The Queen (plate)
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The Queen (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series, depicting a queen confronted by Death as part of the allegorical exploration of mortality.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
print
ⓘ
woodcut ⓘ |
| allegoricalFunction | to show that nobility cannot escape death ⓘ |
| artHistoricalContext | late medieval and early modern Dance of Death tradition ⓘ |
| artworkType | relief print ⓘ |
| belongsToCategory |
European printmaking
ⓘ
religious and moral prints ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
queen ⓘ |
| featuresCharacterType |
personification of Death
ⓘ
royalty ⓘ |
| genre | allegorical art ⓘ |
| iconographicTradition | Danse Macabre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedFunction | moral warning about mortality ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
inevitability of death
ⓘ
mortality ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | memento mori image ⓘ |
| partOf | Dance of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| series | Dance of Death series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | queen confronted by Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
death’s power over all social ranks
ⓘ
transience of earthly power ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut printing ⓘ |
| visualGenre | figurative representation ⓘ |
| visualMotif | confrontation between living and Death ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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