The Emperor (plate)
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The Emperor (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting a skeletal figure confronting an emperor to illustrate the inevitability of death, regardless of status or power.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
print from the Dance of Death series ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
emperor
ⓘ
personification of Death ⓘ skeletal figure ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical print
ⓘ
memento mori art ⓘ |
| hasMotif | dance of death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| iconography |
imperial regalia
ⓘ
skeleton as Death ⓘ |
| illustrates | inevitability of death regardless of status or power ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | didactic reminder of mortality ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut ⓘ |
| moralMessage | worldly power cannot avert death ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | example of high social rank in Dance of Death sequence ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dance of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectPosition | emperor confronted by Death ⓘ |
| theme |
equality of all before death
ⓘ
inevitability of death ⓘ transience of power ⓘ |
| title | The Emperor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualContrast | living emperor versus skeletal Death ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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