The Judge
A woodcut depicting a skeleton (= Death) looking over a judge sitting in a chair as it tries to take the rod which symbolizes his authority. Two men stand before the judge: one is seen reaching into his purse to offer a bribe (which the judge appears eager to accept), while the other awaits his sentence. On the floor an hourglass, the reminder of human mortality, has been knocked over. The woodcut is accompanied by a verse from Amos 2 translated into French (top) and then reformatted into verse (bottom).
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
Lützelburger, Hans, 1495?-1526
Frellon, Jean, -1568
Lyon (France)
French
Bible. Amos
Judges
Bribery
Human skeleton
Skeleton
Death
Symbols and symbolism
Sixteenth century
Amos 2
15 cm (approx)
Still image
woodcuts (prints)
Octavo
This work is a part of the Richard C. Kessler Reformation Collection.
Les Images de la mort [de H. Holbein] : avx quelles sont adioustées douze figures ... La medecine de l'ame. La consolation des malades. Vn sermon de mortalité, par sainct Cyprian. Vn sermon de patience, par sainct Iehan Chrysostome ...
1547 IMAG
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