Lithographic plates. After Matthaeus Merian’s 17th century drawings.
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“The Mayor” from “Basel’s Dance of Death,” Hieronymus Hess, circa 1849
Lithographic plates. After Matthaeus Merian’s 17th century drawings.
“The Temptation of St. Anthony,” David Teniers the Younger, 17th Century
Oil on canvas.
“The Torture of Prometheus,”Gioacchino Assereto, 17th Century
Between 1620 and 1648. Oil on canvas.
Depiction of Buddha by Hong Zicheng, 17th Century
From the Xianfo Qizong.
Plague panel with the triumph of death, early 17th Century
Panels of this kind were placed on the walls of houses to warn against the plague. A plague epidemic raged in Augsburg, Germany, between 1607 and 1636.
