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The Cardinal and Death
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The Cardinal and Death

Hans Holbein (II) · 1524 - 1526 · houtsnede; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Cardinal sitting with documents in his hand, possibly indulgences, which he gives to a kneeling man before him. Death stands next to the cardinal and has grabbed his cardinal's hat. On the left on the armrest of the chair or throne stands an hourglass and in the background grow grapevines. In the margin above the print stands the text Isa. V.

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printboekillustratiecardinaldance of Death
Credit lineKardinaal en de Dood. 1524 - 1526. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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