Skeletons Making Music from Dance of the Dead — History & Facts
A crowd of skeletons prepares to parade in a macabre procession. Some of them blow trumpets and other wind instruments, one beats upon a pair of kettle drums. The solemn and stately sound of brass instruments, such as trumpets and trombones, was often associated with the Last Judgement and the Apocalypse.
The image reminds us that all human endeavours are meaningless in the face of death.
More Artworks by Hans Holbein (II)
Portret van Erasmus
Hans Holbein (II)
Priester en de Dood
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Dief en de Dood
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Portret van Thomas More
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Rechter en de Dood
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Kind en de Dood
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Boer en de Dood
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Abdis en de Dood
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Gravin en de Dood
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Oude vrouw en de Dood
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