Wellcome Collection
A skeleton as a fashionably dressed woman. Engraving attributed to Gerhard Altzenbach, 16--.
Gerhard Altzenbach
Lettering: En alamodo Helenam, ditemq(ue) levemq(ue) superbam, Ossea iudicicium [sic] quod feret ista strues? O alamodo Helenna leichtfertig reich stoltz wie ein Phow, Gedenkt an Gottes Gericht behendt, so wirstu han ein gutes Endt. Paraphrase of German lettering: O Helen à la mode, a follower of fashion, rich, proud as a peacock, turn your thoughts quickly to God's judgment, so that you may have a good end. Paraphrase of Latin lettering: Behold Helen à la mode, rich, a follower of fashion, proud, what judgment will that pile of bones endure?
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