Death and the Miser
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Death and the Miser is a late 15th-century religious and moralizing painting by Hieronymus Bosch that depicts a dying man torn between salvation and the temptations of earthly wealth.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Death and the Miser canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
moralizing painting
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painting ⓘ religious painting ⓘ |
| artist | Hieronymus Bosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collection | National Gallery of Art NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| countryOfOrigin | Netherlands ⓘ |
| creator | Hieronymus Bosch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictionOf |
final judgment of the soul
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moment of death ⓘ |
| depicts |
a dying man
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angels ⓘ bedridden man ⓘ chest of money ⓘ coins ⓘ crucifix ⓘ crucifix on the wall ⓘ demons ⓘ personification of Death ⓘ rosary ⓘ window with light ⓘ |
| genre |
moral allegory
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religious art ⓘ |
| hasPart |
angel pointing to a crucifix
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beam of light from a window ⓘ demon offering a bag of gold ⓘ figure of Death entering the room ⓘ small figure placing coins in a chest ⓘ |
| inception | late 15th century ⓘ |
| influencedBy | late medieval Christian doctrine ⓘ |
| location | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
death
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greed ⓘ salvation ⓘ temptation ⓘ |
| medium | oil paint ⓘ |
| movement |
Early Netherlandish painting
NERFINISHED
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Northern Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | none ⓘ |
| partOf | Bosch’s religious works ⓘ |
| support | panel ⓘ |
| theme |
Christian morality
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conflict between salvation and earthly wealth ⓘ memento mori ⓘ |
| usesSymbol |
coins as symbol of avarice
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demons as symbol of sin ⓘ light as symbol of divine grace ⓘ skull ⓘ |
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