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Etching of two men playing cards at a table as a skeleton and a horned winged devil loom behind them, with Latin text below.

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An etching of two men seated at a table playing cards, while a skeleton reaches over from behind and a winged, horned devil-like figure looms at the upper right. Latin text and plate numbering appear in the margin below the scene.

Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar (mentioned on object)
Date
1680
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
3020 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1680.
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

Español: Danza de la muerte: jugadores de cartas con esqueleto

Un grabado muestra a dos hombres sentados a una mesa jugando cartas, mientras un esqueleto se inclina desde atrás y una figura alada con cuernos, similar a un diablo, aparece arriba a la derecha. Debajo de la escena hay texto en latín y numeración de la lámina.

Português: Dança da morte: jogadores de cartas com esqueleto

Uma gravura mostra dois homens sentados a uma mesa jogando cartas, enquanto um esqueleto se inclina por trás e uma figura alada com chifres, semelhante a um diabo, surge no canto superior direito. Abaixo da cena há texto em latim e numeração da prancha.

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