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Dance of Death: The Nobleman

Hans Holbein the Younger

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white drawing of a man in 16th-century clothing holding a sword and struggling with a skeleton. The man wears a large hat, a puffy-sleeved jacket, a short skirt, and tights. The skeleton wears a hat. The man and skeleton grasp each other's right wrists. The man holds a sword in his left hand. An hourglass and book sit on a table to the left. The background shows clouds, mountains and a landscape. The image has a border around it. The text at the top of the image reads "Der Edelmann".

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621 × 893 px
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