Hollar, Wenceslaus. Laudaui magis mortuos quam viuentes, Eccle. 4

Pennington, R. Descriptive catalogue of the etched work of Wenceslaus Hollar: 245 (center plate), 233B (border)
Folger bibliographic ID: 242408
Folger call number: ART Box H737.5 no.23 pt.3j
Folger holdings ID: 305118
Accession Number: 216659

Border: The same architectural frame as in Pennington 233A, but with Minerva as a caryatid on left and Hercules on right. At top is a skull with a triple crown and the crowns and headgear of popes, cardinals, emperors and peers on either side. At bottom is a skull and cross-bones with tools of industry on the left and weapons of war on right.--Adapted from Pennington

General notes

This print was made with two separate plates - one for the central scene and one for the decorative border Also available as a digital reproduction

Extended title: Laudaui magis mortuos quam viuentes, Eccle. 4 H.B. i. [center plate] ; W.H. [center plate] ; Ab. a Diepenbecke inu. [border] ; W. Hollar fecit 1651 [border]
Alternate titles: Dance of death, Abbess

Dance of death Nuns Skeletons

printmaker: Hollar, Wenceslaus, 1607-1677
artist: Diepenbeeck, Abraham van, 1596-1675
artist: Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543