Gruesome graves and petrifying paintings - the medieval art of death. ... A danse macabre from the Bible of King Charles VII of France (Getty) By. Sian Williams, Millie Reeves; ...

A German painting of the Danse Macabre from the 18th century. Nine women of different social rank from empress to fool dance with the dead. The entire economy of salvation is depicted, from the ...

Then, in the mid-1600s, it was decided that the bridge would be spruced up a bit. A project was spearheaded to create a series of artworks forming a Dance of Death cycle, also known as a Danse ...

Another historical example of dancing as a “solution” to overwhelming problems is the Ghost Dance of 1890 practiced by some Native North American peoples, who were confined to reservations after the U ...

Walk into almost any church or cathedral around Britain and you’ll be confronted with discreet reminders of mortality - carved angels standing watch over graves and chubby cherubs sighing ...