The Triumph of Death is an oil panel painting by Pieter Bruegel the Elder painted around 1562, combining Northern woodcuts traditions with the Italian conception of the Triumph of Death.
It has been in the Museo del Prado in Madrid since 1827.The painting shows a panorama of an army of skeletons wreaking havoc across a blackened, desolate landscape. Fires burn in the distance, and the sea is littered with shipwrecks.The living flee in terror or try in vain to fight back while the legions advance.
It has been in the Museo del Prado in Madrid since 1827.The painting shows a panorama of an army of skeletons wreaking havoc across a blackened, desolate landscape. Fires burn in the distance, and the sea is littered with shipwrecks.The living flee in terror or try in vain to fight back while the legions advance.
The painting shows aspects of everyday life in the mid-sixteenth century. Clothes are clearly depicted, as are pastimes such as playing cards and backgammon. It shows objects such as musical instruments, an early mechanical clock, scenes including a funeral service, and various methods of execution, including the breaking wheel, the gallows, and the headsman. (Click to enlarge)
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Can you imagine a story behind the painting?
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