Michael wolgemut dance macabre la

Wolgemut, Michael, Schedel, Hartmann, , Liber chronicarum, German.

Danse macabre story

The illustration on page CCLXI b depicts skeletons in various stages of decomposition, stepping out of a tomb and dancing to the tune of a flutist on the left. This was a very popular subject matter at the time. Dance of Death ; Fifteenth century ; Illustration of books. Woodcuts ; Prints. Michael Wolgemut — was a German painter and printmaker who ran a large and important workshop in Nuremberg.

Woodcuts executed in Wolgemut's workshop were not necessarily created by him, personally. This will search DigiBaeck, a subset of the LBI Catalog concentrating on all of its digitized materials that are available online. We welcome fair use of this content. Please credit the Leo Baeck Institute in your citation. For usage policies and to request higher resolution images, see Reproductions and Permissions.

Danse macabre ballet

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