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Kanopy
Understanding Western Art
Summary
Explore the portrayal of death, loss, and grief in art, from ancient death masks, and the depiction of death in Christian art, to its many expressions in the modern era. View the powerful imagery of Hieronymus Bosch's The Seven Sins and the Four Last Rites, as it serves as a warning to Christians. See the universality of grief and sorrow in Kathe Kollwitz's affecting Woman with Dead Child (1903).