Hans Holbein

An invaluable new reproduction of Holbein s woodcuts of "The Dance of Death" One of Hans Holbein s first great triumphs, "The Dance of Death" is an incomparable sequence of tiny woodcuts showing the folly of human greed and pride. Each image is packed with drama, wit, and horror, as a skeleton mocks and terrifies everyone from the emperor to a ploughman. Taking full advantage of the new literary culture of the early sixteenth century, "The Dance of Death "took an old medieval theme and made it new. This edition reproduces a complete set from the British Museum, with many details highlighted and examples of other works in this grisly field included. Ulinka Rublack introduces the woodcuts with a remarkable essay on the late medieval "Danse Macabre" (the Dance of Death) and the world Holbein lived in. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators."

The Dance of Death

Gilles Corrozet

Hans Ltzelburger

Jean de Vauzelles

The most celebrated work of the 16th-century woodcut master, these 41 illustrations are a stark reminder of a dramatic motif: "Remember, you will die." Includes various quotations, depictions, and meditations on death.

Simulachres Et Historiees Faces de la Mort

Icones historiarum veteris testamenti

With an Introduction: On Pictorial Art in Illustration of the Bible Histories, and Woltmann's Especial Remarks on Holbein's Figures

Holbein's Historical Figures of the Old Testament

A Photo-lith Facsimile Reprint from the Lyons Edition of 1547

Holbein's Icones Historiarum Veteris Testamenti

Desiderius Erasmus

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Erasmus in Praise of Folly

Imitations of Original Drawings

Bilder des Todes

Norbert Lieb

Alfred Stange

Hans Holbein der Ältere

Reproduction of the original: The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein

The Dance of Death Danse Macabre Hans Holbein With an introductory note by Austin Dobson Dance of Death, also called Danse Macabre, is an artistic genre of late-medieval allegory on the universality of death: no matter one's station in life, the Dance of Death unites all. The Danse Macabre consists of the dead or personified Death summoning representatives from all walks of life to dance along to the grave, typically with a pope, emperor, king, child, and labourer. They were produced as mementos mori, to remind people of the fragility of their lives and how vain were the glories of earthly life. Its origins are postulated from illustrated sermon texts; the earliest recorded visual scheme was a now-lost mural in the Saints Innocents Cemetery in Paris dating from 1424 to 1425.

Danse Macabre

commonly called "The dance of death."

Les simulachres & historiees faces de la mort

Wherein the Capriciousness of that Tyrant is Exhibited, in Forty-six Copper-plates, Done from the Original Designs, which Were Cut in Wood, and Afterwards Painted ... ; To which are Prefixed Descriptions of Each Plate in French and English, with the Scripture Text from which the Designs Were Taken

Hans Holbein

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