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Dance of Death: The Old Man

Hans Holbein the Younger

Cleveland Museum of Art

Black and white woodcut image of an old man and a skeleton. The old man is on the left, wearing a long coat with fur trim, shoes, and a hat. He has a long white beard and is leaning on a cane, His head is down and appears to be balding on top. The skeleton is on the right, wearing a short tunic. It has its arm around the old man's back and is holding a spear or similar object in its right hand. The background shows a cloudy sky, a tree, and what appears to be a body of water. Text at the top reads "Der Alt man".

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619 × 893 px
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