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Etching of skeletons and two men playing cards at a table, framed by columns with two philosophers, with Latin text below.

Dodendans (Dance of Death) by Wenceslaus Hollar

An etching in an architectural frame with columns and two standing philosophers, one on each side. Within, a skeleton looms behind a card table where two seated men play, while another skeleton reaches toward them above a Latin inscription.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
Date
1651
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3927 × 3830 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1651.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Philosophers and SagesVanitas and Memento Mori17th centurybaroque1650s1651engravingmemento morivanitasetchingskeletonplaying carddance of deathwenceslaus hollar

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