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Woodcut of a skeleton holding an hourglass beside a seated elderly man in a fur-trimmed robe who looks downward, with a bare tree behind.

Elderly Man Confronted by a Skeleton with an Hourglass

A woodcut shows a skeleton holding an hourglass beside a seated old man in a fur-trimmed robe, leaning on a staff. The man looks down in thought while the skeleton leans toward him from the left, and a bare tree and bird appear in the background.

Artist
Tobias Stimmer
Date
[1580]
Medium
Memento mori (images) Emblems Woodcuts
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
3507 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1580.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

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