Death with Left Hand Raised

Unidentified Artist

1600-1650

Linden wood

Busch-Reisinger Museum

Two wooden sculptures of emaciated skeletons stand on carved bases. The figures are detailed with exposed ribs and hollowed-out torsos, wearing tattered cloth draped over their shoulders. Two wooden sculptures of emaciated skeletons stand on carved bases. The figures are detailed with exposed ribs and hollowed-out torsos, wearing tattered cloth draped over their shoulders. Harvard Art Museums/Busch-Reisinger Museum, Association Fund