#MatthaeusMerian the Elder (1593-1650)
Portrait of #GustavIIAdolf, King of Sweden (1594-1632), who was #BornOnThisDay
ca. 1631-2
Skoklosters Slott
#Vasa

This 17th-century image reproduces that of the knight depicted in the Dance of Death fresco found in Basel in the mid 15th Century. The scene shown here comes from the #copper-engravings produced by #MatthaeusMerian (1593-1650)
#death #art