In this panel Bosch shows us the last moments in the life of a miser, just before his eternal fate is decided. A little monster peeping out from under the bed–curtains tempts the miser with a bag of gold, while an angel kneeling at the right encourages him to acknowledge the crucifix in the window. Death, holding an arrow, enters at the left. [url=http://www.nga.gov/conten...
Size:
93 x 31 cm (36 5/8 x 12 3/16 in.)
Medium:
Oil on panel
Credit:
Courtesy of the National Gallery of Art, Washington
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