Dance of Death can be described as a unique reminder that life is brief, and nobody is granted immortality. The alliterative and dramatic name has captured imagination for centuries and is found in many media. Its heart, however, lies in illustrated books, where the classic Dance of Death format shows people from all ranks of society, beginning with the highest and progressing to the lowest, serially encountering death, represented by a skeleton.  Also the physician, although knowledgeable in all matters relating to life and death, is not exempt from suffering and dying.