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.
Artist | Theodoor GalleRKD |
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Maerten de VosRKDWikidata | |
Joannes GalleRKD | |
Title | Poverty Breeds Humility, from the series Circvlvs Vicissitvdinis Rervm Hvmanarvm |
Period | 17th century |
Medium and support | burin engravingAAT |
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Pauperies |
printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: M. de Vos invent. | |
printed inscription in the depiction, bottom centre: Theodor. Galle Sculp. | |
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre right: Ioan. Galle excud. | |
printed inscription outside the depiction, centre below: Duris Pauperies aerumnis languida, gignit/ Demissum atq. humilem, spe pervente, animum. | |
stamps (tools) reverse, lower left: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
Collection | print room |
Object type | burin engraving AAT |
Inventory number | 2014-LN-3 |
Acquisition credit | unknown 2014 |
Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-LN-3 |
IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11657/manifest.json |