A rich man has even bigger barns built for his wealth and his grain. He sits at the table among his money. In the opened chest is a cane purse. Below the scene a reference in Latin to the Bible text in Luke 12:16 and to the continuation of the story: the rich man will die at night.
| 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 | The Parable of the Rich Fool, 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, bottom left: C J Visscher Excudit |
| printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Den rijcken vergroot sijn Schueren, en spreeckt sottelijck tot sijne Siele./ Lucae 12.16. | |
| printed inscription bottom right, outside the depiction: 39 | |
| inscription on the reverse: 1 | |
| Collection | print room |
| Object type | burin engraving AAT |
| Inventory number | 2014-FF |
| Acquisition credit |
unknown
2014 |
| Current whereabouts | Work currently not on display |
| Permalink | https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-FF |
| IIIF Manifest | https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11394/manifest.json |
| Art & Architecture Thesaurus |
300055874
religious symbolism
AAT
300189808 figures (representations) AAT |
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| Keywords Iconclass |
31A235
sitting figure
Iconclass
31A71 male sex; man Iconclass 41A171 barn Iconclass 46B31 money Iconclass 55B1 Wealth, Opulence; 'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa) Iconclass 73 New Testament Iconclass 73C8 Christ as teacher (part II): parables and proverbial sayings of Christ Iconclass 73C85 parables and proverbial sayings of Christ ~ richness and poverty Iconclass |
| School / Style | Baroque AAT |
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