The Dance of Death - (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by Hans Holbein (Paperback)

The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger is a masterpiece of 16th-century woodcut art, capturing the stark reminder of mortality in 41 highly detailed and finely cut woodcuts.

This unabridged edition reprints the original 1538 publication, featuring various quotations, depictions, and meditations on death, deaths of men, and the necessity of death.

The book's theme of memento mori - Remember, you will die - is presented in a unique and powerful way, with the skeleton seizing the child from his mother's breast and stopping the king, emperor, pope, and cardinal in their functions.

Each woodcut is a work of art in itself, showcasing the variety of expressions, social groups, backgrounds, styles of dress and architecture, and calls to death.

This edition is the first in a series reprinting great rare books from the Rosenwald Collection, making it a must-have for any collector or enthusiast of 16th-century art and literature.