The Astrologer

Wooden piece featuring one of the many prints from Hans Holbein the Younger's woodblock series, The Dance of Death (or Danse Macabre) from 1523 - 1525. Out of these Germanic Renaissance prints, 34 of them depict Death intruding the lives of everyday people to take them to the grave, whether  they are happy about it or not. The individuals that Death interrupts come from various levels of society, with Death playing particularly rough treatment towards the rich, the powerful, and the holy, who don't want to accept that its their time to leave to this world with Death. The artist and designer (Holbein) and the printmaker (Lützelburge) worked together to create these prints that were originally the size of only 4 postage stamps - roughly 6.5x5 centimeters in size.

Details:

• 11 x 13 3/4"
• sawtooth picture hanger pre-attached on the back if you choose to hang it
• your package includes an artist card that describes the history of the work of art you received

***No two pieces will be the same.. As no two pieces of wood are the same.. Please expect minor variation in the product you are receiving in comparison with the product image.