Macabre Dance Collection (#2)

The winged skeleton of Death flies off with a baby. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234873 The winged skeleton of Death flies off with a baby. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death slashes a fishwife with a scythe. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234870 The skeleton of Death slashes a fishwife with a scythe. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Two skeletons of Death come for a queen on her throne. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234869 Two skeletons of Death come for a queen on her throne. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco)
2655027 Avarice and Pride, detail, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis, Giacomo (fl.1462-1485); Oratorio dei Disciplini, Clusone, Bergamo, Italy; (add.info.: Clusone, Oratory of Disciplini or St)

The skeleton of Death comes for a guard. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234874 The skeleton of Death comes for a guard. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death comes for a guard)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655019 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Two skeletons of Death attack a German general. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234867 Two skeletons of Death attack a German general. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death
2655014 Death standing on a sarcophagus where the dead Pope and the Emperor lie, detail from the Triumph of Death and Dance of Death, 1485 (fresco) by Borlone de Buschis

Triumph of Death and dances of death. Detail (after restoration), 1485 (fresco)
LRI4687342 Triumph of Death and dances of death. Detail (after restoration), 1485 (fresco) by Italian School, (15th century); Oratorio del Disciplini, Ciusone

The Dance of Death (woodcut)
7157540 The Dance of Death (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dance of Death)

The Dance of Death (woodcut)
7157541 The Dance of Death (woodcut) by German School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Dance of Death)

Cardinal and the King, from the Danse Macabre (woodcut)
7201702 Cardinal and the King, from the Danse Macabre (woodcut) by French School, (15th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cardinal and the King)

Costumes, 15th Century (chromolitho)
7173065 Costumes, 15th Century (chromolitho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Various costumes from a depiction of the Danse Macabre in the Church of La Chaise-Dieu)

The dance of death, the cardinal and a skeleton (Print)
LRI4677356 The dance of death, the cardinal and a skeleton (Print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death)

The skeleton of Death leads an old man into a mausoleum, leaving his young widow free to remarry
FLO4690390 The skeleton of Death leads an old man into a mausoleum, leaving his young widow free to remarry. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

The skeleton of Death holds the rudder on a rowboat escaping a shipwreck, as its desparate crew row for the shore
FLO4690317 The skeleton of Death holds the rudder on a rowboat escaping a shipwreck, as its desparate crew row for the shore and passengers drown in the waves

The skeleton of Death appears in the living room of a large family to take a child or newborn baby
FLO4690299 The skeleton of Death appears in the living room of a large family to take a child or newborn baby. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

The skeleton of Death rocks the cradle of a baby while the nanny sleeps and the distraught mother arrives home
FLO4690277 The skeleton of Death rocks the cradle of a baby while the nanny sleeps and the distraught mother arrives home

The skeleton of Death with hourglass comes for the sick man as he eats gruel at the dining table with his drinking
FLO4690269 The skeleton of Death with hourglass comes for the sick man as he eats gruel at the dining table with his drinking buddies in front of the fireplace

The skeleton of Death sits in the porters chair of a great house, as the terrified servants come down the stairs to
FLO4690164 The skeleton of Death sits in the porters chair of a great house, as the terrified servants come down the stairs to investigate

The skeleton of Death with his hourglass comes for a beautiful coquette in her bedroom as is dressed for a ball by her
FLO4690125 The skeleton of Death with his hourglass comes for a beautiful coquette in her bedroom as is dressed for a ball by her servants. Death is dressed in frock coat and wig like a suitor

The simulacons of the death of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543): the blind
XEE4168204 The simulacons of the death of Hans Holbein the Younger (1497-1543): the blind. Death grabs the stick of the blind and acts as a guide. Engraving

The skeleton of Death comes for Miss Mustard, one of the old Maiden Ladies playing cards in a parlour
FLO4690485 The skeleton of Death comes for Miss Mustard, one of the old Maiden Ladies playing cards in a parlour. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

The skeleton of Death pours a fatal glass of wine for old fool Sir Peter on his Honeymoon
FLO4690481 The skeleton of Death pours a fatal glass of wine for old fool Sir Peter on his Honeymoon, while his young wife Julia flirts with Major Henry at the window

The skeleton of Death and Father Time sprawl beneath the angel of Eternity
FLO4690452 The skeleton of Death and Father Time sprawl beneath the angel of Eternity. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann

The skeleton of Death ladles punch into a glass of a Toastmaster with gout at a raucous Georgian drinking party
FLO4690400 The skeleton of Death ladles punch into a glass of a Toastmaster with gout at a raucous Georgian drinking party

The skeleton of Death frees a prisoner from debtors gaol in front of his distraught family
FLO4690398 The skeleton of Death frees a prisoner from debtors gaol in front of his distraught family. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

Calligraphic title and vignette of skeletons dancing with tambourines and horns in a graveyard near a ruined church
FLO4690182 Calligraphic title and vignette of skeletons dancing with tambourines and horns in a graveyard near a ruined church

Totentanz 1848: Death offers the sword of Justice
3780893 Totentanz 1848: Death offers the sword of Justice by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); (add.info.: Totentanz1848: Death offers the sword of Justice to a mob in in order to bring about a bloody)

Totentanz 1848: Death is dispatched to Earth
3780892 Totentanz 1848: Death is dispatched to Earth by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); (add.info.: Totentanz 1848: Death is dispatched to Earth as the only man who is able to render all people equal)

