The Bishop

c. 1526

Hans Lützelburger after Hans Holbein the Younger

Associated Names
Hans Lützelburger

Artist, German, active 1517-1526

Hans Holbein the Younger

Artist After, German, 1497/1498 - 1543

The image shows a bishop dancing with a skeletal figure representing Death. The bishop holds a crozier and has a stern expression. In the background, there are other figures including a shepherd and a person with raised arms. The scene is set in a pastoral landscape with hills, trees, and a castle in the distance. A sun shines in the sky with two birds flying above. An hourglass is placed next to the bishop and Death.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1954.12.75

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Passavant, no. 12

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1860

  • Passavant, Johann David. Le peintre-graveur, contenant l'histoire de la gravure sur bois, sur metalet au buring jusque vers la fin du XVI siecle .... 6 vols. Leipzig: Rudolph Weigel, 1860-1864.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts, ca. 1400-1700. Vol. XIV A. Roosendaal, 1988: no. 99, 12.

Wikidata ID

Q65226936

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