Zizenhausen figure, Basel, 19th century, "Totentanz" (Dance of Death) by Anton Sohn, colored clay, "Death and the ...

Zizenhausen figure, Basel, 19th century, "Totentanz" (Dance of Death) by Anton Sohn, colored clay, "Death and the Queen", height 13,5 x 9,5 cm, damaged, cracks, slight signs of abrasion.
The model for these groups of figures were the engravings by the Swiss-German engraver and publisher Matthäus Merian, published in 1621. These engravings go back to a painting from the late Middle Ages, which was painted on the inside of the cemetery wall near the Predigerkirche in Basel.
Literature: Wilfried Seipel, Das Weltbild der Zizenhausener Figuren, Constance 1984, pp. 64-79.