The Bishop

Book Title: Oeuvre de Jean Holbein; ou, Recueil de gravures d'apres les plus beaux ouvrages de ce fameux peintre. Publié par C. de Mechel

Author: Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543.

Image Title: The Bishop

Description: Death takes a bishop by the hand and leads him from his pasture and flock. The Bishop holds a crosier, while an hourglass rests in the lower right corner, representing human mortality. Engraved by Chrétien de Mechel (1737–1817) after the original design by Hans Holbein, the Younger (1498–1543).

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