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The Priest and Death
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The Priest 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 priest walks with a monstrance outside a church. Death walks in front with a lantern and he rings a bell. Behind the priest walk clergy, one of them has a bucket with a holy water sprinkler. In the margin above the print stands the text Wis. VII.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printboekillustratiepriest (Roman Catholic)dance of Death
Credit linePriester en de Dood. 1524 - 1526. Hans Holbein (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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