Project Gutenberg 2019-02-02 Public domain in the USA. 214 Holbein, Hans 1497 1543 Holbein, Hans, the Younger Holbein, Hans, der Jüngere Holbein, John Deuchar, David 1743 1808 49039319 The Dances of Death Through the Various Stages of Human Life: Wherein the Capriciousness of that Tyrant is Exhibited Produced by Chris Curnow and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Dances of Death" by Hans Holbein and David Deuchar is a collection of artistic illustrations accompanied by descriptive texts, created during the late 18th century. This book features a series of copperplate engravings that delve into the philosophical and moral themes of mortality, illustrating how death is an inevitable part of human life across various stages and social statuses, all portrayed with a blend of somberness and dark humor. The book offers a poignant examination of human existence through 46 striking illustrations that depict Death's interactions with people from all walks of life, from kings and clergy to peasants and children. Each plate presents a unique scene where Death whimsically influences or abruptly interrupts life, capturing moments of irony and the capricious nature of fate. The interplay between that which is serious and the lively depictions of death serves to remind readers of life's transience and the universality of mortality, ultimately encouraging reflection on the human condition. The accompanying descriptions, presented in both French and English, further enrich the visual narratives by providing scriptural references that contextualize the moral messages conveyed through Holbein's art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 65.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Dance of death Dance of death in art N Text Category: Art Category: Philosophy & Ethics 92763 2025-07-23T10:43:53.282616 text/html 86169 2019-02-02T07:18:44 text/html 4639287 2025-07-23T10:43:56.881606 application/epub+zip 4637404 2025-07-23T10:43:54.260572 application/epub+zip 88855 2025-07-23T10:43:53.602591 application/epub+zip 4682739 2025-07-23T10:43:58.717582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 4668311 2025-07-23T10:43:56.194606 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 126502 2022-09-26T17:35:16.183218 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 70650 2025-07-23T10:43:52.797587 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 70981 2019-02-02T07:18:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19578 2025-07-23T10:43:58.850565 application/rdf+xml 16204 2025-07-23T10:43:53.677593 image/jpeg 2605 2025-07-23T10:43:53.639576 image/jpeg 28731 2019-02-02T07:18:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 4342585 2019-02-02T07:18:46 application/octet-stream application/zip 4348880 2025-07-23T10:43:53.414636 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog de.wikipedia en.wikipedia