Stock Photo: Dance of Death Window, Bern, Switzerland
Detail of the Dance of Death Window, dating from c.1450, in Bern Munster. This theme (Totentanz in German) is an allegory of the universality and inevitablity of death and was especially popular after the Black Plague swept Europe in the 14th century. Construction on Bern's cathedral began in 1421. It became a Protestant church after the city adopted the Reformation in 1528.
Image Details
- Photo ID
- 8645
- Title
- Dance of Death Window, Bern, Switzerland
- Caption
- Detail of the Dance of Death Window, dating from c.1450, in Bern Munster. This theme (Totentanz in German) is an allegory of the universality and inevitablity of death and was especially popular after the Black Plague swept Europe in the 14th century. Construction on Bern's cathedral began in 1421. It became a Protestant church after the city adopted the Reformation in 1528.
- Credit
- David Joyal
- Date Created
- December 21, 2006
- Date Added
- July 15, 2011
- Last Updated
- October 24, 2023
- Coordinates
- 46.9473250° N, 7.4513970° E
- Camera
- NIKON D80
- Focal Length
- 120 mm
- ISO
- 1600
- File Size
- 6 MB
- Full Resolution
- 2792 x 3600 pixels
- Status
- All Rights Reserved
