The Hans Holbein Dance of Death

The Dance of Death
Hans Holbein's masterpiece of the macabre, originally published in Lyons in 1538.
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THE CREATION | THE TEMPTATION | THE EXPULSION | THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FALL

A CEMETERY | THE POPE | THE EMPEROR | THE KING | THE CARDINAL | THE EMPRESS

THE QUEEN | THE BISHOP | THE DUKE | THE ABBOT | THE ABBESS | THE GENTLEMAN

THE CANON | THE JUDGE | THE ADVOCATE | THE MAGISTRATE | THE PREACHER | THE PRIEST

THE MENDICANT FRIAR | THE NUN | THE OLD WOMAN | THE PHYSICIAN | THE ASTROLOGER

THE MISER | THE MERCHANT | THE SHIP IN A TEMPEST | THE KNIGHT | THE COUNT

THE OLD MAN | THE COUNTESS | THE NEW-MARRIED LADY | THE DUCHESS | THE PEDLAR

THE HUSBANDMAN | THE CHILD | THE SOLDIER | THE GAMESTERS | THE DRUNKARDS

THE IDIOT FOOL | THE ROBBER | THE BLIND MAN | THE WAGGONER | THE BEGGAR

THE LAST JUDGMENT | THE ALLEGORICAL ESCUTCHEON OF DEATH

Gallery One | Gallery Two | Gallery Three | Gallery Four | Gallery Five
The Hans Holbein Alphabet of Death | The Hans Holbein Dance of Death

Medieval Macabre © 2000 James L. Matterer

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