Eve, having received an apple from the serpent,
prompts Adam to gather more.

THE EXPULSION III
"_Vsstribung Ade Eue._"

Adam and Eve, preceded by Death, playing on a
beggar's lyre or hurdy-gurdy, are driven by the
angel from Eden.

THE CONSEQUENCES OF THE FALL IV
_Adam baut die Erden._

Adam, aided by Death, tills the earth. Eve,
with a distaff, suckles Cain in the background.

A CEMETERY V
_Gebein aller Menschen._

A crowd of skeletons, playing on horns, trumpets,
and the like, summon mankind to the grave.

THE POPE VI
_Der Paepst._

The Pope (Leo X.) with Death at his side, crowns
an Emperor, who kisses his foot. Another Death,
in a cardinal's hat, is among the assistants.

THE EMPEROR VII
_Der Kaiser._

The Emperor (Maximilian I.) rates his minister
for injustice to a suitor. But even in the act
Death discrowns him.

THE KING VIII
_Der Koenig._

The King (Francis I.) sits at feast under
a baldachin sprinkled with _fleurs-de-lis_.
Death, as a cup-bearer, pours his last draught.

THE CARDINAL IX
_Der Cardinal._

Death lifts off the Cardinal's hat as he is
handing a letter of indulgence to a rich man.
Luther's opponent, Cardinal Cajetan, is supposed
to be represented.

THE EMPRESS X
_Die Kaiserinn._

The Empress, walking with her women, is
intercepted by a female Death, who conducts her
to an open grave.

THE QUEEN XI
_Die Koeniginn._

Death, in the guise of a court-jester, drags
away the Queen as she is leaving her palace.

THE BISHOP XII
_Der Bischof._

The sun is setting, and Death leads the aged
Bishop from the sorrowing shepherds of his
flock.

THE DUKE XIII
_Der Herzog._

The Duke turns pitilessly from a beggar-woman
and her child. Meanwhile Death, fantastically
crowned, lays hands on him.

THE ABB