Lazarus in Heaven and the Rich Man in Hell, 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
The rich man burns in hell and is threatened by devils. He sees Lazarus in heaven on Abraham's lap. In the background, the rich man's soul is taken to hell.

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)
Material paper
Dimensions 68 x 99 mm
Location Work currently not on display
Object number 2014-HW
Description
Subjects religious symbolism AAT, figures (representations)
Tags New Testament Iconclass, parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ richness and poverty Iconclass, in hell Dives sees Lazarus in paradise; usually Dives pointing at his tongue Iconclass, Hell (as one of the Four Last Things) Iconclass, devil(s) and demons Iconclass, devil(s) and demons: Satan Iconclass, activities of devil(s) Iconclass, devil or demons attacking mortals Iconclass, hell and purgatory Iconclass, symbols of hell (+ devil(s)) Iconclass, the damned souls, and their punishment Iconclass, clothes, costume Iconclass
Linked open data
Data PURL https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HW
IIIF manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11433/manifest.json
LIDO XML https://datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be/oai?verb=GetRecord&metadataPrefix=oai_lido&identifier=oai:datahub.vlaamsekunstcollectie.be:mskgent.be:2014-HW
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