Kronos trekt een doek opzij 1780

Daniel Nikolaus Chodowiecki's "Kronos trekt een doek opzij" (1780) is an etching that depicts a male figure holding back a curtain, revealing a scene below. The figure appears to be Kronos, the Greek god of time, who is commonly depicted as an old man, but here is presented as a younger, more powerful figure. The etching is a title page for a calendar published by Johann Christian Dietrich. The detailed lines and use of chiaroscuro create a dramatic sense of depth and movement, a hallmark of Chodowiecki's style. The small size of the artwork, only 106 mm high and 129 mm wide, suggests a personal or intimate setting for its viewing.