Wapen van de Dood geflankeerd door man en vrouw 1524 - 1538

"Wapen van de Dood geflankeerd door man en vrouw" (Arms of Death flanked by man and woman) is a woodcut print by Hans Holbein the Younger created between 1524 and 1538, currently held in the Rijksmuseum. The artwork depicts Death, represented by a skull, holding an hourglass in skeletal hands. A man and a woman stand on either side of Death, pointing at the hourglass, symbolizing the inevitability of mortality. This small yet powerful image serves as a memento mori, a reminder of the fleeting nature of life and the universality of death.