The Parable of the Rich Fool, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien

Public Domain

Artist(s) / maker(s)

Nicolaes II Visscher (publisher)
,
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut (engravers (printmakers))
,
Nicolaes I Visscher (publisher)

Date

1659

Period

17 century

Collection

Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
A rich man has even bigger barns built for his wealth and his grain. He sits at the table among his money. In the opened chest is a cane purse. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luke 12:16 and to the continuation of the story: the rich man will die at night.

More about this work

Features
Artist(s) / maker(s) Nicolaes II Visscher , Pieter Hendriksz. Schut , Nicolaes I Visscher
Type burin engraving
Category prints (visual works) AAT
Material paper
Dimensions 67 x 100 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-FF
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations)
Tags New Testament Iconclass, Christ as teacher (part II): parables and proverbial sayings of Christ Iconclass, parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ richness and poverty Iconclass, trees: cypress Iconclass, male sex; man Iconclass, sitting figure Iconclass, Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) Iconclass, money Iconclass, barn Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-FF
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11394/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-FF
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