Ultra HD Master (2 126 × 1 517 px)
Northern Renaissance
c. 1562
The Triumph of Death
Original title: El triunfo de la Muerte
Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Museum Provenance & Technical Data
Medium / Support:
Oil on oak panel
Dimensions:
117 cm × 162 cm
Date of Creation:
c. 1562
Scan Resolution:
2 126 × 1 517 px
Archive File Size:
1.5 MB
Permanent Collection:
Museo del Prado, Madrid, Spain
Historical Narrative
An unstoppable army of skeletons lays waste to humanity across a scorched, burning landscape, sparing neither peasant, soldier, nor king.
Visual & Curatorial Analysis
"An unsparing Northern Renaissance memento mori exploring the universality of mortality amidst war and plague."
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