Danse Macabre, 1744
A page from Todten-Tanz, Danse des Morts, 1744. Death dances with the moneylender. Dance of Death, also called Danse Macabre (French), Danza Macabra (Italian), Dansul Mortii (Romanian), Danza de la Muerte (Spanish), Dansa de la Mort (Catalan), Danca Macabra (Portuguese language), Totentanz (German), Dodendans (Dutch), Surmatants (Estonian), is an artistic genre of late medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Dance of Death unites all
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1744 Banker Danse Lender Macabre Moneylender Morts Shylock
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