The Dance of Death

XLV. - The Fool

THE FOOL.

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Quasi agnus lasciuiens, & ignorans, nescit quòd ad vincula stultus trahatur.

Proverb vii.

Le Fol vit en ioye, & deduict

San scavoir qu'il s'en va mourant,

Tant qu'à sa fin il est conduict

Ainsi que l'agneau ignorant.

The Fool dances along the highway with Death, who plays the bagpipes.

All the sentiments of worldly grandeur vanish at that unavoidable moment which decides the destiny of men. -- Richardson

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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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