The Dance of Death

XXXVIII. - The Ploughman

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THE PLOUGHMAN.
THE PLOUGHMAN.

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In sudore vultus tui vesceris pane tuo.

Gene. i.

A la sueur de ton uisaige

Tu gaigneras ta pauure uie.

Apres long trauail, & usaige,

Voicy la Mort qui te conuie.

Death runs at the horses' sides as the sun sinks, and the furrows are completed.

Twilight and the evening bell,
   And after that the dark!
And may there be no sadness of farewll
   When I embark.
     -- Tennyson, Crossing the Bar

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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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