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Danse Macabre: Origins, Evolution, and Execution
<p>The <em>Danse Macabre</em> is an allegory in which all living things -grand and otherwise -are equally escorted to death’s embrace. Most cultures, from ancient to contemporary, have a belief in an afterlife and interpreted death through funerary practices and religious artwork. Such spirituality …
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A Large Frame of the Iconography of Death in the Time of John Donne
… examples under three headings. The Danse Macabre theme includes the hand of Death, which is as prominent visually as the dance itself, as well as the conception of Death as a clownish dancer and, therefore, a vehicle of satire.</p> <p>The image of a greedy Death eating his victims …