Death's coat of arms, from the Dance of Death, After Hans Holbein the Younger, 1651


Death's coat of arms, from the Dance of Death, 1651, Etching; second state of two, Sheet: 2 3/4 × 2 3/16 in. (7 × cm), Prints, After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London), A noble couple steady a shield on which a death's head, surmounted by by a helm, mantle and a crest with an hour-glass and two arms bones holding a piece of a skull aloft


Size: 3784px × 4896px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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