eath comes to the queen — disguised as a court jester — and drags her away.
One of her men are trying to defend her by holding on to her arm and pushing Death away.
Holbein has stolen adapted the picture of Death as a fool from the famous dance of death in his hometown Basel.
The picture to the left shows how Death fetches the fool in Basel's dance of death.
The naked, withered branches that protrude from the tree indicate the queen's fate.
The unknown artist who signed himself "AC" and the year 1562 (picture to the right) has replaced
the tree with a broken, hollow stump.
Variations: Birckmann removes the tree with the withered branches; instead he draws a
pointed mountain in the background.
Hollar and Deuchar copies Birckmann.
eath comes to the queen — disguised as a court jester — and drags her away.
One of her men are trying to defend her by holding on to her arm and pushing Death away.
Dances of death
Holbein