DISCOVERART

Master IAM of Zwolle

Memento Mori: a skeleton in a niche

late 15th century
Engraving

SEE IT IN PERSON

Not currently on view

In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

View at metmuseum.org ↗Plan a visit ↗

Discussion

Be the first to share your thoughts.

Sign in to join the discussion.

Community guidelines

More by Master IAM of Zwolle

The LamentationThe LamentationVirgin and Child (upper portion)Virgin and Child (upper portion)The CrucifixionThe CrucifixionThe CrucifixionThe CrucifixionSt. GeorgeSt. GeorgeAdoration of the MagiAdoration of the MagiAdoration of the MagiAdoration of the Magi

More like this

SkeletonsAgostino Veneziano (Agostino dei Musi)|Rosso Fiorentino — SkThe DuchessHans Holbein, the younger — The DuchessThe Old Man, from The Dance of DeathHans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger — The Old Man, frSkeletons, also known as Allegory of Death and FameAgostino Veneziano (Italian, 1490–1540) — Skeletons, also knThe Skeletons, a group of emaciated men and women gathered around a skeleton laid on the ground and a figure of Death as a winged skeleton standing above it holding an open bookMarco Dente|Baccio Bandinelli — The Skeletons, a group of emChild with Three Skulls (reverse copy)Barthel Beham — Child with Three Skulls (reverse copy)Dance of Death: The Old ManHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and SwitzerThe Skeletons, a group of emaciated men and women gathered around a skeleton laid on the ground and a figure of Death as a winged skeleton standing above it holding an open bookMarco Dente|Baccio Bandinelli|Antonio Salamanca — The SkeletDance of Death: The Old WomanHans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and SwitzerThe Old Woman, from The Dance of DeathHans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger — The Old Woman, The Doctor (or Physician), from The Dance of DeathHans Holbein the Younger|Hans Lützelburger — The Doctor (or The Entombment, from The Fall and Redemption of ManAlbrecht Altdorfer — The Entombment, from The Fall and Redem