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Engraving of a dying rich man in a canopied bed, a horned devil at left, family gathered around, and beggars with a dog at right.

The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man

An engraving shows a wealthy man dying in a canopied bed while a horned devil stands at the left, and a crowd of family and attendants gathers around him. At right, ragged figures and a dog wait beside an arched doorway opening onto a city street, and a chest sits below the bed.

Artist
Heinrich Aldegrever (mentioned on object)
Date
1554
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
4000 × 2860 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1554.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

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