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Artistic Responses to the Black Death

Discover how artists confronted the plague through new and innovative forms of expression. Among these, study the creation of transi tombs with graphic sculptural effigies of the dead, as well as the remarkable paintings, murals, and woodcuts of the memento mori tradition, which sought to remind viewers of their mortality.

English
  • Originally Aired October 31, 2016
  • Runtime 31 minutes
  • Network The Great Courses
  • Created November 23, 2020 by
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  • Modified November 23, 2020 by
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