Totentanz 1848: Death proves that all men are equal
3780891 Totentanz 1848: Death proves that all men are equal by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); (add.info.: Totentanz 1848: Death proves that all men are equal by weighing a crown against a pipe before a)

Dance of Death par Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917), 1899 - Oil on canvas
FIA5401453 Dance of Death par Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917), 1899 - Oil on canvas, 26x36 - Private Collection by Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917); Private Collection; Photo eFine Art Images; Finnish

The dance of death, the pope and a skeleton (print)
LRI4677366 The dance of death, the pope and a skeleton (print) by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death)

The skeleton of Death comes for a Hunter as he hides under a table after a fox hunt
FLO4690488 The skeleton of Death comes for a Hunter as he hides under a table after a fox hunt. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death

The skeleton of Death brings a fatal Dainty Dish to a gluttonous feast in a grand hall
FLO4690440 The skeleton of Death brings a fatal Dainty Dish to a gluttonous feast in a grand hall. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death

The skeleton of Death holds a handkerchief to his eye socket as a woman commits suicide off a cliff to join her drowned
FLO4690264 The skeleton of Death holds a handkerchief to his eye socket as a woman commits suicide off a cliff to join her drowned lover

The skeleton of Death grabs a father by the collar, as his wife and children desperately try to save him
FLO4690259 The skeleton of Death grabs a father by the collar, as his wife and children desperately try to save him. Handcoloured copperplate drawn

The skeleton of Death appears before the telescope of the old astronomer, causing him to fall out of his chair
FLO4690251 The skeleton of Death appears before the telescope of the old astronomer, causing him to fall out of his chair

The figures of Time with a scythe and Death with his spear and hourglass stand behind an artist with a quill pen
FLO4690227 The figures of Time with a scythe and Death with his spear and hourglass stand behind an artist with a quill pen drawing in an atelier filled with classical busts and sculptures

The skeleton Death with his hourglass shows a genealogical table to two elderly aristocratic Geneologists in a room
FLO4690106 The skeleton Death with his hourglass shows a genealogical table to two elderly aristocratic Geneologists in a room with heraldic shields and suits of armour

The skeleton of Death takes away the drunken Sot in a wheelbarrow, while other drunks make merry in front of The Goat
FLO4690512 The skeleton of Death takes away the drunken Sot in a wheelbarrow, while other drunks make merry in front of The Goat pub

The skeleton of Death comes for Tom Higgins, a bricklayers lad who has expired waiting for a dish outside an inn
FLO4690480 The skeleton of Death comes for Tom Higgins, a bricklayers lad who has expired waiting for a dish outside an inn

The skeleton of Death helps a large matron onto the fatal Last Stage. Handcoloured copperplate drawn
FLO4690445 The skeleton of Death helps a large matron onto the fatal Last Stage. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Thomas Rowlandson from The English Dance of Death, Ackermann, London

The skeleton of Death joins a group of suitors for fair heiress Belinda, and defeats the lawyer, doctor, parson
FLO4690368 The skeleton of Death joins a group of suitors for fair heiress Belinda, and defeats the lawyer, doctor, parson, Quaker, colonel and baronet for the prize

The skeleton of Death leads greedy children to the trunk of gold of a miser
FLO4690319 The skeleton of Death leads greedy children to the trunk of gold of a miser, who lies dead on a bed clutching a will and bag of money

The skeleton of Death looks out from behind deaths door, to see the crowd of obese, lame, crippled
FLO4690312 The skeleton of Death looks out from behind deaths door, to see the crowd of obese, lame, crippled, old and insane people waiting for release from lifes torments

The skeleton of Death pouring vitriol and aqua fortis into the barrels in a Dram shop (gin bar)
FLO4690191 The skeleton of Death pouring vitriol and aqua fortis into the barrels in a Dram shop (gin bar). Several beauties slumming it drink at the bar

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"Macabre Dance: A Haunting Symphony of Life and Death" Step into the eerie realm where death takes center stage, as depicted in various artworks throughout history. From Funeral March, 1894, an oil on canvas that captures the somber melody of a procession bidding farewell to a departed soul, to Hans Holbein the Younger's chilling Dance of Death series. In Death and the Miser, witness the skeletal figure tauntingly reminding us that wealth cannot save us from our ultimate fate. Similarly, Death and the Nun portrays mortality's relentless pursuit even within sacred walls. These haunting images by Holbein serve as a stark reminder of life's transience. Thomas Rowlandson's engravings from The English Dance of Death further amplify this macabre dance. In one scene, Death launches cannon fire at an English cavalry charge while in another he stabs a fat cook with a skewer holding a roast chicken – illustrating how no one is exempt from his grasp. The skeleton of Death whips a prostitute with cat-o-nine-tails in yet another engraving; here we see how societal vices are not spared either. Meanwhile, love meets its tragic end when Death pushes away a ladder causing suitor’s demise at his elopement attempt. Rowlandson continues to depict death's omnipresence through dark humor - driving a carriage into roadworks resulting in fatal consequences for his passenger or watching antiquarians exhume kings' corpses from crypts. Even during times of illness or deception (as seen in The Chamber War), death lurks nearby ready to claim its victims. This macabre dance culminates with an engraving portraying The Skeleton of Death attacking a beggar - symbolizing how indiscriminate fate can be towards all walks of life. These captivating artworks remind us that beneath life’s façade lies an inevitable truth: death awaits each one of us.