Book Title: Niklaus Manuel's Todtentanz gemalt zu Bern um 1515-1520 / La danse des morts peinte à Berne dans les années 1515 à 1520 par Nicolas Manuel et lithographiée d'après les copies exactes du célèbre peintre Guillaume Stettler. lithographiert nach den getreuen Copien des berühmten Kunstmalers Wilhelm Stettler : =

Author: Niklaus Manuel

Image Title: The Pope and the Priest

Scripture Reference:

• John 7 (further images / scripture text)

Description: On the left: Death has clambered up the Pope's sedan chair and paws at his cope while lifting his triple crown off his head. On the Pope's sedan chair is a scene from the life of Jesus. The adulterous woman and her persecutors stand as Jesus hunches to draw in the dust. The pope indicates the dust to which all life returns with one hand. To the right: Death playing a flute strikes a priest wearing a cappello romano and holding a staff Original image by Niklaus Manuel Deutsch (1484-1530), copied by Guillaume Stettler and lithographed by Wilhelm Stettler.

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