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English: Illustration for Michault's poem, The Dance of the Blind (La Danse des trois aveugles), which is related to the Dance of the Dead. Blind Love, blind Fortune, and blind Death rule over mankind. Cupid is shown with Venus, Foolish Appetites, and Frivolity; Dame Fortune with Good Luck and Bad Luck; Death with Sickness, Age, and Accident.
Date Late 15th century.
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