Death and the Maiden

Death and the Maiden, a concept ultimately derived from the Medieval "Dance of Death", may refer to:

In visual art:

• Death and the Maiden (motif), born of Renaissance art
• Death and the Maiden painting by Hans Baldung
• Death and the Maiden painting by Egon Schiele
• Death and the Maiden sketch by Edvard Munch
• Death and the Maiden painting by Pierre Puvis de Chavannes

In music:

• "Death and the Maiden" (song), composed by Franz Schubert in 1817
• Death and the Maiden Quartet, string quartet by Franz Schubert, composed in 1824
• Death and the Maiden Ballet by Nikos Skalkottas, composed in 1938
• "Death and the Maiden" (The Verlaines song)
• "Death and the Maiden Retold", by The Imagined Village from their self-titled debut album

In drama:

• Death and the Maiden (play), by Ariel Dorfman
• Death and the Maiden (film), adaptation by Roman Polanski
• Prinzessinnendramen: Der Tod und das Mädchen I-V (Princess Dramas: Death and the Maiden I-V), five theatrical plays by Elfriede Jelinek

In literature:

• Death and the Maidens (book), a biography of Fanny Imlay
• Death and the Maiden novel by Gladys Mitchell
• Death and the Maiden short story by Ray Bradbury
• Death and the Maiden novel by P. N. Elrod
• Batman: Death and the Maidens, a graphic novel by Greg Rucka

In television:

• "Death and the Maiden" (The Vampire Diaries), an episode of the television series The Vampire Diaries