Death's Dark Dance

Death's Dark Dance. The famous Dance of Death mural in Basel's Predigerkirchhof was painted in 1439 to commemorate the Great Plague that devastated the city, k…

Location: Predigerkirchhof, Basel, Switzerland

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The famous Dance of Death mural in Basel's Predigerkirchhof was painted in 1439 to commemorate the Great Plague that devastated the city, killing numerous nobles, cardinals, and commoners.

Source: Der Todten-tantz, wie derselbe in der weitberühmten Stadt Basel, als ein Spiegel neuschlicher Beschaffenheit ganz künstlich mit lebendigen Farben gemahlet, nicht ohne nüssliche Vermunderung zu sehen ist

Death's Dark Dance — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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