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Brown chiaroscuro woodcut of an arched architectural frame with a central wheel of fortune, skeletons at each side, and seated figures and a skull at the top.

Triumph of Death with Three Fates and a Wheel of Fortune

A brown chiaroscuro woodcut shows an arched architectural frame with skeletons flanking a central wheel divided into eight compartments, with a Latin inscription below. Above, seated figures and a skull with an hourglass crown the composition, while skeletons stand at the lower corners.

Artist
Andrea Andreani
Date
1588
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut from three blocks in brown ink
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
2966 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1588).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Smithsonian Open Access)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Virtues and AllegoriesVanitas and Memento MoriAnatomy and Medicine16th century1580s1588memento morivanitaschiaroscuro woodcutbrown inkrenaissance printskeletonhourglassarchitectural framewheel of fortuneandrea andreani

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