Dance of Death: The Sailor
1526
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1526
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a skeleton in a sailor's clothes, dancing with a living sailor. This painting is part of a series that started as a drama in the 14th century, performed in cemeteries or churchyards. The drama was a response to the black plague, which killed many people in Europe. Check out The Cleveland Museum of Art to learn more about this painting.
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