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The Dance of Death: Liberty and Death

Image credit: Wellcome Collection

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The accompanying tex in German reads, 'Du mit dem Ölzweig, Schwert und Schild, wer bist Du, hohes Frauenbild?!' 'Ich bin die Freiheit, bin der Preis des heil'gen Kampfes, schwer und heiss! Dem Grab der Helden ich entstieg, die Du ereilt im blut'gen Krieg! Nicht mit Kanonen zwinget ihr die Zeit in's alte Joch zurück, nicht mit Kartätschen bringet ihr dem Volke das verheiss'ne Glück! Mein Kampf ist gut und ist gerecht, d'rum fürcht' ich Deine Sense nicht, ich schirm' der Menschheit ew'ges Recht, ob auch des Menschen Auge bricht. Die Einzelnen ruf' in die Schranken, die ganze Menschheit, sie ist mein, lebendig, frei sind die Gedanken, der todte Leichnam nur ist dein!!'

Wellcome Collection

London

Title

The Dance of Death: Liberty and Death

Medium

pencil on tracing paper

Measurements

H 25.4 x W 34.3 cm

Accession number

32955i

Acquisition method

presumed to be part of the collection formed by Henry S. Wellcome

Work type

Drawing

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