Deathbed of the Rich Man, with a Devil Descending to Retrieve the Deceased's Soul, anonymous, c. 1550 - c. 1574

Identification

Title(s)

Deathbed of the Rich Man, with a Devil Descending to Retrieve the Deceased's Soul

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3915

Description

Het rechter zijpaneel van een drieluik met op de binnenzijde het sterfbed van de rijke man. Slaapkamer waarin de rijke man in bed ligt omgeven door dokters, familie en vrienden. Naast het bed wordt geld geteld. Een duivel daalt af om de ziel van de overledene op te halen. Op de buitenzijde van het paneel een terras waarop beelden staan van de heilige Andreas en van de aartsengel Michael die de draak verslaat. Pendant van SK-A-3914. Verso een grisaille. Met geïntegreerde lijst.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Low Countries (possibly)

Dating

c. 1550 - c. 1574

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 208 cm × width 122 cm
height 225.5 cm × width 135.3 cm × depth 7.8 cm

Subject

What

Dives dies; his soul is brought into hell by devils

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Mar-1957

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for SK-A-3914.

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

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