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The Dance of Death: The Count

Hans Holbein the Younger

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white image of a man in 16th-century attire with a large, curly hairstyle, ruffled collar, and striped skirt, holding a sword and dancing with a skeleton figure in a wide-brimmed hat. The skeleton wears a cape and plays a fiddle. A discarded helmet and sword lie on the ground. Background features a town by a body of water, with hills and clouds.

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689 × 893 px
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