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Lovers Surprised by Death     Woodcut on ivory laid paper    Hans Burgkmair the Elder (German, 1473-1531)    1510

Themes derived from the Dance of Death, a medieval allegory in which Death overcomes people of all ages and levels of society, pervaded German art in the late medieval and Renaissance periods.                                                                                            

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Eight Nude Boys      Engraving in black on ivory laid paper     Hans Sebald Beheim (German, 1500-1550)      1520/50

Currently off-view at The Art Institute of Chicago but available along with 52,438 other images recently released in the public domain from its collection.  CC0 Public Domain Designation