Death and the Maiden
- Artist
- Egon Schiele
- Date
- 1915 ; Vienna , Austria
- Style
- Expressionism
- Genre
- Symbolic painting
- Location
- Belvedere
"Death and the Maiden" is a powerful Oil on Canvas by Austrian artist Egon Schiele, created in 1915 and housed in the Österreichische Galerie Belvedere in Vienna. Measuring 150 by 180 centimeters, this symbolic painting explores themes of mortality and human fragility through intense Expressionism. Originally titled "Man and Girl" or "Entwined People," it depicts a haunting interaction between Death and a young woman, emphasizing raw emotion and psychological depth characteristic of Schiele's style.
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