Death and the Miser

1650/1655

Nicolaes Maes

Associated Names
Nicolaes Maes

Artist, Dutch, 1634 - 1693

This drawing shows two figures displayed from the waist up. On the right is an elderly person with glasses and a long beard, wearing a loose garment. They have minimal facial features. They are seated at a table, holding an object in one hand, while the other hand is raised near their face. On the left is a skeleton leaning slightly towards the elderly person, appearing to hold a long, thin object, like an arrow or quill. The table in front of them is covered with objects, and more objects are stacked on the right, with what looks like an open chest. The background is a gradient of light brown on the left to cream on the right.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    pen and brown ink with brown wash on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Widener Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 17.1 x 16.5 cm (6 3/4 x 6 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1942.9.664


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Marsden J. Perry (Lugt 1880)

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1935

  • Paintings, Drawings, and Etchings by Rembrandt and his Circle, Art Institute of Chicago, IL, 1935-1936, no. 27.

  • Master Drawings: selected from the museums and private collections of America, Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, Albright Gallery, NY, 1935, no. 49, repro.

1936

  • Rembrandt and his Circle, Worcester Art Museum, MA, 1936, no. 26.

2006

  • Strokes of Genius: Rembrandt's Prints and Drawings, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

Watermarks

present but not identified

Wikidata ID

Q64618489

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