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Der Tod als Freund [Death as a Friend]
Primary
Alfred Rethel
(Diepenbend, Aachen, Germany, 1816–Düsseldorf, Germany, 1859)
Woodcarver
Richard Julius Jungtow
(1816–1859)
NationalityGerman, Europe
Date1851
MediumWood engraving (by Richard Julius Jungtow)
DimensionsSheet: 11 7/8 × 10 5/8 in. (30.2 × 27 cm)
Image: 11 15/16 × 10 11/16 in. (30.3 × 27.2 cm)
Image: 11 15/16 × 10 11/16 in. (30.3 × 27.2 cm)
Credit LineBlanton Museum of Art, The University of Texas at Austin, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Isidore Simkowitz in memory of Amy Cecelia Simkowitz-Rogers, 1995.177
Keywords
Rights Statement
Collection AreaPrints and Drawings
Object number1995.177
On View
Not on viewDeath as a Friend portrays a pious monk’s peaceful passage into eternity. As the sun sets, Death, who is dressed as an ally in his monk’s robe adorned with a pilgrim’s shell, respectfully bows his head as he tolls the knell for his friend
Exhibitions
![Der Tod als Erwürger [Death as Strangler]](/internal/media/dispatcher/17301/thumbnail)
Raphael Sadeler I
circa 1595
