The Dance of Death by Hans Holbein the Younger, with quatrains by Gilles Corrozet, is a timeless meditation on mortality. Through Holbein’s striking woodcuts and Corrozet’s evocative French verses, the series depicts Death claiming all—kings and peasants, clergy and children alike—reminding readers that life is fleeting and death is universal. A masterpiece of Renaissance art and moral reflection, this edition brings one of history’s most iconic artistic and literary collaborations to life for modern readers.

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Gilles Corrozet (1510–1568) was a French author, printer, and humanist known for his literary and didactic works during the Renaissance. He contributed the French quatrains for The Dance of Death, providing poetic reflections on mortality to accompany Holbein’s woodcuts. Corrozet’s writings reflect his mastery of language, his interest in moral instruction, and the intellectual culture of 16th-century France.