The Rich Man at His Table, from The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Heinrich Aldegrever

1554 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Dives, at center, dining with a woman before a trellis. A variety of other figures are gathered around the table, including at woman in a bath, a flautist, a fool, a figure letting blood from a seated female, and a servant bringing food to the table. Based on Luke 16:19. Plate 1 from a series of five engravings.

Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever
Date: 1554
Medium: Engraving
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917

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