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The Dance of Death

Anonymous, German, 16th century · 1500–1600

Maximum print size

Frame
40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening
23.4 × 32.3 cm · 9.2 × 12.7 in
Mat border, sides
8.6 cm · 3.4 in
Mat border, top and bottom
9.4 cm · 3.7 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date
16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown ink, watercolor, gouache, gold paint
Type
Drawings
Size
18.9 × 13.6 cm · 7.4 × 5.4 in
Orientation
portrait
Subjects
Dancing, Human Figures, Skeletons
Collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗

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