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Brown chiaroscuro woodcut of an arched architectural frame with a central wheel of fortune, skeletons at each side, and seated figures and a skull at the top.

Triumph of Death with three fates in an architectural frame above a wheel of fortune flanked by skeletons; a skull and an hour glass at top and with wheel intended to spin at center

A brown chiaroscuro woodcut shows an arched architectural frame with skeletons flanking a central wheel divided into eight compartments, with a Latin inscription below. Above, seated figures and a skull with an hourglass crown the composition, while skeletons stand at the lower corners.

Artist
Andrea Andreani
Date
1588
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in brown ink
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2966 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1588).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Triunfo de la Muerte con las Tres Parcas y una Rueda de la Fortuna

Un grabado en madera de claroscuro en tinta café muestra un marco arquitectónico en arco con esqueletos a los lados de una rueda central dividida en ocho compartimentos, con una inscripción latina debajo. Arriba, figuras sentadas y una calavera con un reloj de arena coronan la composición.

Português: Triunfo da Morte com as Três Parcas e uma Roda da Fortuna

Uma xilogravura em claro-escuro, em tinta marrom, mostra uma moldura arquitetônica em arco com esqueletos ao lado de uma roda central dividida em oito compartimentos, com uma inscrição em latim abaixo. No alto, figuras sentadas e uma caveira com ampulheta coroam a composição.

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