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Dance of Death of Wondreb in the cemetery chapel

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Upper Palatinate

Dance of Death of Wondreb in the cemetery chapel

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Dance of Death of Wondreb in the cemetery chapel

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  • Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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    May 20, 2024

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    The cemetery chapel contains an art-historical treasure - the Dance of Death by Wondreb. On the ceiling are 28 paintings made using the grisaille technique. To the viewer, the pictures appear eerie and somewhat spooky.
    This grey-on-grey painting was not common at the time the pictures were created in the Baroque period (around 1715). The artist is unknown.
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    During the Thirty Years' War, a great depression spread. Much of what had been built with great effort had been destroyed. This attitude also found its way into the Baroque …
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    Location: Upper Palatinate, Bavaria, Germany

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