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The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair
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The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair
FLO4675857 The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair. The card player on the right tries to intervene with the Demon, while the player on the left picks up his winnings. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in "The Triumph of Death" based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860.; (add.info.: The players. Death and a black demon seem to fight on the player in green at the table. Death has his bone hand on the man's throat, while the Demon grabs his hair. The card player on the right tries to intervene with the Demon, while the player on the left picks up his winnings. Hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel (or Chretien de Mechel, 1737-1817) in "The Triumph of Death" based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young (1497-1543), 1860.); © Florilegius
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In this haunting and dramatic scene captured in a hand-coloured engraving by Christian Von Mechel, titled "The players," we see Death and a black demon engaged in a fierce struggle with the player dressed in green at the table. Death's bone hand is firmly grasping the man's throat, while the menacing Demon has a tight grip on his hair.
Despite the chaos unfolding before them, the other players at the table remain unfazed - one attempts to intervene with the Demon, while another casually collects his winnings as if nothing out of the ordinary is happening. The contrast between life and death, luck and fate is starkly portrayed in this intense moment frozen in time.
Based on original drawings by Hans Holbein the Young, this artwork from 1860 titled "The Triumph of Death" serves as a powerful reminder of mortality and inevitability. The intricate details and emotions depicted in this print draw viewers into a world where darkness lurks just beneath the surface of everyday life.
As we gaze upon this image, we are reminded of our own mortality and how quickly fortunes can change. It serves as a poignant reflection on life's uncertainties and challenges us to contemplate our own actions and choices amidst an unpredictable world.
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