Dance of Death, leaf from "The Nuremberg Chronicle" — Michael Wolgemut | DiscoverArt

Michael Wolgemut

Dance of Death, leaf from "The Nuremberg Chronicle"

1493

Woodcut and letterpress text

46 × 31.7 cm (18.1 × 12.5 in)

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