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 Emperor and the Nobleman

Description: On the left, death plays a twisting trumpet and leans on the emperor, who holds both upraised sword and sovereign's orb, symbols of his power. On the right, Death plays a horn for the nobleman and wears a hat that mocks the nobleman's high fashion and adornments of office. Original image by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484-1530), copied by Guillaume Stettler and lithographed by Wilhelm Stettler.

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