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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

15,048 works

Etching of an abbot startled by a skeleton holding his robe, with an hourglass on the ground and a church in the distance.

Abbot, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton leading an abbess with a rosary away from a Gothic doorway while a nun raises her arms.

The Abbess, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a kneeling woman praying as a skeleton holds a candle above her, while a man drinks nearby with a dog.

The Nun, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton Death holding hands with a cloaked man on a city street, a bearded man with a staff watching nearby.

The Advocate and Death, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton pulling a merchant's cloak as he sits on bales and barrels, with ships at sea behind them.

The Merchant, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton leading a startled pedlar burdened with a basket and bundles, with a dog nearby.

The Pedlar, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a miser reaching for a window as a skeleton takes his gold coins at a table in a stone room.

The Miser, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton on an overturned barrel cart with a fallen horse and a second skeleton pushing a wheel.

Waggoner, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of two card players at a table as a skeleton and a horned devil grasp a third man between them.

The Gamesters, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton guiding a stooped old man with a cane toward an open grave beside a tree.

Old Man, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton leading an old woman in a long gown, with a second crowned skeleton and an hourglass nearby.

Old Woman, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton with an hourglass seizing a child beside a fire, with an elderly figure and another child in a timber-r

The Child, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skull on a coat of arms between a man in a feathered hat and a woman, with an hourglass held by skeleton arms ab

Death's coat of arms, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of an ornate wide cup on a tall decorated stem, topped with a small standing figure, on a cream background.

A wide cup with ornamental stem

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of an ornate covered cup with ball feet, scrolled foliage decoration and a draped figure finial on the lid.

A wide cup with ball feet

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etched design of an ornate two-handled cup topped by a Neptune figure with trident, with a laureled portrait medallion.

Two handled cup

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1646

Etching of a village scene with a tavern, seated peasants, barrels, and a pig on a dirt road beside a tall tower.

Ver (Spring)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629

Etching of peasants resting outside a farmhouse in summer, with a nursing mother, a pig, and a distant village church.

Summer (Aestas)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629

Etching of villagers drinking outdoors beside a farmhouse and barrels, with a church spire and livestock in the distant lands

Autumn (Autumness)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629

Etching of a brawling crowd beside a brick house with barrels, bare trees, and a distant town under a cloudy sky.

Winter (Hymens)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1629

Etching of townspeople skating and walking on a frozen river beside a brick tower and bare trees in winter.

January (Ianuarius)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a riverside village with a tower, houses, a rowing boat, and costumed figures walking on a road in the foreground.

May (Maius)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a Gothic church and harvest workers in a field, with rolling hills and a Latin inscription below.

August (Augustus)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a riverside village in September with a stone bridge, a laden rowing boat, workers unloading goods and cottages.

September

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a castle on a rock above a river, with grape pickers filling barrels in the foreground and boats on the water.

October

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1628-29

Etching of a skeleton holding a flask beside a seated doctor in a physician's office, with bottles on shelves and a skull on

Doctor, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Etching of a skeleton touching a bride as an attendant helps her with her gown, with an hourglass on a chest beside them.

Bride, from "Dance of Death"

Wenceslaus Hollar, [1651] late 18th century printing

Engraved oval portrait of a man with curled hair and white collar, hand resting on books, with a coat of arms below.

Vera Effigies Guilielmi Burton / L.L. Baccalaurei

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1657-58

Engraved bust portrait of a bare-chested man with a beaded headband, shell necklace and beaded earrings, dated 1645.

Unus Americanus ex Virginia (An American from Virginia)

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1645

Engraved portrait of a standing woman in a satin gown beside a table with a flower vase and drapery.

Mary, Princess of Orange

Wenceslaus Hollar, 1641