Nieuwe Dodendans
August Gaber; Alfred Rethel
1848 - 1849
Medium
paper
Dimensions
224; 318
About this artwork
houtsnede
Art Historical Context
**Nieuwe DodendansNew Dance of Death)**Created between 1848 1849 by German artist Alfred Rethel, with possible collaboration from August Gaber, thiscut print (*houtsnede*) measures a modest 224 × 318 mm on paper Rethel, known for his dramatic historical and allegorical works in the Romantic tradition, revived the medieval "Dance of Death"—a timeless allegory where Death unites all humanity, regardless of status, in an inexorable dance. This "new" iteration adapts the theme to Rethel's era, rendered in the bold, linear style characteristic of woodcuts, a relief printing technique prized for its...