UNKNOWN, Hans HOLBEIN the Younger (after)
The Councillor

from Dance of Death series, 1538

Medium
woodcut

Measurements
6.4 × 4.8 cm (block) 6.7 × 5.1 cm (sheet)

Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1961

Gallery location
Not on display

Artwork Details

Inscription
stamped in blue ink on reverse c.l.: P/

Accession Number
1020.2-5

Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings

This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest

Subjects (general)
Allegory and Symbols Human Figures

Subjects (specific)
Death (allegorical character) deaths hourglasses memento mori poor (people) skeletons (animal components) social status statesmen

Movements
Renaissance