Theater of the Dance Macabre - Dance of Death
Victorian miniature theater
Entirely handmade in France
Theater of the Dance of Death
A miniature Gothic theater inspired by the dance of death and Victorian cabinets of curiosities.
Entirely handmade in Compiègne, France, using mixed techniques (printing, cutting, assembly).
First, the sets are hand-painted and then reproduced by printing on MDF elements.
The Théâtre de la Danse Macabre is inspired by Victorian paper theaters, entertainment objects that enlivened European salons in the 19th century. Here, the universe is revisited through the prism of romantic Gothic, memento mori, and cabinets of curiosities.
The richly decorated sets, scarlet curtains, and skeletal figures dressed in red evoke the tradition of the danse macabre, or dance of death, an artistic motif from the late Middle Ages reminding us of the fragility of human life.
The danse macabre is a sarabande that mixes the dead and the living, highlighting the vanity of social distinctions that fate mocks.
Fate reaps the rich pope as well as the poor priest, the emperor as well as the mercenary soldier. It is a moral lesson addressed to the living to reflect on our condition, comforting the poorest and teaching the greatest that no one is above the law.
Made in France, this collectible paper theater is carefully cut and printed before being assembled by hand. It can be displayed in a collector's showcase, incorporated into a cabinet of curiosities, or used as a Gothic-inspired decorative object in a library.
The characters and interior decorations are movable, so you can change the layout.
Materials: High-quality MDF, pigment inks, wood
Sold in its box
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
In color. birds.
Human skull - Replica by artist Jérôme Cavailles
Ref: Août 19
Memento Mori sculpted from a deck of cards - Poker
Size M
BLUE color
Memento Mori sculpted from a deck of cards - Poker
Size S
RED color
Plate - Antique natural history engraving in color
XIXth century
botany - mushroom - snake - bird
Memento Mori sculpted from a deck of cards - Poker
Size M
RED color
Anatomic lithography: "Traité complet de l'Anatomie de l'Homme"
by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob
Volume 3 - 1844
Fuck La Mite (Fuck the moth) by Marius in Paris
Lavender mothproofing Amulet
Entomological shattering at La Beauchêne under glass case
Chrysochroa buqueti - the jewel beetle
The red speckled jewel beetle
By La Thanatothèque
Botany plate by Michel Etienne Descourtilz
From the Flore pittoresque et médicale des Antilles ou histoire naturelle des plantes usuelles des colonies françaises, anglaises, espagnoles et portugaises.
Published in 1827/1833
Painted engraving from the 19th century
Anatomie de L'Homme - circa 1845
Volume 4 Atlas: Apparatus of nutrition - Angelology - Organs of circulation and respiration
Followed by his Atlas in black and white
By Dr. Bourgery and illustrator Jacob
Ancient engraving -board of Natural History in colour nineteenth century
Anatomical plate: "L'Anatomie de L'Homme" by Dr Bourgery and draughtsman Jacob -1837/1843
European lobster - Beauchêne explosion style under glass
Homarus gammarus
By Will Never Die
Available in shop only - No shipping
Ancient engraving - board of Natural History XIXth century.
In color. Mammals.
Theater of the Dance Macabre - Dance of Death
Victorian miniature theater
Entirely handmade in France
