Oratorio dei Disciplini Frescos / Triumph of Death (Clusone)

The exterior frescoes of the Oratorio dei Disciplini in Clusone are attributed to Giacomo Borlone de Buschis and were completed in 1485. The cycle includes the Triumph of Death, the Dance of Death, and a scene depicting the encounter between the living and the dead.

The frescos are located on the exterior wall of the Oratorio dei Disciplini in Clusone, near Bergamo in Lombardy. Despite being outdoor paintings from 1485, portions of the cycle remain visible, though centuries of weathering have caused significant deterioration.

The Dance of Death, or Danza Macabra, in the Clusone frescos shows figures from various social ranks being led in a procession by personified death. This was a common late-medieval moral theme reminding viewers of death's universality regardless of earthly status.

The Triumph of Death in the Clusone frescos depicts Death as a powerful figure triumphing over the living, combining moral instruction with macabre imagery characteristic of late-fifteenth-century Lombard art. The scene includes skeletal imagery and coffins alongside representations of people from different social classes.