The broad and the narrow road: allegory of human life, In front left a seated angel, pointing to the heavenly Jerusalem behind him. The narrow road leads to it. Front right a crippled man with the head of a devil, pointing to the broad road on which a festive and loving company is gathered under a canopy. Behind them is hell. In the middle of the foreground walks an old man with a bag on his shoulder filled with vices: carnal lust, avarice, pride. In the middle above in a cloud Christ separating the good and evil sheep., print maker: Frans Hogenberg, (mentioned on object), 1540 - 1590, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height 325 mm × width 517 mm × height 373 mm × width 517 mm
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broad, narrow road, allegory, human life, front left, seated angel, pointing, heavenly Jerusalem, narrow road leads, Front right, crippled man, head, devil, pointing, broad road, festive, loving company, gathered under, canopy, hell, middle, foreground walks, old man, bag, shoulder filled, vices, carnal lust, avarice, pride, middle, cloud Christ separating, good, evil sheep, print maker, Frans Hogenberg, mentioned, object, 1540, 1590, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height 325 mm × width 517 mm × height 373 mm × width 517 mm
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