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The Miser
von Mechel, Christian, 1780, Engraving
The Miser
The Miser
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28472
Title
The Miser
Description
The miser, on the left, tries in vain to shoo Death from his treasury. Death, the skeletal figure, taunts the miser by taking his gold, although his real purpose is to meet the man with his end; this is indicated by the hourglass and burnt-out candle on the table. This image is a warning against greed and a reminder that money, like all material goods, is worthless in the face of Death.
Artist / maker
von Mechel, Christian
Date
1780
Size
10.2 x 8.2 cm
Type
Engraving
Location
Art and Design Library
This engraving is from Christian von Mechel's Dance of Death series. Mechel's engravings were first published in 1780; this image is from an edition printed in that year which is now kept in Central Library's Dance of Death Collection. Mechel's series was supposed to be a copy of Hans Holbein the Younger's Dance of Death, but it actually borrows more heavily from a Peter Paul Rubens copy of Holbein's series.
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An introduction to the Dance of Death
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