Rich man sits at a banquet with two ladies and a gentleman. In the front right, two musicians play a wind instrument. On the left, a servant approaches with a pasty on a dish. In the foreground, in the garden, poor Lazarus lies. He holds up a napkin. A dog licks his wounds. As captions, four lines of upper caption in Latin and caption in French and Dutch.
| Artist |
Anonymous Master
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Pieter I van der Borcht
RKD
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Johannes Baptista I Vrints
RKD
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| Title | Poor Lazarus Begs at the Rich Man's Banquet Table |
| Date | ca. 1575 - 1599 |
| Period | 16th century |
| Location | Antwerp TGN |
| Medium and support | etching AAT |
| Signatures, inscriptions, and markings | printed inscription at the top, outside the depiction: HELLVO, DIVES OPVM, CVI VENTREM EXPLERE VOLVPTAS, / PAVPERIEM TEMNIT, LAZARE SANCTE TVAM / VLCERA TVRBA CANVUM, DICTV MIRABILE, LINGIT :/ ECCE FERAE OFFICIIS EXSVPERANT HOMINES. |
| printed inscription in the representation, bottom left: Pet. vander Borcht inuen. | |
| printed inscription in the depiction, at the bottom right: Ioan. Baptista Vrints excud. | |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Le riche auare, & plein de luxure, / Faisant bon chiere, & grand iniure / A Son prochain, non donne de l' amosne : / Ains plus humains que luy les chiens le donne. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: Den rycken vreck vol van ghenuchte, / Iaecht van syn doore met groot gheruchte / Den ermen Lazarus dooft tot syn kermen / Dien nochtans de honden met lecken ontfermen. | |
| stamps (tools) reverse, centre below: Stad Gent / Museum voor Schone Kunsten | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type |
etching
AAT
reproductive prints AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-R |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-R |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/8877/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT 300124520 interior views AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A231
standing figure
Iconclass
31A236 lying figure Iconclass 31A56 servant Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass 31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass 34B11 dog Iconclass 41A6 garden Iconclass 41A773 container of ceramics: jar, jug, pot, vase Iconclass 41C5 celebration meal, feast, banquet Iconclass 41C625 pie Iconclass 41D24 clothes for special purposes Iconclass 41D242 party clothes, festive attire Iconclass 42F5 house personnel, servants Iconclass 43A2 private festivities, merry company Iconclass 46A151 beggar Iconclass 48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass 48C735 wind instruments Iconclass 48C75 making music; musician with instrument Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C5 miracles of Christ: raising of the dead Iconclass 73C52 the story of Lazarus (John 11:1-44) Iconclass 73C852 the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is starving at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' sores) (Luke 16:19-31) Iconclass |
| School / Style | Renaissance AAT |
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