Dance of Death
The themes of death and human suffering that permeate Roux’s work reached an apotheosis in "Danse Macabre" (Dance of Death), his most masterful series. Each print shows a different way in which Death could present itself during the decadent fin-de-siècle. These scenes of everyday life haunted by Death are bracketed by Adam and Eve ("those who created Death") and Christ ("He who conquered Death") revealing Roux’s fervent Catholicism.
Artwork Details
- Title: Dance of Death
- Artist: Marcel Roux (French, Bessenay 1878–1922 Chartres)
- Date: 1904–05
- Medium: Fifteen etchings in a printed portfolio
- Dimensions: 23 5/8 × 18 1/2 in. (60 × 47 cm)
Sheet: 23 in. × 17 1/16 in. (58.4 × 43.3 cm) - Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2018
- Object Number: 2018.78.1–.15
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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