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English: A German broadside of the Danse Macabre. Nine women of different social rank from empress to fool dance with the dead. The entire economy of salvation is depicted, from the Fall, through the crucifixion, to Heaven and Hell. Twelve more traditional Dance Macabre figures, from pope and emperor down to fool, surround the central image.
Date before 1673
date QS:P,+1673-00-00T00:00:00Z/7,P1326,+1673-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Source Virtuelles Kupferstichkabinett, http://kk.haum-bs.de/?id=g-altzenbach-ab3-0010
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Gerhard Altzenbach  (–1672)  wikidata:Q27480269
 
Alternative names
Gerhardt Altzenbach, Gerhart Altzenbach, Gerard Altzenbach, Gerhardus Altzenbach, Gerhard Alzenbach
Description German copper engraver
Date of birth/death 1500s
date QS:P,+1500-00-00T00:00:00Z/8
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Location of birth/death Cologne
Work period 1609-1672
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  • Krakow, circa 1670
    Krakow, circa 1670
  • Krakow, circa 1670
    Krakow, circa 1670
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    17th-century print
  • 18th-century print
    18th-century print
  • 18th-century painting
    18th-century painting
  • 18th-century print
    18th-century print

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