The Dance of Death presents the famous late-medieval and Renaissance theme of the danse macabre, in which Death leads away figures from every rank of society — pope and emperor, merchant and labourer alike. Associated here with Gilles Corrozet, the work pairs verses with the imagery of skeletons summoning the living.
A powerful memento mori, the Dance of Death reminded early modern readers of mortality’s universal reach and the vanity of worldly station. It connects to the celebrated woodcut tradition of Holbein and others. This free EPUB edition presents the text for readers interested in Renaissance art, mortality, and the cultural imagination of death.