Frise peinte représentant une succession de personnages debout
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Dance of Death

late 15th century

  • Art Museum of Estonia (Niguliste Museum), Tallinn, Estonia

Creator(s)

Title(s)

  • Dance of Death

Date of creation

late 15th century

Materials and techniques

Oil on canvas

Place of conservation

  • Art Museum of Estonia (Niguliste Museum), Tallinn, Estonia

External links

Rights

  • Public Domain
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The Dance of Death in the former St Nicholas’ Church (Nikolaikirche, Niguliste, now a museum) in Tallinn (German Reval), is one of the most striking and monumental interpretations of the memento mori theme in late medieval Europe. At the same time, it is the most internationally renowned medieval artwork in Estonia.

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