Plague (Pest), from the series Death, Part II (Vom Tode Zweiter Teil) — Max Klinger | DiscoverArt

Plague (Pest), from the series Death, Part II (Vom Tode Zweiter Teil)

1903 (published 1904)

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43 × 33.7 cm (16.9 × 13.3 in)

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