Der Ritter (The Knight) plaquette

Hans Holbein the younger, artist

1497–1543

Der Ritter (The Knight) plaquette, 1600s

Where object was made: Germany

Material/technique: silver

Dimensions:
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 7.6 x 5.1 cm
Object Height/Width/Depth (Height x Width x Depth): 3 x 2 in

Credit line: Gift of the Mark L. Morris Jr. Family

Accession number: 1994.0014

Not on display

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Der Ritter (The Knight) is a small silver plaquette that takes its design from Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death series, first published in woodcut in 1538. The Dance of Death typically represents Death leading all ranks and conditions of mankind to the grave and popularly appeared in various media well into the 17th century.

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"Corpus," Apr-2012, Denise Giannino
Der Ritter (The Knight) is a small silver plaquette that takes its design from Hans Holbein’s Dance of Death series, first published in woodcut in 1538. The Dance of Death typically represents Death leading all ranks and conditions of mankind to the grave and popularly appeared in various media well into the 17th century.