Chronos sluit het jaar af 1779

"Chronos sluit het jaar af" (Chronos Closes the Year) is an etching by Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki, a prolific German artist known for his detailed and expressive engravings. Created in 1779, the artwork depicts the Greek god Chronos, personified as Father Time, flying through the clouds and holding an hourglass. The detail of his wings and the clouds evokes a sense of movement and passage of time, a central theme in Chodowiecki's work. The etching is currently on display at the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.