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 x t 0.7 cm