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Lazarus at the Rich Man's Gate, from The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

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Lazarus at the Rich Man's Gate, from The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus

Heinrich Aldegrever  (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)

Date:
1554
Medium:
Engraving
Dimensions:
Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 5/16 in. (8 × 11 cm)
Classification:
Prints
Credit Line:
Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
Accession Number:
17.37.227

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  • Description

    Lazarus, in the foreground at right, raises a bowl, while dogs lick at the wounds on his legs. In the background at center, Dives and his guests gather around a table for a feast. Based on Luke 16:20-21. Plate 2 from a series of five engravings.

  • Signatures, Inscriptions, and Markings

    Signature: AG [monogram of the artist: A over G]

    Inscription: across bottom: ERUMNOS9 HIC LAZAR9 IACES AD IANVA DIVITIS MICAS ETIA CANIBVS OBIECTAS DE MESA EPVLONIS PETIT LV16; on plaque hanging on column: ALDE GRAVE IN SVSATIO FECIT; on plaque at bottom left: 1554 / AG at bottom left: 2

    Marking: on verso, at bottom right: collector's mark of William Bell Scott [Lugt 2607]

  • Provenance

    William Bell Scott (British, Edinburgh, Scotland 1811–1890 Ayreshire); Donor: Henry Walters

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Bartsch VIII.376.45; New Hollstein 59.45; Hollstein I.24.45

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