Predica del arte del bene morire (sermon on the art of dying well)
Girolamo Savonarola|Antonio Tubini · Italian|Italian
Date: ca. 1502
Medium: Printed book with 4 woodcut illustrations
Dimensions: Overall: 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 x 1/4 in. (20 x 14 x 0.7 cm)
Classification: Books
Themes: Angels, Bulls, Chariots, Death, Devil, Skulls
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1925
Date range
1500 – 1505
Largest dimension
0.7 cm
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