The Dance of Death
The Dance of Death¸ also known as danse macabre or Totentanz was a popular allegorical theme since the 1300's. Here is the rendition by famed artist¸ Hans Holbein and provided here are his woodcuts depicting death in a skeletal form amongst the living. Associated commonly with the plagues that swept through Europe in the middle ages¸ Death as a physical manifestation was a common theme.