Sujet

The Merchant

Légende

The Merchant. Scene depicting two rich merchants in a port. The Death chooses one of them who is resisting, trying, in spite of the situation, to take some coins that he was counting at the time. Facsimile of an engraving belonging to the series ""The Dance of Death"" by Hans Holbein the Younger, in ""Les Simulacres de la Mort"", 1538. ""Vie Militaire et Religieuse au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance"" . Paris, 1877.

Date

1877

Crédit

Photo12/Universal Images Group

Notre référence

UMG24A00_244

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

44,3Mo (2,0Mo) / 27,3cm x 40,7cm / 3220 x 4808 (300dpi)

Mots clés

cloak engraving history scene death skeleton Dance of Death Hans Holbein the Younger 16th century Europe allegory macabre money Renaissance Middle Ages mediaeval commerce trader trade merchants wealth rich maritime trade port packages ships boats cape cloak