The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Heinrich Aldegrever

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The rich man in a bed at center, with his mourning family at right. At far right, a view through the doorway of the street, where a procession carries a coffin. In the left foreground, the devil takes goods from a chest at the foot of the bed. Plate 3 from a series of five prints with scenes from Luke 16:19–31.

Drawings and Prints

An exhibit at Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

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