The dance of death at Basel: death and the executioner. Lithograph by G. Danzer after H. Hess.

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These lithographs are derived from the dance of death frescos painted on the walls of the churchyard of the Dominican cloister in Basel. Executed between 1437 and 1441, these frescos were often altered and were finally removed in 1805 when damages could not be restored. Some of the wall fragments are preserved in the history museum in Basel

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1 print : lithograph, printed with beige background ; image 16.8 x 12.9 cm

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Der Tod zum Scharfrichter. Auf Blutmensch mit dem scharfen Schwerdt! (Obschon von Fach mir lieb und werth): ich sah Verbrecher samt den Guten, von deinen Henkerstreichen bluten. Antwort des Scharfrichters. Geköpft, gerädert, strangulirt, hab ich, und sonst noch maltraitirt: ich war nur Werkzeug meiner Herren, sie solltest du zum Tanz begehren. Bears number top right : No. 30.