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Engraving of a seated pope in a tiara with a skeleton behind him, a kneeling man kissing his foot, and standing clergy at right. Latin text below.

Macht van de Dood

A fine-line engraving shows a seated pope in a tiara on a draped throne at left, with a skeleton leaning in behind him, while a kneeling man in the foreground kisses the pope's foot. Standing figures at right include a bishop with mitre and crosier, and a hatted figure with a staff; a Latin inscription runs along the bottom.

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever (mentioned on object)
Date
1541
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2533 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1541.
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: El poder de la muerte, grabado de Heinrich Aldegrever

Un grabado de línea fina muestra a un papa sentado con tiara en un trono drapeado a la izquierda, mientras un esqueleto se inclina tras él y un hombre arrodillado en primer plano le besa el pie. A la derecha, un obispo con mitra y báculo y una figura con sombrero y bastón completan la escena; una inscripción latina recorre la parte inferior.

Português: O poder da morte, gravura de Heinrich Aldegrever

Uma gravura de linha fina mostra um papa sentado com tiara num trono drapeado à esquerda, enquanto um esqueleto se inclina atrás dele e um homem ajoelhado em primeiro plano beija-lhe o pé. À direita, um bispo com mitra e báculo e uma figura de chapéu e bastão completam a cena; uma inscrição latina corre pela parte inferior.