Origins of Totentanz

Origins of Totentanz. The Dance of Death was conceived by monks in the 14th century to remind people of their mortality, depicting death as a skeleton that spa…

Location: Predigerkirche, Basel, Switzerland

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The Dance of Death was conceived by monks in the 14th century to remind people of their mortality, depicting death as a skeleton that spares no one, regardless of social status.

Source: Der Todten-Tanz, wie derselbe in der weitberühmten Stadt Basel, als ein Spiegel menschlicher Beschaffenheit, ganz künstlich mit lebendigen Farben gemahlet, nicht ohne nützliche Verwunderung zu sehen ist = La Danse des morts, miroir de la nature humaine, peinte en couleurs véritables, telle qu'elle se voit non sans une utile admiration. Dans la célèbre ville de Bâle

Origins of Totentanz — Basel, Canton of Zurich

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