Copy of The Rich Man Transported to Hell, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Heinrich Aldegrever

after 1554 · Engraving · Drawings and Prints

Copy of The Rich Man Transported to Hell, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus" — Heinrich Aldegrever

The rich man carried by winged demons at upper left, above a landscape with a city in the background below. At right, three demons with shovels digging a hole. The demon at left gestures towards the group of flying figures. Plate 4 from a series of five prints with scenes from Luke 16:19–31.

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever
Date
after 1554
Medium
Engraving
Department
Drawings and Prints
Credit line
Gift of Harry G. Friedman, 1957
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