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Black-and-white line print of skeletons crowding around a table with a seated man and a candle, under a plank ceiling.

Dodendans

An engraved Dance of Death scene shows skeletons crowding around a table where a bare-chested man sits on a stool facing a candle, while a crouching figure sits at left. Inside a plank-walled room, the skeletons press in behind the players, and the inscription MATTH. XVI appears above the framed image in a fine black-and-white line print.

Artist
Hans Holbein (II)
Date
1547
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3210 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1547.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Danza de la muerte (Dodendans), Mateo XVI

Una escena grabada de la Danza de la muerte muestra esqueletos agrupados alrededor de una mesa, donde un hombre con el torso desnudo se sienta en un taburete frente a una vela, mientras una figura agachada aparece a la izquierda. En una habitación de paredes de tablones, los esqueletos se inclinan detrás de los jugadores, y la inscripción MATTH. XVI aparece sobre la imagen enmarcada en una fina estampa en blanco y negro.

Português: Dança da Morte (Dodendans), Mateus XVI

Uma cena gravada da Dança da Morte mostra esqueletos reunidos em torno de uma mesa, onde um homem de torso nu está sentado num banquinho diante de uma vela, enquanto uma figura agachada aparece à esquerda. Numa sala de paredes de tábuas, os esqueletos se inclinam atrás dos jogadores, e a inscrição MATTH. XVI aparece acima da imagem emoldurada, em uma fina gravura em preto e branco.

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