Question

The Triumph of Death in the Camposanto in Pisa. Dead and dying people are in coffins and lying on the ground. Some sit humbly.

What is the only thing that will save the people from the wrath of God, as depicted in the image above?

b.
only piety, like that of the hermits

d.
none of the above

Answer 1

b. only piety, like that of the hermits

The fresco contrasts worldly victims of Death with humble, praying hermits — implying that pious devotion/repentance is what can save people from God's wrath.