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Hans Baldung Grien: Death and the Maiden (1517) and Golden Rectangles

Georges Seurat: 'Circus Sideshow' (1887-88) and Golden Rectangles

Successive Golden Rectangles dividing a Golden Rectangle into squares (Baldung: Death and the Maiden).

Hans Baldung Grien
Hans Baldung, known as Hans Baldung Grien (c. 1484–1545) was a German Renaissance artist in painting and printmaking in woodcut. He was considered the most gifted student of Albrecht Dürer. Source: Wikipedia, Hans Baldung.

Great Paintings: Death and the Maiden (1517)  by Hans Baldung Grien 
Death and the Maiden is a common motif in Renaissance art, especially in painting. It was developed from the Dance of Death. A prominent representative is Hans Baldung Grien.. Source: Wikipedia, Death and the Maiden (motif).

 

   Death and the Maiden (1517)  by Hans Baldung Grien