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Dance of Death: The Miser

Hans Holbein the Younger

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut image of a man wearing a hat and reaching across a table to grab coins. The table holding the coins also has a bowl and other items on it. There are chests stacked on top of each other on the floor. A skeleton wearing a head covering and holding a plate of coins sits on a chair next to the table. Behind them, there is an ornate arched window with a barred section in the middle. The background includes part of a brick wall, another window, and some decorative objects. Text at the top of the image reads "Der Rych man."

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631 × 893 px
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