Dance of Death

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Hans Holbein the Younger: The Chandler

Figure 6: “The Ploughman” behind a two-wheeled plow drawn by horses. Wood engraving from the “Dance of Death” by Hans Holbein, the Younger, c. 1540. In the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.

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Hans Holbein the Younger
…allegorical concept of the “Dance of Death,” was designed by him and cut by another artist as early as about 1523 to 1526 but was not published until 1538. Its scenes display an immaculate sense of order, packing much information about the lifestyles and habits of Death’s victims into…
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…allegorical concept of the “Dance of Death,” was designed by him and cut by another artist as early as about 1523 to 1526 but was not published until 1538. Its scenes display an immaculate sense of order, packing much information about the lifestyles and habits of Death’s victims into…
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