Caption

Dance of Death (right half), drawing, watercolor, draftsman (artist): Gesina ter Borch (possibly), Zwolle, after design by Hans Holbein (II), Europe, 1643 - c. 1687, draftsman (artist), paint (coating), keratinous material, feather (material), biological material, materials by function, paper, pen (feather), ink, brush, pen in brown and brush in black, height 40 mm x width 105 mm, height 243 mm x width 360 mm, Pasted drawing with copy of half of a 16th century copy of a lost design by Hans Holbein the Younger for a dagger scabbard., A monochrome scene showing several skeletal figures and a clothed figure standing against a dark background, with the clothed figure wearing a pleated skirt and ruffled sleeves, hands extended toward the skeletons; the skeletons are posed in various crouching and reaching positions, some holding sticks or staffs and one with a draped piece of cloth, all rendered in thin, angular bone forms, while a violin-like instrument lies on the ground in front of them and the ground surface appears shaded and textured.

Credit line

Photo12/Liszt Collection

Reference

LZT26A75_018

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34.8Mb (8.4Mb) / 22.5in x 6.0in / 6743 x 1804 (300dpi)

Keywords

Dance Death right half drawing watercolor draftsman artist Gesina ter Borch Zwolle design Hans Holbein Ii Europe 1643 - c 1687 paint coating keratinous material feather material biological material materials function paper pen ink brush brown black height 40 mm x width 105 mm height 243 mm x 360 mm Pasted drawing copy half 16th century copy lost design Younger dagger scabbard monochrome scene showing several skeletal figures clothed figure standing dark background wearing pleated skirt ruffled sleeves hands extended skeletons posed various crouching reaching positions holding sticks staffs draped piece cloth rendered thin angular bone forms violin- instrument lies ground front them ground surface shaded textured