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Dance of Death: The Advocate

Hans Holbein the Younger

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut image of three men and a skeleton. The skeleton, in the center, holds the outstretched hand of a man on the right with its bony right hand, while also holding a spear with a lantern on top in its left hand. The man on the right wears a robe and holds a pouch at his waist. The man on the left wears a robe and a hat. A stone building and a wooden structure are on the left and multi-story buildings are on the right in the background. The ground is cobblestone. Text is at the top.

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619 × 893 px
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