The landscape shows the rich man's farming. He sits on a grain sack by a tree and has a large barn built for his supplies and riches (Luke 12:16).
| Artist |
Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Jan Philipsz. Schabaelje
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| Title | The Parable of the Rich Fool, from the series Imagines et figurae bibliorum |
| Date |
ca. 1582 - 1593
ca. 1653 - 1654 |
| Period |
16th century
17th century |
| Location | Amsterdam TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription in the depiction, top left: Lucas. 12. 16. |
| printed inscription in the dipiction, at the top: Corradunt opes multi, sed non sibi | |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pe. V. Borcht. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: 84 | |
| stamps (tools) on the back, bottom right: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | etching AAT |
| Inventory number | 2013-ABI |
| Acquisition credit | unknown |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-ABI |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6512/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300015636 landscapes AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
11D
Christ
Iconclass
25G3 trees Iconclass 25I3 farm or solitary house in landscape Iconclass 31A235 sitting figure Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 41A17 farm (building) Iconclass 41A171 barn Iconclass 41A775 wooden container: barrel, cask Iconclass 41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass 41AA161 country-house - AA - civic architecture: inside Iconclass 46A14 farmers Iconclass 46C13141 horse Iconclass 46C133 pack-animal Iconclass 47D31 windmill Iconclass 47I111 cereal, grain, corn (grass with grains, grown for food, e.g.: wheat, rice, rye, oats, maize, buckwheat, millet) Iconclass 47I14 harvest Iconclass 47I1451 hay-wagon Iconclass 47I17(HAY) agricultural products and by-products: hay Iconclass 47I2271 stall, stable Iconclass 55B1 Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) Iconclass 55B2 Luxury, Luxuriousness Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C85 parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ richness and poverty Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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