Verliezen van zichzelf / De Dood klopt aan de deur / Skelet en botten / Grijsaard before 1767

This etching by Dutch artist Cornelis van Noorde, dating from before 1767, depicts four scenes of mortality. The top left panel shows a woman walking away from a skeletal figure in a field, suggesting the inevitability of death. The top right depicts death as a skeletal figure with a scythe knocking on the door of a home, while the bottom left shows a group of figures interacting with a skeleton, perhaps symbolizing the decay of the body. The bottom right features an elderly man approaching a doorway, representing the final stage of life. This work is a powerful reminder of the transience of life and the inevitability of death, a recurring theme in Dutch art.