English miscellany: a symposium of history, literature and the arts, Volume 3British Council, 1952 - Art |
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By the time Holbein had completed his designs of the Dance of Death the Holy
City of Christendom had been sacked , and the artist was on the point of
departure for England , where is is thought he stayed with More and where he
certainly ...
By the time Holbein had completed his designs of the Dance of Death the Holy
City of Christendom had been sacked , and the artist was on the point of
departure for England , where is is thought he stayed with More and where he
certainly ...
Page 30
For what worried the late Middle Ages even more than the fear of death , to which
they were being inured by the permanent political broils , recurring pestilence ,
famine and warfare , was the fear of being taken : unawares , of dying without a ...
For what worried the late Middle Ages even more than the fear of death , to which
they were being inured by the permanent political broils , recurring pestilence ,
famine and warfare , was the fear of being taken : unawares , of dying without a ...
Page 33
But the vision is that of the Dance of Death , inviting all to join , regardless of rank
. It is painted without spite and uncontaminated by that satiric malice against the
friars , or even the Church itself , which detracts from the grandeur of so many ...
But the vision is that of the Dance of Death , inviting all to join , regardless of rank
. It is painted without spite and uncontaminated by that satiric malice against the
friars , or even the Church itself , which detracts from the grandeur of so many ...
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Giacomo Devoto Anglosassone o Inglese antico pag | 1 |
H W Donner St Thomas Mores Treatise on the Four | 25 |
Jorgen Andersen Giant Dreams | 49 |
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