Dance of Death I

1562

Allaert Claesz

Associated Names
Allaert Claesz

Artist, Netherlandish, active 1520/1555

The image depicts three figures in an artwork. On the left is a skeletal figure playing a drum. In the center and to the right, a man and a woman are standing close to each other. The woman wears a detailed dress and a feathered hat, looking serious. The man wears a robe and a plumed hat, with a bushy beard and mustache. A small dog resembling a lion sniffs the ground on the bottom left. The background shows a small townscape with a clock tower against a partially cloudy sky.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9501

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein no. 167


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: no. 167

Wikidata ID

Q65018570

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