The Dance of Death

XXIII. - The Mendicant Friar

THE MENDICANT FRIAR.

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Sedentes in tenebris, & in vmbra mortis, vinctos in mendicitate.

Psal. cvi.

Toy qui n'as soucy, ny remord

Sinon de ta mendicité,

Tu fierras a l'umbre de Mort

Pour t'ouster de necessité.

Death seizes the friar just as his begging box and bag are filled.

What good can come of meetingdeath with tears? If a man is sorry for himself he doubles death. -- Euripides

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This is a collection of images taken from Holbein's Dance of Death. This book is illustrated with 49 beautiful woodcut engravings, each a miniature masterpiece depicting various manifestations of death. View more: [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [14] [16] [18] [19] [20] [21] [22] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28] [29] [30] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38] [39] [40] [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [47] [48] [49]

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