The Nun (Dance of Death Series)  1651

Medium: [br]Etching This etching is one of Wenceslaus Hollar's Dance of Death series. We see a nun unfortunately distracted from her prayer by a handsome lute-player; little does she know that Death is about to snuff out the candle, a symbol for the end of her life. This scene, like others from the Dance of Death, urges the audience to remember the eternal value of chas...