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Hans Holbein the Younger

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Woodcut of Saint Paul holding a book and sword, standing in a classical columned niche with a halo.

Saint Paul with Book and Sword

1540

Portrait of a Scholar or Cleric

1532-1535

Woodcut of a skeleton playing a pipe while leading a startled abbot in a hooded robe beneath a tree with an hourglass.

The Abbot, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton handing a flask to a seated physician while a cloaked figure with a cane waits nearby.

The Doctor (or Physician), from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton in a feathered hat fighting an armored knight with swords, a broken hourglass on the ground.

The Knight, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a noblewoman and gentleman dancing with a skeleton beside an hourglass, in front of draped curtains.

The Noblewoman, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton guiding a horse-drawn plough while a peasant pushes it across a field toward a village and rising sun.

The Peasant (or Ploughman), from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Portrait of John Poyntz

early 16th century

Pen and brown wash drawing of Saint Thomas standing barefoot in a long cloak beside a carpenter's square and tools.

Saint Thomas

1527

Pen and wash drawing of an armoured man with a spear beside a rose heraldic shield and mitre, within an ornate arch.

Design for an heraldic panel of stained glass

1522

Drawing of a bearded man in a yellow fur-collared garment, rendered in black and colored chalk, turned to the right.

Portrait of an Unknown Man, possibly identifiable as Thomas Seymour

1535

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded wild man with leafy wreath holding a club, framed by an ornate classical arch and columns.

Wild man

1528

Pen and watercolor drawing of a three-masted ship with revelling sailors on deck and rigging, and a rowboat in the sea.

Ship with Revelling Sailors

1532

Drawing of a standing man in jeweled costume with a dagger, beside a woman in a dark headdress, before carved stone architect

Henry VIII and Henry VII

1536

Woodcut of a skeleton grabbing a merchant clutching money bags, with ship masts and rigging behind them.

The Merchant, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a crowned figure leaning over a sleeping nude man among animals, under clouds with sun and moon faces.

Creation of Eve, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of Adam reaching for fruit as Eve holds an apple beneath a tree with a serpent, surrounded by animals.

Fall (or Temptation of Adam), from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an angel with a sword driving a naked man and woman away as a skeleton reaches toward them.

Expulsion from Paradise, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton guiding a straining man at a plough, with a nursing woman and bare trees beside them.

Adam Ploughing, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of skeletons playing trumpets and kettledrums among arches and scattered bones, from The Dance of Death.

Skeletons Making Music (or the Cemetery), from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a seated pope in a crown with skeletal Death figures and a kneeling man, with a devil above.

The Pope, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton standing behind a crowned emperor on a throne, with a kneeling figure and an hourglass below.

The Emperor, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a cardinal in a wide hat walking beside a skeletal Death figure, framed by grapevines.

The Cardinal, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a crowned empress in a patterned gown taken by a skeleton Death figure, with onlookers and a Gothic town behind.

The Empress, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a crowned queen dancing with a skeleton holding an hourglass, watched by startled courtiers under an arcade.

The Queen, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton leading a bishop with a crozier past sheep, with mountains and a sun behind them.

The Bishop, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a duke in fur-trimmed robes confronted by a skeleton Death reaching for his arm, with courtiers and a kneeling chi

The Duke, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton leading a terrified abbess holding a rosary past a Gothic arch, with an hourglass on the ground.

The Abbess, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a bearded nobleman grappling with a skeleton wielding a raised sword, with an hourglass at left.

The Nobleman, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton in a fur-trimmed robe guiding a clergyman through a Gothic church, with an hourglass and angels nearby.

The Dean (or Canon), from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a seated judge in a fur-trimmed robe, a skeleton behind him, a man with a purse, and an hourglass on the floor.

The Judge, from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass and leading a lawyer in a gown along a cobbled street.

The Lawyer (or Advocate), from "The Dance of Death"

ca. 1526, published 1538