Dance of Death woodcuts
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The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dance of Death fresco | 1 |
| Dance of Death woodcuts canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2192923 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dance of Death woodcuts Context triple: [Hans Holbein the Younger, notableWork, Dance of Death woodcuts]
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A.
Apocalypse woodcuts
Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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B.
Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a renowned early 16th-century polyptych by Matthias Grünewald, celebrated for its intense, emotionally charged depictions of the Crucifixion and scenes of suffering and redemption.
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C.
Dresden Triptych
The Dresden Triptych is a small, richly detailed early Netherlandish altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate realism and devotional imagery.
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D.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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E.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights is a famous and enigmatic triptych painting by Hieronymus Bosch, renowned for its fantastical, densely detailed scenes depicting paradise, earthly pleasures, and hell.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dance of Death woodcuts Target entity description: The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
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A.
Apocalypse woodcuts
Apocalypse woodcuts is a celebrated series of late 15th-century woodcut prints by Albrecht Dürer depicting dramatic scenes from the biblical Book of Revelation.
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B.
Isenheim Altarpiece
The Isenheim Altarpiece is a renowned early 16th-century polyptych by Matthias Grünewald, celebrated for its intense, emotionally charged depictions of the Crucifixion and scenes of suffering and redemption.
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C.
Dresden Triptych
The Dresden Triptych is a small, richly detailed early Netherlandish altarpiece by Jan van Eyck, celebrated for its intricate realism and devotional imagery.
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D.
Il trionfo della morte
Il trionfo della morte is a 1894 decadent novel by Italian writer Gabriele D’Annunzio that explores themes of erotic obsession, nihilism, and the allure of death.
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E.
The Garden of Earthly Delights
The Garden of Earthly Delights is a famous and enigmatic triptych painting by Hieronymus Bosch, renowned for its fantastical, densely detailed scenes depicting paradise, earthly pleasures, and hell.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (60)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
allegorical artwork
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print series ⓘ woodcut series ⓘ |
| artist | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| artMovement | Northern Renaissance ⓘ |
| circulation | widely reproduced in printed books ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| creator | Hans Holbein the Younger ⓘ |
| culturalContext |
Reformation
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surface form:
Reformation-era Europe
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| depicts |
Death
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children ⓘ clergy ⓘ merchants ⓘ nobility ⓘ peasants ⓘ people from all social classes ⓘ religious figures ⓘ rulers ⓘ secular figures ⓘ women ⓘ |
| genre |
Danse Macabre
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memento mori art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
The Abbess (plate)
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The Child (plate) ⓘ The Cook (plate) ⓘ The Duchess (plate) ⓘ The Emperor (plate) ⓘ The Judge (plate) ⓘ The Knight (plate) ⓘ The Lawyer (plate) ⓘ The Merchant (plate) ⓘ The Nobleman (plate) ⓘ The Nun (plate) ⓘ The Old Woman (plate) ⓘ The Physician (plate) ⓘ The Plague Victim (plate) ⓘ The Ploughman (plate) ⓘ The Pope (plate) ⓘ The Queen (plate) ⓘ The Soldier (plate) ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
influential model for later Dance of Death imagery
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landmark of Renaissance printmaking ⓘ |
| inception |
1520s
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early 16th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
late medieval morality imagery
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medieval Danse Macabre tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfInscriptions |
German
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Latin ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
mortality
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social equality in death ⓘ universality of death ⓘ |
| medium | ink on paper ⓘ |
| narrativeForm | series of individual scenes ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex iconography of death
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detailed background settings ⓘ satirical treatment of powerful figures ⓘ |
| placeOfCreation |
Basel-Stadt
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surface form:
Basel
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| purpose |
moral instruction
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religious reflection on death ⓘ |
| technique | woodcut ⓘ |
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Subject: Dance of Death woodcuts Description of subject: The Dance of Death woodcuts are a renowned series of early 16th-century allegorical prints by Hans Holbein the Younger that depict Death confronting people from all walks of life, illustrating the universality of mortality.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Marienkirche (Berlin)
this entity surface form:
Dance of Death fresco