Woman and Death

Franz Brun

Associated Names
Franz Brun

Artist, German, active c. 1590

The image depicts a woman standing facing slightly to the right. She is wearing an elaborate dress with puffy shoulders, a textured bodice, and a long skirt. Her head is adorned with a patterned headscarf or hat, and she holds flowers in her left hand and an hourglass in her right hand. A skeleton stands behind her with an arm draped across her back. The background shows grassy terrain with the skeleton's foot stepping over a bone. A column of text, reading 'ONMEM IN HOMINE VENYNAM ADOLET MORSMIS,' is on the right side of the image. The letters 'FB' are in the upper left corner.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2125

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 91


Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1990

  • Eva/Ave: Woman in Renaissance and Baroque Prints, NGA, 1990, no. 127, repro.

Bibliography

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

1990

  • Russell 1990, cat.no.127.

Wikidata ID

Q64956840

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