The Plague Victim (plate)
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The Plague Victim (plate) is a specific woodcut from the late-medieval "Dance of Death" series, depicting Death confronting a victim of the plague as an allegory of mortality and the universality of death.
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Dance of Death image
ⓘ
artwork ⓘ woodcut print ⓘ |
| allegoryOf |
mortality
ⓘ
universality of death ⓘ |
| artForm | woodcut ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Black Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
plague ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Christian Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Death
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
confrontation between Death and a plague victim ⓘ plague victim ⓘ |
| function |
moral allegory
ⓘ
reminder of human mortality ⓘ |
| genre |
allegorical art
ⓘ
memento mori ⓘ |
| iconographicTradition | Danse Macabre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedMessage |
death spares no one
ⓘ
spiritual preparation for death ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | none (image-based work) ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
mortality
ⓘ
universality of death ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| movement | late medieval art ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
impact of plague
ⓘ
inevitability of death ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dance of Death NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | late Middle Ages ⓘ |
| technique | relief printing ⓘ |
| visualMotif |
personification of Death
ⓘ
suffering plague victim ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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