Museum Quality Print
Available in multiple sizes & formats
Share this artwork:
Memento Mori
The Abbot (from Dance of Death)
by Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497-1543)
Artwork Details
Year
1523-25
Collection
Metropolitan Museum of Art
🎨
Medium
Woodcut
Original Size
6.4 × 4.9 cm
About This Artwork
From Holbein's famous Dance of Death series (1523-25), this woodcut shows Death claiming an abbot, reminding viewers that death comes for all, regardless of status.
Loading print options...
More from this Collection
Explore related artworks in the Memento Mori collection
