A yellowed black-and-white print of Spanish text beneath an image of an erupting volcano and skeletons running from the blast.

El fin del mundo es ya cierto, todos serán calaveras; Adiós todos los vivientes, ahora sí fue de deveras

José Guadalupe Posada (1852-1913)

Date

ca. 1890-1913
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Zinc etching
Contributors

Printed by Antonio Vanegas Arroyo
Dimensions

16 x 11 7/8 in.
Inscriptions

Recto:
EL FIN DEL MUNDO ES YA CIERTO \ TODOS SERAN CALAVERAS; \ ADIOS TODOS LOS VIVIENTES, \ AHORA SI FUE DE DEVERAS.
Collection Name

José Guadalupe Posada Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1978.96
Copyright

Public domain

Location: Off view

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