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The Queen and Death as a Jester
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The Queen and Death as a Jester

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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Death, dancing and dressed as a jester with an hourglass in his skeletal hand, is kept away from the Queen by court servants. In the margin above the print stands the text Isa. XXXII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineKoningin en de Dood als nar. 1524 - 1526. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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