Topic: Norwegian (Bokmål)

"Han hadde malt dødsdansen."

Translation:He had painted The Dance of Death.

November 22, 2015

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https://www.duolingo.com/wjaroszuk

    Danse macabre (en. Dance of Death, pl. taniec śmierci) - an artistic genre of late-medieval allegory on the universality of death.

    The Dance of Death (1493) by Michael Wolgemut: http://media.web.britannica.com/eb-media/41/68741-004-C7684597.jpg Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danse_Macabre

    July 21, 2016
    https://www.duolingo.com/SoniaOsadnik

      i love how they actually accept 'he had painted the danse macabre'!

      July 29, 2016
      https://www.duolingo.com/Severus14

        Is "dødsdansen" the Norwegian equivalent of the German "Totentanz" which was one of Liszt greatest works as a composer?

        May 21, 2016
        https://www.duolingo.com/Luke_5.1991
        Mod

          Yes.

          July 29, 2016
          https://www.duolingo.com/13371453

            Hvem var Bernt Notke?

            November 22, 2015

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