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Auction 116, Lot 842
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"[Lot of 2 - Dance of Death]", Anon.

1 of 2

Subject: Miscellaneous

Period: 1760 (circa)

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Color: Hand Color

Size:
6 x 9.8 inches
15.2 x 24.9 cm
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The "Dance of Death" was originally a type of spectacular play performed in the Middle Ages. Epidemics, such as the Black Death, were so frequent and so destructive at that time that the subject became a popular theme for the engraver. Rentz's engravings are dramatic scenes enclosed in complex baroque frames. No. 19 - Die Konigin and No. 33 - Die Schiffenden.

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Condition: A

Couple of spots in margins. Margins trimmed but still ample.

Estimate: $150 - $200

Sold for: $100

Closed on 9/20/2006

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