2008
NY9364 : Part of the "Dance of Death", Hexham Abbey
taken 16 years ago, near to Hexham, Northumberland, England
Part of the "Dance of Death", Hexham Abbey
The idea of the “Dance of Death” had come to England from Paris where a series of 15th C paintings was accompanied by conversations in verse between Death and his victims. They depicted the fact that Death may visit at any time, young or old, rich or poor – and so Death, represented by a skeleton, was pictured with people from all ranks of life, from emperor to peasant. This image shows Death dancing with a cardinal; it is the leftmost of the four panels in the second (up) row to the left of the lectern in
NY9364 : 15th C lectern and screen, and former reredos, Hexham Abbey. The other panels depict Death dancing with a king, an emperor and a pope. {Source: Hexham Abbey Guide p18.}
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