Sujet

The coat of arms of Death

Légende

The coat of arms of Death. A married couple belonging to the nobility shows the emblem of Death. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series ""The Dance of Death"" by Hans Holbein the Younger, in ""Les Simulachres et Histoires facees de la Mort"", 1538. ""Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance"". Paris, 1877.

Date

1877

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A00_234

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

41,6Mo (2,4Mo) / 26,8cm x 38,9cm / 3162 x 4600 (300dpi)

Mots clés

cape engraving history scene death skeleton Dance of Death Hans Holbein the Younger 16th century Europe allegory macabre Renaissance Middle Ages mediaeval couple family married man woman coat of arms shield emblem symbol skull marriage nobles nobility social class hat cape