Totentanz Collection

Death as a friend, 1851. Creator: Rethel, Alfred (1816-1859)
Death as a friend, 1851. Private Collection

The winged skeleton of Death flies off with a baby
The skeleton of Death flies off with a baby. The winged skeleton jumps in the air with the babe while the sleepy nursemaid rocks an empty cradle in a bedroom. Das Kind

The skeleton of Death comes for a guard. Death in a tricorn and boots with rapier grabs the soldier's belt and musket. The sentry in 18th century German military uniform looks surprised

The skeleton of Death in a duel with a noble gentleman. The artistocrat points to his coat of arms and pedigree, but the skeleton grabs his throat and beats him with a thigh bone. Der Ahnenstolze

The skeleton of Death slashes a fishwife with a scythe. The fishwife falls on the ground, while others gut fish in barrels. Das Fischweib

Two skeletons of Death come for a queen on her throne. One skeleton wears a ruff collar and cape and holds a hourglass. A lady-in-waiting tries to protect the Queen. Die Konigin

Two skeletons of Death attack a German general on horseback. One skeleton on a spectral horse fires a musket, while another hooks him with a scythe. The General. Der General

Two skeletons of Death attack a king in his throne room. One figure of Death removes his crown, while another hits him with a sceptre. The king wears a wig, ermine cape and embroidered clothers

The skeleton of Death stabs the Pope on his throne. The figure of Death wears a crown of thorns, black habit and sashes, and uses a dart or arrow. Priests and monks pray and kneel before him

The skeleton of Death comes for a quack doctor. The physician tends to a sick man in night clothes in his bedroom. But the figure of Death in a sheet grabs the doctor's collar. Der Arzt

The skeleton of Death pulls on the arm of a mother in a nursery. Death carries off one child as another flees. The Mother breastfeeds a baby on her lap. Die Mutter

Chile
Im Zeltlager in Cerro Castillo im Süden von Chile, 1960er Jahe. Camping near Cerro Castillo in the South of Chile, 1960s

Painting Party on Mobilisation Day by Spanish modernist painter Daniel Sabater (1936) on display in the National Art Museum of Catalonia (Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya) in Barcelona

Dance of Death (Danse Macabre), 1490. Creator: John of Kastav (active ca 1490)
Dance of Death (Danse Macabre), 1490. Found in the Collection of the Narodni muzej Slovenije

View of the wooden footbridge of Spreuerbrucke at night with the paintings of the Totentanz cycle by Kaspar Meglinger. Lucerne, canton of Lucerne, Switzerland

The Abbess visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death)
531516 The Abbess visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death, Totentanz). Series of illustrations following the tradition of medieval morality plays

The Arms of Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death)
531510 The Arms of Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death, Totentanz). Series of illustrations following the tradition of medieval morality plays

The Pope visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death)
531512 The Pope visited by Death. From Hans Holbein the Younger Les Simulachres de la Mort (Dance of Death, Totentanz). Series of illustrations following the tradition of medieval morality plays

The Armed Knight (engraving)
3646508 The Armed Knight (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Armed Knight. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Princess, or Duchess (engraving)
3646505 The Princess, or Duchess (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Princess, or Duchess. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Physician (engraving)
3646499 The Physician (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Physician. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Mendicant Friar, or Monk (engraving)
3646496 The Mendicant Friar, or Monk (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Mendicant Friar, or Monk)

The Temptation (engraving)
3646475 The Temptation (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Temptation. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Totentanz 1848: Death offers the sword of Justice
3780893 Totentanz 1848: Death offers the sword of Justice by Rethel

Totentanz 1848: Death is dispatched to Earth
3780892 Totentanz 1848: Death is dispatched to Earth by Rethel, Alfred (1816-59); (add.info.: Totentanz 1848: Death is dispatched to Earth as the only man who is able to render all people equal)

Totentanz 1848: Death proves that all men are equal
3780891 Totentanz 1848: Death proves that all men are equal by Rethel

Death Before the Public House, from Another Dance of Death
AFC198096 Death Before the Public House, from Another Dance of Death published by Georg Wigand in Leipzig, 1849 (woodcut) by Rethel

The Bride and Bridegroom (engraving)
3646503 The Bride and Bridegroom (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bride and Bridegroom. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Miser (engraving)
3646501 The Miser (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Miser. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Astrologer (engraving)
3646500 The Astrologer (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Astrologer. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Bishop (engraving)
3646484 The Bishop (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Bishop. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Canoness, or Nun (engraving)
3646497 The Canoness, or Nun (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canoness, or Nun. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Lady Abbess (engraving)
3646489 The Lady Abbess (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lady Abbess. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Emperor (engraving)
3646480 The Emperor (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Emperor. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Curse upon Earth and on Man (engraving)
3646474 The Curse upon Earth and on Man (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Curse upon Earth and on Man)

