Zieke man bezocht door de dood 1777

“Zieke man bezocht door de dood” (“Sick Man Visited by Death”) is an etching by the German artist Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, created in 1777. The small-scale print, which measures just 58 mm x 66 mm, depicts a scene of a sick man being visited by Death, who is personified as a skeletal figure. The scene is set in a simple room with a bed and a window, and the figures are depicted in a realistic style, with a focus on their emotions. The artwork, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, highlights Chodowiecki’s work as an influential 18th-century artist who combined graphic techniques with social commentary.