London: Victoria and Albert Museum

London: Victoria and Albert Museum.

‘Death as a Drummer’ – possibly by Joachim Henne in Germany. About 1670-80.

“This emaciated figures recalls the long-standing visual tradition of the Dance of Death. It was made to remind people of their own mortality, warning them to prepare for death and eternal judgment.”

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