The Ploughman, or Farmer (engraving)
3646511 The Ploughman, or Farmer (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Ploughman, or Farmer. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Pedlar (engraving)
3646510 The Pedlar (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Pedlar. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Merchant (engraving)
3646507 The Merchant (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Merchant. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Old Man (engraving)
3646502 The Old Man (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Old Man. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Senator, or Magistrate (engraving)
3646493 The Senator, or Magistrate (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Senator, or Magistrate. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Canon (engraving)
3646491 The Canon (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Canon. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Prince Elector (engraving)
3646490 The Prince Elector (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince Elector. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Creation (engraving)
3646471 The Creation (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Creation. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Last Judgment (engraving)
3646513 The Last Judgment (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Last Judgment. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Priest (engraving)
3646495 The Priest (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Priest. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Advocate (engraving)
3646492 The Advocate (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Advocate. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Lord Abbot (engraving)
3646486 The Lord Abbot (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Lord Abbot. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Empress (engraving)
3646483 The Empress (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Empress. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

The Cardinal (engraving)
3646482 The Cardinal (engraving) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Cardinal. From Holbeins Totentanz (Danse Macabre)

Death on the Tribune, from Another Dance of Death
AFC198097 Death on the Tribune, from Another Dance of Death published by Georg Wigand in Leipzig, 1849 (woodcut) by Rethel

First page from Another Dance of Death published by Georg Wigand in Leipzig
AFC198094 First page from Another Dance of Death published by Georg Wigand in Leipzig, 1849 (woodcut) by Rethel

Danse macabre, 1490. Creator: Anonymous
Danse macabre, 1490. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

Manuel de confession, ca 1487-1488. Creator: Anonymous
Manuel de confession, ca 1487-1488. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Mazarine, Paris

La mort et le bucheron (The Death and the Woodcutter), 1755. Creator: Oudry, Jean-Baptiste
La mort et le bucheron (The Death and the Woodcutter), 1755. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

The Girl and the Death, 1916. Creator: Schnug, Leo (1878-1933)
The Girl and the Death, 1916. Private Collection

Ars moriendi (The Art of Dying), 1496. Creator: Anonymous
Ars moriendi (The Art of Dying), 1496. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque Sainte-Genevieve, Paris

Madame La Mort, 1890-1891. Creator: Gauguin, Paul Eugene Henri (1848-1903)
Madame La Mort, 1890-1891. Found in the Collection of Musee d Orsay, Paris

Dance of Death, 1899. Artist: Simberg, Hugo (1873-1917)
Dance of Death, 1899. Private Collection

The Dance of Death, allegorical artwork
The Dance of Death (1493)

Also a Dance of Death, Sheet V (Death on the barricade), 1849. Private Collection

Also a Dance of Death, Sheet II (Riding death), 1849. Private Collection

Also a Dance of Death, Sheet VI (Death the Victor), 1849. Private Collection

Also a Dance of Death, Sheet I (Resurrection of death), 1849. Private Collection

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EDITORS COMMENTS

"Totentanz: Embracing Death as a Friend" In the year 1851, Alfred Rethel unveiled his masterpiece "Totentanz, " a captivating portrayal of death as an unexpected companion. This artwork, located in Lucerne, Switzerland, is brought to life on the wooden footbridge of Spreuerbrucke at night. As you wander through this enchanting setting, you will encounter Kaspar Meglinger's paintings from the Totentanz cycle. The first engraving that catches your eye is "The Armed Knight. " Here we witness a valiant warrior facing death fearlessly, ready to embrace his fate with unwavering courage. Moving forward along the bridge, you come across "The Mother and Young Child. " In this poignant scene, death appears not as a menacing figure but rather as a gentle guide leading them towards eternal peace. As you continue your journey through these mesmerizing engravings, "The Seaman in a Storm" captures your attention. Despite being tossed by treacherous waves and winds of uncertainty, even sailors find solace in embracing their inevitable destiny alongside death. The next engraving portrays "The Princess or Duchess, " reminding us that no matter one's social status or wealth, death treats all equally. "The Physician" reminds us that even those who dedicate their lives to preserving others' well-being must eventually face their own mortality. Similarly thought-provoking is "The Aged Woman, " where age does not exempt anyone from dancing hand-in-hand with death when the time comes. Amongst these vivid portrayals stands out "The Mendicant Friar or Monk. " It serves as a reminder that regardless of religious devotion or spiritual beliefs held during life; everyone must confront their final moments side by side with death itself. And then there is "The Temptation, " illustrating how easily we can be enticed by worldly desires while forgetting our ultimate destination lies beyond this mortal realm.