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The series was innovative in its intimate portrayal of death's interaction with individuals, rather than grand allegorical scenes. Holbein's work had a lasting impact on the development of printmaking and the visual representation of death in art. 'The Abbot' shows a skeleton playing a flute and leading an abbot away. The abbot is depicted in his monastic robes, holding a book and a crosier. A tree with an hourglass hangs above the abbot's head, symbolising the passing of time. 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