Death And The Miser

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An image of the "Death and the Miser" (also known as "Death of the Usurer") Northern Renaissance painting produced between 1490 and 1516 by the Dutch artist Hieronymus Bosch.

«Death does not fear the splendor of merits: with its all-devouring jaws it swallows all alike. Therefore, before its inevitable arrival, let us transfer the excess of our possessions to heaven. No one departing thither carries with him anything he has gathered in this world, but leaving everything on earth, naked he gives an account of his life.»

The first part of the "Death and the Miser" (also known as "Death of the Usurer") Northern Renaissance painting with a Jesus icon and a devil depicted on it.
The second part of the "Death and the Miser" (also known as "Death of the Usurer") Northern Renaissance painting with Death, an Angel, and a dying man depicted on it.
The third part of the "Death and the Miser" (also known as "Death of the Usurer") Northern Renaissance painting with an old man, a bag of coins, and an animal depicted on it.
The fourth part of the "Death and the Miser" (also known as "Death of the Usurer") Northern Renaissance painting with two devil creatures depicted on it.

Source: Pope Agapetus I — «Exhortations to the Emperor Justinian»
Painting: Hieronymus Bosch — «Death and the Miser»

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References

  1. My original note in my Russian-speaking community group in Philadelphia: link
  2. My original note in the Orthodox Church Of Our Lady Joy Of All In Sorrow (Православный Храм Пресвятой Богородицы Всех Скорбящих Радосте) group in Philadelphia: link
  3. My original note in the patron group of Mikhail Svetov and «SVTV News»: link
  4. Date of publication of my original note: October 28, 2025
  5. Date of publication of this post on my website: May 6, 2026
  6. The image of the «Death and the Miser» painting by Hieronymus Bosch is available under a public domain license

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Author: Vlad Dorokhin — a Russian-American expert in the field of male-female relationships, public figure, libertarian, and Christian. I provide consultations in English and Russian. I live in the USA.

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