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Death and the Musician
Anton von Woensam (mentioned on object), 1526
Music is traditionally counted among the pleasures of life, yet it also belongs to the temporal aspects of our existence. The tension between these two poles is cleverly depicted here. An athletically built young man sits among musical instruments, including a drum, a harp, and various early wind instruments such as a recorder, a cornetto and a shawm. Death, a halfdecomposed corpse with an hourglass, a symbol of impermanence, has come to take him away.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-2022-206
- Dimensionsheight 138 mm x width 103 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure