Holbein's Dance of Death

The Danse Macabre - Holbein's Dance of Death
Holbein's Dance of Death






A gallery of woodcuts by Holbein, depicting the Dance of Death. The Dance of Death is an important literary and artistic device eant to convey the transitory nature of life.

Star The Creation The Temptation The Expulsion
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The Creation
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The Temptation
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The Expulsion
The Consequences of the Fall A Cemetery The Pope The Emperor
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The Consequences of the Fall
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A Cemetery
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The Pope
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The Emperor
The King The Cardinal The Empress The Queen
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The King
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The Cardinal
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The Empress
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The Queen
The Bishop The Duke The Abbot The Abbess
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The Bishop
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The Duke
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The Abbot
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The Abbess