Comforting the Dying Assisting the dying and burying the dead The works of mercy (series title), Round stained glass with the representation of assisting the dying. The performance takes place in a fantasized late Gothic interior. The dying person sits in bed with his knees raised, backed by pillows. The kneeling man on the left is assisting the dying person by holding a crucifix with him and (probably) praying for him. A monk kneels at the end of the right, reading from the Bible. The woman on the right gives the dying porridge from a bowl. Christ, standing behind the benefactor, expresses his blessing. On the right in the background, outside in a cemetery near a gothic church, the sequel to dying and at the same time the seventh work of mercy is depicted, the burial of the dead, visiting the sick, 'aeger curatur', one of the (seven ) Acts of Mercy - VV - Christ present, burying the dead, 'mortuus sepellitur', one of the (seven) Acts of Mercy, deathbed, anonymous, Leiden (possibly), c. 1510 - c. 1520, glass, silver stain, d 24 cm × t 0.7 cm
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