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Dark drawing of a hooded skeleton holding a scythe above a woman in blue, with tangled bodies on the ground below.

Allegory of Death

A skeletal figure in a dark hooded cloak looms over a pale woman in blue who rests her head against it, while a scythe rises at left. Below, bodies lie tangled on the ground amid pale, swirling mist. The drawing uses pen, brown ink, and watercolor washes with white highlights on cream paper.

Artist
Clement Auguste Andrieux
Date
c. 1860
Medium
Pen and brown ink with black fabricated chalk, opaque and transparent watercolors, touches of lead white and white chalk, and traces of red
Source
Art Institute of Chicago
Size
1686 × 2035 px
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Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1865).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Through prior gift of Ellen N. LaMotte

Español: Alegoría de la muerte

Una figura esquelética con capucha y manto oscuro se cierne sobre una mujer pálida de azul que apoya la cabeza contra ella, mientras una guadaña se alza a la izquierda. Abajo, cuerpos enredados yacen en el suelo entre neblina pálida y arremolinada. El dibujo combina pluma, tinta parda y aguadas de acuarela con toques blancos sobre papel crema.

Português: Alegoria da morte

Uma figura esquelética de manto escuro e capuz paira sobre uma mulher pálida de azul que encosta a cabeça nela, enquanto uma foice se ergue à esquerda. Embaixo, corpos emaranhados jazem no chão entre uma névoa pálida e redemoinhada. O desenho combina pena, tinta marrom e aguadas de aquarela com realces brancos sobre papel creme.

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