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Dance of Death: The Doctor

Hans Holbein the Younger

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut image. A skeletal figure with no flesh stands on a tiled floor next to a seated doctor. The doctor wears a hat and robe, examining a flask. A second person stands beside the skeleton, wearing a hooded robe and holding a staff. A small dog lies on the floor. The room has a shelf with books and a lamp, and a door with an archway. Text at the top reads "Der Artzet".

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618 × 893 px
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