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Alphonse Legros — The Triumph of Death:  The Proclamation
Alphonse Legros

The Triumph of Death: The Proclamation

1880

From a major series exploring medieval themes of mortality, this etching reflects the artist's fascination with death as both social leveler and dramatic subject matter.

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etching

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Alphonse Legros, The Triumph of Death: The Proclamation, 1880

From a major series exploring medieval themes of mortality, this etching reflects the artist's fascination with death as both social leveler and dramatic subject matter.

Medium
etching
Year
1880
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Dark, Monochrome, French, 19th Century, Memento Mori, Etching, Historical, Death, Allegorical, Narrative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago