Illustration: 31F26x45C15x31F26(+4)x31F11x47I15(SCYTHE)x47I15(SPADE)x42E141x11Q7141x23U22x25F42x1
General
| Title | Death as skeleton, archer's weapons, Death as skeleton (+ Death with scythe), death's head, skull (symbol of Death), agricultural implements: scythe, agricultural implements: spade, coffin, altar, hourglass, snakes |
| Type | Illustration |
| Sizes | 91x73 |
| Material | Woodcut |
| Colour | Black |
| Artist | Christoffel (2) van Sichem |
| Oldest appearance in Biblia Sacra | 1657 |
| Iconclass | 31F26,45C15,31F26(+4),31F11,47I15(SCYTHE),47I15(SPADE),42E141,11Q7141,23U22,25F42 |
| Iconclass description | Death as skeleton, archer's weapons, Death as skeleton (+ Death with scythe), death's head, skull (symbol of Death), agricultural implements: scythe, agricultural implements: spade, coffin, altar, hourglass, snakes |
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Scan: Utrecht UB MAZ 2176 (John) vol.2 p.S2r |
References
Literature references
Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut 1977 Chapter 2 An Introduction to the Woodcuts of the Seventeenth Century, with a discussion of the German woodcut Broadsides of the Seventeenth Century (by Ingeborg Lehmann-Haupt), New York
Lehmann-Haupt, Hellmut 1983 Christoffel van Sichem A Family of Dutch 17th Century Woodcut Artists, in: Hollstein's Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700, Vol. XXVII, Christoffel (1) van Sichem to Herman Specht, pp. 274-306
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