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.
| Artist |
Pieter Hendriksz. Schut
RKD
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Nicolaes I Visscher
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Nicolaes II Visscher
RKD
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| Title | Lazarus in Heaven and the Rich Man in Hell, from the series Toneel ofte vertooch der Bybelsche historien |
| Date | 1659 |
| Period | 17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | burin engraving AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Den Rijcken in pijne, versoeckt aen Abraham, dat hij Lazarus sende sijn tonge te verkoele' |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Lucae. 16.23. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 48 | |
| inscription reverse, centre: 10 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-HW |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-HW |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11433/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11K
devil(s) and demons
Iconclass
11K(SATAN) devil(s) and demons: Satan Iconclass 11K4 activities of devil(s) Iconclass 11K43 devil or demons attacking mortals Iconclass 11L541414 Hell (as one of the Four Last Things) Iconclass 11T hell and purgatory Iconclass 11T2(+4) symbols of hell (+ devil(s)) Iconclass 11T5 the damned souls, and their punishment Iconclass 26A clouds Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C85 parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ richness and poverty Iconclass 73C8524 in hell Dives sees Lazarus in paradise; usually Dives pointing at his tongue Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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