. The dance of death. byD3 38 O^ THE DAISCE OI DEATH. Tottell in 1554, and was not intended torepresent the Dance of Death at St. PauFs,as Mr. Warton has supposed*, but only asan emblematical frontispiece to the verses. * Observ. on Spenser, Vol. II. 117. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CUTS IN HOLLARS DANCE OF DEATH, 41 FRONTISPIECE. IT has been supposed by Papillon, with-out the least authority, or even probabiHty,that the two figures represent the persons forwhom Holbein painted this work. It hasbeen already shewn that Holbein did not de-sign this plate. It is altogether emblemati-cal, and appears to b
. The dance of death. byD3 38 O^ THE DAISCE OI DEATH. Tottell in 1554, and was not intended torepresent the Dance of Death at St. PauFs,as Mr. Warton has supposed*, but only asan emblematical frontispiece to the verses. * Observ. on Spenser, Vol. II. 117. DESCRIPTIONS OF THE CUTS IN HOLLARS DANCE OF DEATH, 41 FRONTISPIECE. IT has been supposed by Papillon, with-out the least authority, or even probabiHty,that the two figures represent the persons forwhom Holbein painted this work. It hasbeen already shewn that Holbein did not de-sign this plate. It is altogether emblemati-cal, and appears to be an heraldical represen-tatios of mortality, viz. a tattered shield,suimounted with a deaths head; the crest,an hour-glass between two arms of a skele-ton, holding part of a skull. The tw o figuresare probably intended for supporters, and ,4G represent the dress of the Swiss Nobilityof the sixteenth century. The MOR- TALIVM NOBILITAS was addedby Hollar, and is a very concise and admi-rable explanation of the subject,. ^uia^ axidjjQti voortn. vxoris tu«. & co - 43 THE TEMPTATION. II. ADAM and in Eve in Paradise. Eve, se-duced by the serpent, who in this and mostother eminent representations of the subject, isdepicted with a human face, appears to havejust tasted of the forbidden fruit, which sheholds up to Adam, and prevails on him togather another apple from th^ tree. In re-presenting this subject, it is very seldom thatartists have been correct. 44 The expulsion from PARADISE. III. ADA^I and Eve driven by the Angelfrom Paradise, are preceded by Death, whois playing on a violin, and rejoicing at thisintroduction to his dance. The artist fromwhom Hollar copied, not comprehending theinstrument of music in the original cut, whichis the antient cymbal or hurdy-gurdy, hasimproperly converted it into a very awkwardviolin.
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