ca. 1520 (etched), late 17th century (printed)
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Death and the Devil attack two women who are looking in a hand-held mirror. Death holds a skull and an hour glass. Another demon stands on the Devil's head brandishing a spear and another flies above the women. The women are expensively dressed in contemporary costume, head-dresses and jewellery and stand in front of a dressing table with bottles and pots.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Etching on paper |
| Brief description | Death and the Devil attacking two women who are looking in a mirror by Daniel Hopfer (ca 1470-1536); etching |
| Physical description | Death and the Devil attack two women who are looking in a hand-held mirror. Death holds a skull and an hour glass. Another demon stands on the Devil's head brandishing a spear and another flies above the women. The women are expensively dressed in contemporary costume, head-dresses and jewellery and stand in front of a dressing table with bottles and pots. |
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| Object history | Plate subsequently owned by David Funck, a Nuremberg bookseller (1642-1705) and distant relative of Daniel Hopfer, who numbered the plates and reprinted these under the title Operae Hopferianae |
| Production | David Funck, who live din Nuremberg, acquired Daniel Hopfer's etched plates after his death, adding a number to each plate |
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| Bibliographic reference | Funck, David. Operae Hopferianae. Nuremberg. |
| Other number | 118 - Funck number |
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| Accession number | E.871-1885 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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