Savonarola Preaching Against Prodigality, Ludwig von Langenmantel, 1879

This painting shows the florentine preacher girolamo_savonarola (1452–1498) denouncing frivolous possessions and activities, in preparation for a bonfire of vanities. Date: 1879. Savonarola-preaching-against-prodigality-ludwig-von-langenmantel-1879