The Nobleman (plate)
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The Nobleman (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting Death confronting a high-ranking aristocrat to illustrate the universality of mortality.
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
artwork
ⓘ
print from Dance of Death series ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Christian Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
late medieval and early modern attitudes toward death ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death confronting a nobleman
ⓘ
high-ranking aristocrat ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical print
ⓘ
religious and moral imagery ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
memento mori
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social equality in death ⓘ universality of death ⓘ |
| illustrates |
inevitability of death
ⓘ
moralizing message about mortality ⓘ |
| intendedFunction |
didactic image
ⓘ
moral reflection on death ⓘ |
| medium | woodcut ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dance of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | confrontation between Death and nobility ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
equality of all people in death
ⓘ
transience of earthly rank ⓘ |
| visualMotif | Dance of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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