Dance of Death IV

1562

Allaert Claesz

Associated Names
Allaert Claesz

Artist, Netherlandish, active 1520/1555

This is an illustration featuring three figures shown from head to toe. The central figure is a skeletal person with flower-like growths on its head, engaged in physical contact with the other two figures. To the left is a woman in historical attire with long, wavy hair and a soft facial expression. She wears a puffed-sleeve dress adorned with a small round pendant and carries bulbs or fabric balls attached to her dress. To the right, a bearded man, also in historical clothing, stands holding a decorative stick with an hourglass attached. His attire includes puffed sleeves and loose trousers. The background is minimally detailed, focusing on the interaction among the figures and features a patterned floor.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9504

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein no. 170


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. 170

Wikidata ID

Q65018573

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