They stole his entire life on his deathbed #history #art

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[00:00:00]This painting shows a dying man [music] being robbed while he's too weak to resist. As death closes in, a priest places a pen in his trembling hand and [music] guides it across a document.

[00:00:11]Another holds up a crucifix, keeping the man's eyes fixed on salvation instead of the paper he's signing.

[00:00:17]Surrounded by shadows and on the edge of death, he may not even realize what he's giving away.

[00:00:22]>> [music] >> Painted in 1876 by Alexandros Soutzos, Birds of Prey depicts a chilling accusation that even a deathbed can become a hunting ground and that some predators arrive not with knives, but with prayers.