Death and the Maiden
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Death and the Maiden is:
- an old motif in literature and art [1] (http://www.geocities.com/ppollefeys/maiden.htm). See Death and the Maiden (motif);
- a song by Franz Schubert, see List of compositions by Schubert;
- a string quartet in D minor by Franz Schubert, composed c. 1824/26, which drew on his earlier song for thematic material. See Death and the Maiden Quartet;
- a 1915/16 painting by Egon Schiele [2] (http://artchive.com/artchive/S/schiele/schiele_death.jpg.html); and
- a play by Ariel Dorfman, in which Schubert's string quartet features prominently. Later adapted as a 1994 film by Roman Polanski, starring Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver. See Death and the Maiden (1994 movie).