The Nobleman (plate)

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The Nobleman (plate) is a specific woodcut from the "Dance of Death" series depicting Death confronting a high-ranking aristocrat to illustrate the universality of mortality.

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The Nobleman (plate) canonical 1

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Statements (25)

Predicate Object
instanceOf artwork ⓘ
print from Dance of Death series ⓘ
woodcut print ⓘ
artMovement Northern Renaissance ⓘ
culturalContext Christian Europe ⓘ
linked to: Christendom

late medieval and early modern attitudes toward death ⓘ
depicts Death confronting a nobleman ⓘ
high-ranking aristocrat ⓘ
featuresCharacter Death ⓘ
nobleman ⓘ
genre allegorical print ⓘ
religious and moral imagery ⓘ
hasTheme memento mori ⓘ
social equality in death ⓘ
universality of death ⓘ
illustrates inevitability of death ⓘ
moralizing message about mortality ⓘ
intendedFunction didactic image ⓘ
moral reflection on death ⓘ
medium woodcut ⓘ
partOfSeries Dance of Death ⓘ
subjectMatter confrontation between Death and nobility ⓘ
symbolizes equality of all people in death ⓘ
transience of earthly rank ⓘ
visualMotif Dance of Death ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Dance of Death woodcuts → hasPart → The Nobleman (plate) ⓘ