Knight Death And The Devil Analysis

Catacombs are underground passageways that were used for religious practices, as well as a place for burial when people passed away. Catacombs have spread to different corners of the world but have roots in the Middle East about 6,000 years ago. Many catacombs exist around the world even today and are located in countries such as Austria, Egypt, England, France, Spain, and Italy. The pagan custom of disposing of bodies is to incinerate. The Christian, and Jewish method is to bury the bodies of the dead. At the time Christianity was not widespread most catacombs were dug outside of Rome because Roman law did not allow burial places to be located in Rome. Due to the fact that most Christians were either poor or slaves, they therefore did not have the money to purchase land for burial

The engraving was made in the renaissance period, in a gothic style where much of the works forms will blend into each other. I like Knight, Death And The Devil because it has great composition, with things that overlap, run-off the page, and a good amount of the page is filled. I also like the piece because of its use of copper in an engraving which gives a rustic look and it has a sharp detailed look to it. An interesting fact about this work is that in Nuremburg in September 1933, there was Nazi party rally and the mayor of Nuremburg at the time gave Adolf Hitler a print of Knight, Death And The Devil. The Listening Chamber by René Magritte is an oil on canvas painting made in 1952 in Brussels, Belgium. The Listening Chamber is currently located in Houston Texas, and is part of a collection of art called the Menil Collection. Additionally another somewhat identical version was made in 1958 and is now held in a private collection. There are several differences between the two revisions of the artwork most notably that the original has wood flooring, and a glass window with white