A skeleton as a fashionably dressed woman. Engraving attributed to Gerhard Altzenbach, 16--.

  • Altzenbach, Gerhard, active 1609-1672.
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[between 1600 and 1699]
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803817i
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A skeleton as a fashionably dressed woman. Engraving attributed to Gerhard Altzenbach, 16--. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Top left, the Last Judgment, with the Virgin and Jesus Christ intervening before God on behalf of the saved

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[Cologne] : [Gerhard Altzenbach?] excu, [between 1600 and 1699]

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1 print : engraving, with etching ; platemark 24 x 13.4 cm

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En alamodo Helenam, ditemq(ue) levemq(ue) superbam, Ossea iudicicium [sic] quod feret ista strues? O alamodo Helenna leichtfertig reich stoltz wie ein Phow, Gedenkt an Gottes Gericht behendt, so wirstu han ein gutes Endt Paraphrase of Latin lettering: Behold Helen à la mode, rich, a follower of fashion, proud, what judgment will that pile of bones endure? Paraphrase of German lettering: O Helen à la mode, a follower of fashion, rich, proud as a peacock, turn your thoughts quickly to God's judgment, so that you may have a good end.

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Wellcome Collection 803817i

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