Who created "Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death"?

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death was created by Allaert Claesz..

What medium is "Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death"?

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death is Engraving.

Is "Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death" in the public domain?

Yes, Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death is in the public domain and available for free download under CC0 license.

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death

Allaert Claesz.

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet: 3 3/8 x 2 9/16 in. (8.6 x 6.5 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Bequest of Phyllis Massar, 2011

Accession Number

2012.136.771

Tags

LionsDeathSkeletonsCouplesMenWomenDrums

Art Historical Context

In the intimate engraving *Couple and Death with Drum*, from the renowned *Dance of Death* series, artist Allaert Claesz captures a chilling moment of mortality's intrusion. A skeletal figure embodying Death, drum in hand, confronts a young couple—perhaps lovers mid-embrace—amid symbolic elements like a lion, evoking both ferocity and heraldic pride. This tiny print, measuring just 3 3/8 x 2 9/16 inches, draws viewers into a macabre dance where Death levels all social ranks. The *Dance of Death* motif, popularized in late medieval and Renaissance Europe amid plagues and social upheaval, remin...

About the Artist

Allaert Claesz. (Dutch) · 1520 –1555

Dutch, active 1520–55

Couple and Death with a Drum, from The Dance of Death

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