The Arms of Death Small 232×320 Medium 464×640 Large 743×1024 Download Tiff Original 1741×2400 | (2.2 MB) Description The Arms of Death is an engraving that was created by German artist Albrecht Dürer in 1503. It shows a woman standing behind a helmet that is topped with eagle wings and a large skull on the bottom. Keywords 16th century, Albrecht Dürer, arms of death, eagle wings, engraving, German, helmet, skull, woman Galleries Men and Women, Miscellaneous Prints Source: Knackfuss, H. Dürer (Bielefeld, DE: Velhagen & Klasing, 1900)