Title

Romanticization of “The White Death”

Creator

Arkhangelskiy-Wredberg, Ekaterina

Abstract

It is an oil painting with a golden frame (made from golden paper). It depicts a visibly ill noble lady in pink dress, being dressed by two maids. In further front there are two painters painting the scene with the noble lady and the maids. The background is of a noble lady’s bedroom (with a bed and a vanity table to the right). At the top of the right corner there is a white death holding the scythe on one hand and the hourglass on the other, which is an embodiment of Tuberculosis “The White Death” depicted in many artworks of early 19th century.

Keywords

Disease

Opulence

Beauty

Subject

interdisciplinary

Date Available

May 23, 2025

Type

Painting

Course

HSE 2210 The White Rider

Course Offering Term

Summer Term, 2024

Instructor

Valahas, Michael

Session

Honors Creative Projects

Location

Student Lounge

Event

Year 2025 | 9th Annual Student Research and Creative Arts Symposium