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The Duchess
A woodcut depicting two skeletons (= Death) appearing before a duchess in her bed. One skeleton plays the violin, while the other pulls at her bed sheets. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from 2 Kings 1 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
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A woodcut depicting two skeletons (= Death) appearing before a duchess in her bed. One skeleton plays the violin, while the other pulls at her bed sheets. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from 2 Kings 1 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
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15 cm (approx)
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Emory University
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2 Kings 1
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1547 IMAG
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Lyon (France)
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P_300000281708_P046
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This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
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The Duchess