Danse Macabre Collection

The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut, from the Liber chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel. Colored engraving

The Dance of Death, from the choir (tempera on stone)
XIR182037 The Dance of Death, from the choir (tempera on stone) by French School, (15th century); Church of St. Robert, La Chaise-Dieu, Haute-Loire, France; French, out of copyright

Design for a dagger sheath designed by Holbein. The characters are a young woman
FLO4675844 Design for a dagger sheath designed by Holbein. The characters are a young woman, a monk and a child who involuntarily accompany Death in the dance

Barrister
3782202 Barrister; (add.info.: Barrister, reproduced from a woodcut in a 1490 edition of the Danse Macabre'. Manners, Customs)

Death as a friend, 1851. Creator: Rethel, Alfred (1816-1859)
Death as a friend, 1851. Private Collection

Dance of Death, 1899. Artist: Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917)
Dance of Death, 1899. Private Collection

View of the wooden footbridge of Spreuerbrucke at night with the paintings of the Totentanz cycle by Kaspar Meglinger. Lucerne, canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

Dance of Death, leaf from The Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493. Creator: Michael Wolgemut
Dance of Death, leaf from The Nuremberg Chronicle, 1493

Death comes to the Soldier, engraved by Georg Scharffenberg, from Der Todten Tanz, published Basel, 1843 (litho)
KW278030 Death comes to the Soldier, engraved by Georg Scharffenberg, from Der Todten Tanz, published Basel, 1843 (litho) by Holbein the Younger

The skeleton of Death attacking a beggar. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234871 The skeleton of Death attacking a beggar. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info.: The skeleton of Death attacking a beggar)

Two skeletons of Death attack a king in his throne room. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234876 Two skeletons of Death attack a king in his throne room. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death stabs the Pope on his throne. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234877 The skeleton of Death stabs the Pope on his throne. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death comes for a quack doctor. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234875 The skeleton of Death comes for a quack doctor. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death in a duel with a noble gentleman. 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234872 The skeleton of Death in a duel with a noble gentleman. 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

The skeleton of Death pulls on the arm of a mother in a nursery, 1792. 1926 (engraving)
7234866 The skeleton of Death pulls on the arm of a mother in a nursery, 1792. 1926 (engraving) by Chodowiecki, Daniel Nikolaus (1726-1801); Private Collection; (add.info)

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)

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)

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)

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 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 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

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

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"Danse Macabre: A Haunting Dance with Death" Step into the eerie world of "Danse Macabre, " a captivating artistic representation of the inevitable dance with death. This macabre theme has been depicted throughout history, leaving an indelible mark on art and culture. One notable portrayal is found in "The Dance of Death (1493)" by Michael Wolgemut, featured in the Liber chronicarum by Hartmann Schedel. This intricate woodcut print reveals a procession of skeletons leading people from all walks of life to their ultimate fate. In another chilling depiction, we encounter "Death as a Friend" (1851) by Alfred Rethel. Here, death appears not as an enemy but rather as a companion guiding souls towards eternity—a thought-provoking twist on mortality's perception. Venturing to Lucerne, Switzerland, one encounters the wooden footbridge known as Spreuerbrucke adorned with Kaspar Meglinger's Totentanz cycle paintings. These hauntingly beautiful murals depict various scenes where death dances alongside humans—reminding us that no one can escape its grasp. Returning to Wolgemut's work in "The Nuremberg Chronicle (1493), " we witness how death spares no one regardless of social status or profession. From prostitutes whipped by skeletal hands to soldiers meeting their demise on battlefields—the message remains clear: death comes for all. Georg Scharffenberg's engravings from Der Todten Tanz (1843) further emphasize this universal truth. The skeleton of Death attacks beggars and kings alike—no throne or position can protect against its relentless pursuit. Even religious figures are not exempt from this dance macabre; depicted in these engravings is the Pope being stabbed upon his throne—an unsettling reminder that even those considered holy must face their mortality eventually. Not only does Danse Macabre encompass the high and mighty, but it also confronts those who exploit others.