Death and the Miser

Hieronymus Bosch

c. 1485–1490 · Oil on panel · National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC

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Complete the setHangs well with these two

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Death and the Miser

The Ship of Fools

Knight, Death and the Devil

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About this work

Artist: Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516)
Year: c. 1485–1490
Medium: Oil on panel
Original size: 93 × 31 cm
Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC
Movement: Northern Renaissance

In a tall, narrow vaulted room a dying man sits up in bed as Death, a skeleton in a shroud, opens the door with an arrow; an angel at his side points him to a small crucifix in the window, while a demon peers from the bed curtains and another offers him a bag of gold. In the foreground the same man, perhaps earlier in life, drops coins into a chest guarded by small demons, and his armour and sword lie discarded. The picture draws on the popular fifteenth-century handbooks on the art of dying well, the Ars moriendi, and is a memento mori on greed. Bosch painted it in about 1485–1490, and it is thought to be one wing of a dismantled triptych whose other surviving wing, cut in two, comprises The Ship of Fools in the Louvre and the Allegory of Gluttony at Yale. A drawing after it suggests it was in England by about 1826. The Kress Foundation acquired it in 1951 and gave it to the National Gallery of Art in Washington in 1952.

This print reproduces the whole work, uncropped, from a high-resolution scan of the original. The original is in the public domain.

Where it works

A tall, narrow panel of a dying man visited by Death and an angel in a pink and stone vaulted room, for a hallway, study or narrow wall at 16×24 in black. A warm white, stone or deep green wall; it pairs with The Garden of Earthly Delights.

Style, size & framing detail

Style: Northern Renaissance painting
Era: 15th century (c. 1485–1490)
Orientation: Portrait
Mood: grand
Rooms: hallway or entryway, study or library, living room, dining room
Good gift for: housewarming, art lovers

Size. We'd hang this one at 16×24. Prints at 12×18, 16×24 in — 12×18 for a shelf, desk or a gallery-wall grid; 16×24 above a desk, console or in a hallway.

Framing. The gallery ground is part of the print, so frame it without a mat — black suits the deep tones of this period; natural wood lightens it.

Pairing. Pairs as a set of three with other famous painting prints (10% off three or more).

Details & materials

• Restored in-house from the original painting — cleaned and colour-trued at museum resolution • Heavyweight matte fine-art paper, giclée printed at 300 DPI • Sizes: 12×18, 16×24 in; every size also available framed • Framed option: wood frame in black or natural wood, 12 mm wide and 22 mm deep, with a plexiglass front and no mat; the print is mounted inside and the frame's outside measures the listed size • Made to order; colours may vary slightly from screen

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Printed after you order at the facility nearest you, then shipped. Standard delivery is free and takes 4–9 business days from order to door in the US, UK and EU (up to 10 elsewhere); Express takes 4–6 business days. Because each print is made to order we don't take change-of-mind returns, but if it arrives damaged or flawed we'll reprint or refund it — no return needed. Full policy →

Is this the whole painting, or a crop?

The whole work, uncropped. The image fills the print at the painting's own proportions; nothing is trimmed to fit a frame.

Is Death and the Miser in the public domain?

Yes. Hieronymus Bosch (c. 1450–1516) died more than 70 years ago and the work was published before 1929, so the painting itself is public domain. This print is a reproduction made from a high-resolution scan of the original, which is held by National Gallery of Art.

What is it printed on?

Heavyweight matte fine-art paper with pigment inks, made to order in 12×18 and 16×24 inches; every size is also offered framed in black or natural wood, with plexiglass and no mat. Colours are matched to the scan, not brightened.

When was Death and the Miser painted, and in what medium?

Death and the Miser dates from c. 1485–1490 and was made in oil on panel; the original measures 93 × 31 cm.

What size works above a sofa or bed?

Across a three-seat sofa or a queen bed, 16×24 is the size that reads as one statement piece; 12×18 suits a narrower wall or a pair. For Death and the Miser we'd choose 16×24.

About this design

Death and the Miser (Hieronymus Bosch) — Death and the Miser · Hieronymus Bosch · c. 1485–1490. This is a fine-art reproduction of a public-domain masterwork, shown whole and uncropped on a gallery ground, printed to order on heavyweight matte fine-art paper. Every size is offered unframed or framed in black or natural wood. Part of the Madten Fine Art Collection. — — — Printed to order and shipped by our production partner, Gelato.

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