The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Heinrich Aldegrever

An item at Metropolitan Museum of Art

At left, the rich man is engulfed in flames while the devil grabs his hair and pours liquid on him from a pitcher. At right, Lazarus, Abraham, and three angels in a cloud burst above a landscape. Plate 5 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 in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

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