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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

17,355 works

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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, 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"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a councillor in a fur-trimmed robe confronted by a skeleton with an hourglass and a horned devil above.

The Councillor, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a clergyman preaching from a pulpit as a skeleton holding an hourglass stands beside him, with a congregation belo

The Clergyman, from The Dance of Death

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a priest in a cloak meeting a skeleton beside a well in a town street, with onlookers at left.

The Priest, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a startled monk being pulled backward by a skeleton beside a column and an hourglass.

The Monk (or Mendicant), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton with a candle reaching toward a woman in bed, while a kneeling woman watches in a richly furnished room

The Nun, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeletal Death figure in a cloak and leaf wreath with a walking stick, beside a skeleton carrying tools.

The Old Woman, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a startled nobleman in a feathered hat recoiling from a skeleton holding a sword, with a hilltop town behind.

The Count, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a storm-tossed ship with billowing sails, crowded sailors and a skeletal figure amid churning waves.

The Skipper (or Sailor), from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an old bearded man in a fur-trimmed coat walking with a skeleton, with an hourglass and tree behind them.

The Old Man, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Hand-colored engraving of red-coated soldiers firing volleys into a street crowd, with victims on the ground and a church tow

The Boston Massacre, or, The Bloody Massacre perpetrated in King Street, Boston on March 5, 1770 by a party of the 29…

Paul Revere Jr., 1770

Woodcut of a seated noblewoman in a columned hall as a skeletal Death figure stands beside her with a small dog below.

The Duchess, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a merchant carrying heavy bundles while a skeleton grips him from behind on a road.

The Shop-keeper, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a child reaching toward a fire as a skeleton stands behind him, with an hourglass and startled onlookers nearby.

The Child, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass above a skull shield, with a man and a woman standing on either side.

Coat-of-Arms of Death, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Woodcut of an enthroned figure above a zodiac globe, with nude figures below and clouds and angels in the sky.

The Last Judgment, from "The Dance of Death"

Hans Holbein the Younger, ca. 1526, published 1538

Engraved satire of false perspective showing a fisherman, sheep, swans, a boat and a wagon in illogical scale and placement.

Satire on False Perspective: Frontispiece to "Kirby's Perspective"

Luke Sullivan, February 1754

Charcoal and chalk drawing of a seated nude young man with drapery behind him, resting his arm on a stone block.

Seated Nude Young Man in Nearly Frontal View

Guercino, ca. 1618

Woodcut of Saint Paul with a halo, holding a sword and an open book, set against radiating lines.

Saint Paul, from "Christ and the Apostles"

Hans Baldung Grien, 1519