The Mendicant Friar and the Rich Man

Book Title: Niklaus Manuel's Todtentanz gemalt zu Bern um 1515-1520 / La danse des morts peinte à Berne dans les années 1515 à 1520 par Nicolas Manuel et lithographiée d'après les copies exactes du célèbre peintre Guillaume Stettler. lithographiert nach den getreuen Copien des berühmten Kunstmalers Wilhelm Stettler : =

Author: Niklaus Manuel

Image Title: The Mendicant Friar and the Rich Man

Description: On the left, with shrunken flesh, Death strokes a friar's face and takes his arm. On the right, Death as a woman plays a bladder pipe for the rich man, who is dressed in thick furs. Death touches his head, and he presses his hands together. Original image by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484-1530), copied by Guillaume Stettler and lithographed by Wilhelm Stettler.

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