The skeleton of Death gives a letter to a monk, 18th century

The skeleton of Death, Freund Hans, in cassock gives a letter with wax seal to a monk outside a monastery, 18th century. Other monks in hooded habits watch in horror. Abolition of the monastery. Aushebung des Klosters. Copperplate engraving by Johan Georg Mansfeld after an original by Johann Rudolf Schellenberg from Johan Kark Musaus's Freund Heins Erscheinungen in Holbeins Manier, (Apparitions of Death in the manner of Holbein) Mannheim, 1803

1803 18th Century Cassock Dance Of Death Freund Hans Freund Hein Habit Johan Georg Mansfeld Johan Kark Musaus Johann Rudolf Schellenberg Macabre Mannheim Morbid Mortality Surplice Tonsure

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