The Advocate and the Alchemist

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 Advocate and the Alchemist

Description: On the left, the advocate will not look at Death, but Death tries to lead him away. On the right, Death pierces the alchemist's beaker and the solution pours out to puddle on the ground. The alchemist does not notice Death foiling his attempt at eternal life. Original image by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484-1530), copied by Guillaume Stettler and lithographed by Wilhelm Stettler.

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