This website uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. Learn more

La Bibliotheque

x
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
La Bibliotheque
Phone:
+40 21 212 5171

Hours:
SundayClosed
Monday10am - 9pm
Tuesday9am - 9pm
Wednesday9am - 9pm
Thursday9am - 9pm
Friday9am - 9pm
Saturday9am - 7pm


The Danse Macabre , also called the Dance of Death, is an artistic genre of allegory of the Late Middle Ages on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Dance Macabre unites all. The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or a personification of death summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave, typically with a pope, emperor, king, child, and laborer. They were produced as mementos mori, to remind people of the fragility of their lives and how vain were the glories of earthly life. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest recorded visual scheme was a now-lost mural at Holy Innocents' Cemetery in Paris dating from 1424 to 1425.
Continue reading...
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Attraction Location



La Bibliotheque Videos

Shares

x

More Attractions in Bucharest

x

Menu