A king and a bishop dance arm in arm with skeletons, in the Dance of Death. How did that come about, and why did it reappear in the 19th century?
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Rarely painted, particularly in classical form, until the 19th century, the Grim Reaper is based on Father Time, not Thanatos.
Death, doctored oil paint, and the stuff of nightmares: images from near the European Parliament.
Did the ancient Etruscans invent the angel, later to be used in Christian paintings?
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