The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)

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The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho)

8648827 The Golden Legend: The dance of death (colour litho) by Meteyard, Sidney (1868-1947); Private Collection; (add.info.: The dance of death. "Death, playing on a dulcimer. Behind him, / A poor old woman, with a rosary, / Follows the sound, and seems to wish her feet / Were swifter. . . ." Illustration for The Golden Legend by H W Longfellow with illustrations by Sidney Meteyard (Hodder and Stoughton, c 1910).); © Look and Learn

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Destitution Penury Playful Poors Pray The Rosary Prayer Beads Precariousness Rosary To Play Deaths Dying Late Middle Age Medioeval Middle Ages Medieval Middles Ages Mortality Passed Away

EDITORS COMMENTS
This color lithograph titled "The Golden Legend: The Dance of Death" by Sidney Meteyard depicts a haunting scene from the medieval period. In the image, Death is portrayed as a figure playing a dulcimer, with an elderly woman following behind him clutching her rosary beads. The woman appears to be entranced by the music, longing for her feet to move faster in response. The illustration is from Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's "The Golden Legend," brought to life with intricate detail and vivid colors by Meteyard. The combination of poetry and visual art creates a powerful narrative that explores themes of mortality, poverty, and spirituality. The dance of death motif has been popular throughout history as a reminder of the inevitable fate that awaits us all. In this particular interpretation, Death's playful demeanor contrasts sharply with the somber presence of the old woman, highlighting the precariousness of life and the inevitability of our own mortality. Meteyard's skillful use of color and composition draws viewers into this macabre scene, inviting them to contemplate their own existence in relation to death. This print serves as both a work of art and a contemplative meditation on life's transience and fragility.

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