Death as a Theme in Art
![]() | Title page from "Dance of Death," Middle Ages |
![]() | Aztec Death Mask |
![]() | Mosaic, Ancient Rome |
![]() | "The Death of Marat" Jacques Louis David |
![]() | Taj Mahal, Uttar Pradesh, India. Memorial and tomb to Mumtaz Mahal, wife of Shah Jehan (she died in 1630). |
![]() | Thomas Nast, 1871 |
![]() | Death Poem of Akashi Gidayu (1582). He is preparing to commit suicide. |
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