The Nun, from the Dance of Death, After Hans Holbein the Younger, 1651

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The Nun, from the Dance of Death, 1651, Etching; second state of four, Sheet: 2 15/16 × 2 3/16 in. ( × cm), Prints, After Hans Holbein the Younger (German, Augsburg 1497/98–1543 London), A young nun is kneeling before an altar in a bedroom but she looks around at a young man seated on the bed playing a lute. Death reaches toward the altar to extinguish the candle flame

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Size: 3789px × 5015px
Photo credit: © Artokoloro / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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