The Dances of Death, by John Holbein.

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Illustrator

Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543

Title

The Dances of Death Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of that Tyrant is Exhibited

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Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

N: Fine Arts

Subject

Dance of death in art

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 58808

Release Date

February 2, 2019

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.THE DANCES OF DEATH
2. 2.PREFACE.
3. 3.EXPLANATIONS OF THE SUBJECTS OF THE TRIUMPH OF DEATH , BY HANS HOLBEIN. — PLATE I.—FRONTISPIECE. — PLANCHE I.—LE FRONTISPIECE. — PLATE II.—SIN. — PLANCHE II.—LE PECHE. — PLATE III.—PUNISHMENT. — PLANCHE III.—LA PUNITION. — PLATE IV.—CONDEMNATION TO LABOUR. — PLANCHE IV.—LA CONDEMNATION AU TRAVAIL. — PLATE V.—THE POPE CROWNING AN EMPEROR. — PLANCHE V.—LE PAPE COURONNANT UN EMPEREUR. — PLATE VI.—THE CARDINAL. — PLANCHE VI.—LE CARDINAL. — PLATE VII.—THE ELECTOR. — PLANCHE VII.—L’ELECTEUR. — PLATE VIII.—THE BISHOP. — PLANCHE VIII.—L’EVEQUE. — PLATE IX.—THE CANON. — PLANCHE IX.—LE CHANOINE. — PLATE X.—THE FRIAR PROVISOR. — PLANCHE X.—LE FRERE QUETEUR. — PLATE XI.—THE ABBE. — PLANCHE XI.—L’ABBÉ. — PLATE XII.—THE ABBESS. — PLANCHE XII.—L’ABBESSE. — PLATE XIII.—THE PREACHER. — PLANCHE XIII.—LE PREDICATEUR. — PLATE XIV.—THE PRIEST. — PLANCHE XIV.—LE PRETRE. — PLATE XV.—THE PHYSICIAN. — PLANCHE XV.—LE MEDECIN. — PLATE XVI.—THE ASTROLOGER. — PLANCHE XVI.—L’ASTROLOGUE. — PLATE XVII.—THE EMPEROR. — PLANCHE XVII.—L’EMPEREUR. — PLATE XVIII.—THE KING. — PLANCHE XVIII.—LE ROI. — PLATE XIX.—THE EMPRESS. — PLANCHE XIX.—L’IMPERATRICE. — PLATE XX.—THE QUEEN. — PLANCHE XX.—LA REINE. — PLATE XXI.—THE DUTCHESS. — PLANCHE XXI.—LA DUCHESSE. — PLATE XXII.—THE COUNTESS. — PLANCHE XXII.—LA COMTESSE. — PLATE XXIII.—THE NEW-MARRIED PAIR. — PLANCHE XXIII.—LES NOUVEAUX MARIES. — PLATE XXIV.—THE CANONESS. — PLANCHE XXIV.—LA CHANOINESSE. — PLATE XXV.—THE COUNT. — PLANCHE XXV.—LE COMTE. — PLATE XXVI.—THE KNIGHT. — PLANCHE XXVI.—LE CHEVALIER. — PLATE XXVII.—THE GENTLEMAN. — PLANCHE XXVII.—LE GENTILHOMME. — PLATE XXVIII.—THE SWISS SOLDIER. — PLANCHE XXVIII.—LE SOLDAT SUISSE. — PLATE XXIX.—THE JUDGE. — PLANCHE XXIX.—LE JUGE. — PLATE XXX.—THE COUNSELLOR. — PLANCHE XXX.—LE CONSEILLER. — PLATE XXXI.—THE ADVOCATE. — PLANCHE XXXI.—L’AVOCAT. — PLATE XXXII.—THE MERCHANT. — PLANCHE XXXII.—LE MARCHAND. — PLATE XXXIII.—THE HAWKER. — PLANCHE XXXIII.—LE COLPORTEUR. — PLATE XXXIV.—THE SHIPWRECK. — PLANCHE XXXIV.—LE NAUFRAGE. — PLATE XXXV—THE WAGGONER. — PLANCHE XXXV.—LE VOITURIER. — PLATE XXXVI.—THE HUSBANDMAN. — PLANCHE XXXVI.—LE LABOUREUR. — PLATE XXXVII.—THE MISER. — PLANCHE XXXVII.—L’AVARE. — PLATE XXXVIII.—THE HIGHWAY ROBBER. — PLANCHE XXXVIII.—LE VOLEUR DE GRAND CHEMIN. — PLATE XXXIX.—THE DRUNKARDS. — PLANCHE XXXIX.—LES YVROGNES. — PLATE XL.—THE GAMESTERS. — PLANCHE XL.—LES JOUEURS. — PLATE XLI.—THE OLD MAN. — PLANCHE XLI.—LE VIEILLARD. — PLATE XLII.—THE OLD WOMAN. — PLANCHE XLII.—LA VIEILLE. — PLATE XLIII.—THE BLIND MAN. — PLANCHE XLIII.—L’AVEUGLE. — PLATE XLIV.—THE BEGGAR. — PLANCHE XLIV.—LE MENDIANT. — PLATE XLV.—THE CHILD. — PLANCHE XLV.—L’ENFANT. — PLATE XLVI.—THE FOOL. — PLANCHE XLVI.—LE FOU.

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