The Triumph of Death
ArtistPieter Bruegel the Elder
Year1562
MediumOil on panel
LocationPrado, Madrid
About The Triumph of Death
An apocalyptic landscape where death conquers all. Skeletons attack every social class without distinction. A skeleton mimics a lover playing the lute. Painted during a time of religious wars and plague. No one escapes, rich or poor.
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