The Dance of Death
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- First published
- 1833
- Pages
- 266
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Skeletons, symbolic figures, and reminders of mortality form the subject of Francis Douce’s illustrated study of the Dance of Death. Wood engravings accompany a historical essay that follows the motif through ancient imagery, medieval paintings, printed books, and later copies. Douce pays particular attention to designs associated with Macaber and Hans Holbein, questioning familiar attributions and comparing the evidence behind them. His preface also explains the preparation of faithful copies of the designs for this volume.
The discussion turns on concrete details: inscriptions, publication dates, portraits, dedications, and accounts of paintings at Whitehall. Douce weighs these records rather than treating every inherited claim as settled. Readers interested in art history can follow how one visual subject changes across places and media, while those curious about historical scholarship can see an argument built from conflicting documents. The book combines the study of images with questions about who made them and how their reputations developed.
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- Author
- Francis Douce
- First published
- 1833
- Reading time
- About 6 hours
- Pages
- 266
- Language
- English
- Genre
- History
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