The Pope (plate)
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The Pope (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting Death confronting a pope to illustrate the universality of mortality, even among the highest religious authorities.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
print from the Dance of Death series ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| artForm | print ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Christian Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death confronting a pope
ⓘ
personification of Death ⓘ pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical art
ⓘ
religious art ⓘ |
| illustrates |
death spares no one
ⓘ
mortality of religious leaders ⓘ |
| intendedMessage | even the highest religious authorities are subject to death ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | one scene in a sequence of encounters with Death ⓘ |
| partOf | Dance of Death (series) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Dance of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death
ⓘ
papacy ⓘ religious authority ⓘ |
| theme |
equality of all before death
ⓘ
inevitability of mortality ⓘ memento mori ⓘ universality of death ⓘ |
| title | The Pope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
contrast between worldly power and death
ⓘ
papal regalia ⓘ skeleton representing Death ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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