Poverty Breeds Humility, from the series Circvlvs Vicissitvdinis Rervm Hvmanarvm
Artist(s) / maker(s)
Theodoor Galle (engravers (printmakers)),
Maerten de Vos (after)
,
Joannes Galle (publisher)
Period
17 centuryCollection
Museum of Fine Arts Ghent
The personification of Poverty (Pauperies), dressed in rags, sits in a winter landscape on a chair made of tree branches and straw. Behind her is a shabby house. At her feet sits Humility (Humilitas): a girl with a shepherd's staff and a cleft heart in her hands. A shabby village and beggars can be seen in the left background. The…
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The personification of Poverty (Pauperies), dressed in rags, sits in a winter landscape on a chair made of tree branches and straw. Behind her is a shabby house. At her feet sits Humility (Humilitas): a girl with a shepherd's staff and a cleft heart in her hands. A shabby village and beggars can be seen in the left background. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on human actions.
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