Armed Skeleton, Allegory of Death, Luca Bertelli, after Titiaan, c. 1565
etching, h 373mm × w 261mm More details
This sinister allegory of death is inscribed: ‘Even the most violent men are tamed by Death, which is more violent still.’ The print was meant to hang on a wall, given the printed frame with which the Venetian publisher marketed it. As a result, most examples will have been the worse for wear and discarded. As far as is known, this is the only surviving impression.
