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The Judge and Death
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The Judge 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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A judge is in conversation with a man who puts his hand in a purse that he wears around his waist. Death stands behind the judge and has grabbed the staff with his skeletal hands. In the margin above the print stands the text Amos II.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratiedance of Deathmagistracy, judges
Credit lineRechter en de Dood. 1524 - 1526. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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