Ars Moriendi 1470 - 1480

“Ars Moriendi” (Art of Dying) is a woodcut print by Nicolaus Gotz, depicting the death of a man surrounded by three figures. The scene illustrates the importance of a peaceful death with the support of the church. The print features a man in a bed with a woman offering him communion and two figures in the background representing the good and bad angels. The piece was created between 1470 and 1480 and is housed at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.