The Death of the Miser

About this work

This sketch shows a chaotic scene inside a room with a high, arched ceiling. A man lies on a table, his body stretched out as others crowd around him. One person holds a mirror under his nose, another pours liquid, and a third stands awkwardly in the corner. The room looks messy, with scattered tools and a strange, half-built structure in the background. The title *The Death of the Miser* hints this man might be greedy or selfish—but the artist leaves that up to you. Notice how the lines overlap and fill in shapes: that’s a technique called cross-hatching. Try looking up cross-hatching to see how artists use it to add depth.