The Rich Man on His Death Bed

1554

Heinrich Aldegrever

Associated Names
Heinrich Aldegrever

Artist, German, 1502 - 1555/1561

The image shows multiple figures gathered around a canopied bed. An elderly man is lying on the bed while an old man in a cap and robe sits beside him with a book. Another person with a long, narrowing face holding large goblets stands next to the bed. Additional figures with head coverings and robes are standing around, some gesturing or conversing. In the background, there are architectural elements resembling a village or town square with small human figures interacting.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.232

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 46, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1802

  • Bartsch, Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna, 1802-1821: Adam. Le peintre graveur. 21 vols. Vienna: J.V. Degen, 1802-1821.

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Heinrich Aldegreaver, Ursula Mielke, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 46, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q64957355

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