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(Rudolf Meyer's Todten-dants. Ergäntzet und herausgegeben von C. Meyern, Malern in Zürich, im Jahre 1650) Sterbensspiegel, das ist sonnenklare Vorstellung menschlicher Nichtigkeit durch alle Ständ' und Geschlechter

1650
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  • Title: (Rudolf Meyer's Todten-dants. Ergäntzet und herausgegeben von C. Meyern, Malern in Zürich, im Jahre 1650) Sterbensspiegel, das ist sonnenklare Vorstellung menschlicher Nichtigkeit durch alle Ständ' und Geschlechter
  • Artist: Conrad Meyer (Swiss, Zürich 1618–1689 Zürich)
  • Author: Rudolf Meyer (Swiss, Zurich 1605–1638 Zurich)
  • Printer: Johann Jacob Bodmer (Swiss)
  • Publisher: Conrad Meyer (Swiss, Zürich 1618–1689 Zürich)
  • Date: 1650
  • Medium: Etchings
  • Dimensions: Overall: 7 3/4 x 6 5/16 x 11/16 in. (19.7 x 16 x 1.8 cm)
  • Classification: Books
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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