Death and the Maiden is
- an old motif in literature and art [1];
- a string quartet in D minor by Franz Schubert, composed c.1824-1826; and
- a 1994 film by Roman Polanski based on a play by Ariel Dorfman starring Ben Kingsley and Sigourney Weaver in which Schubert's string quartet features prominently. See Death and the Maiden (1994 movie).