The King
A woodcut depicting a king resting at a banquet as a skeleton (= Death) pours him something to drink. The hourglass on the table reminds the viewer of human mortality. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Ecclesiastes 10 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
Lützelburger, Hans, 1495?-1526
Frellon, Jean, -1568
Lyon (France)
French
Bible. Ecclesiastes
Kings and rulers
Human skeleton
Skeleton
Death
Dinners and dining
Symbols and symbolism
Sixteenth century
Ecclesiastes 10
15 cm (approx)
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Octavo
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Les Images de la mort [de H. Holbein] : avx quelles sont adioustées douze figures ... La medecine de l'ame. La consolation des malades. Vn sermon de mortalité, par sainct Cyprian. Vn sermon de patience, par sainct Iehan Chrysostome ...
1547 IMAG
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