In the foreground left wealth (divitiae), surrounded by money boxes and stock goods. Dressed as a trader, he holds a purse of money in his right hand, which he presents to a woman and her family. Right in the foreground avaritia. She is dressed like an old woman and buries her treasures under a tree. In the background on the left the building of a house with hard-working workers everywhere. On the right a slum with beggars. The print has a latin, french and dutch caption in verses. The verses praise riches as the use of god's gifts, but they condemn miserliness as a grave sin. Print published in antwerp by adriaen huybrechts (i). Willem van haecht composed the text. Design by crispijn van den broeck engraved by hans collaert. Object Type: print. Date: 1577. Dimensions: height: 221 mm (8.70 in)width: 304 mm (11.96 in). Medium: engraving, paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hans Collaert (I), Crispijn van den Broeck (After) - Avarice, the danger of wealth
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