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| The Holbein Dagger: The protesting monk. |
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| Holbein's dance of death, the monk |
The monk is dragged away - screaming and protesting - in contrast to the nun (letter Q). Hobein probably found inspiration for the protesting monk in his earlier work, the Holbein Dagger (picture to the left).
If you're wondering why the monk is protesting so violently, then take a look at Holbein's great dance of death.
The accompanying text for this letter goes: »Aber ir werden sterben wie die menschen vnnd werdt fallen wie eyner von den fürsten.«.
This is from Psalms 82,7 which in Luther's version sounds: »aber ihr werdet sterben wie Menschen und wie ein Tyrann zugrunde gehen.«. In English: »But ye shall die like men, and fall like one of the princes.«.
Dansk 
Lübeck's dance of death
Holbein
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