c. 1526. Creator: Hans Holbein (German, 1497 / 98-1543)
Dance of Death: The Earl, c. 1526. Dance of Death is the most celebrated series of woodcuts designed by Holbein. The forty-one blocks were cut by Hans Lutzelburger in the years immediately before his death in 1526, though the set was not published until 1538. Dance of Death originated as a drama in the middle of the 14th century. Following widespread epidemics such as the black plague, these plays took place in a cemetery or churchyard. Actors, dressed in pale costumes painted to resemble skeletons, personified Death and summoned a group of people from all social classes in a dancelike procession. In a period when the life span was short, the purpose of the Dance of Death was to remind the populace to prepare for the Last Judgement
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1497 98 1543 Hans Holbein Hans Holbein German Northern Renaissance
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