Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, The misery of wealth, It is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God, On the left in the foreground a rich man (with a purse of sticks in his hand) tries to squeeze through a gate. Behind him a camel, driven by three men: a farmer, a judge and a merchant. They try to force the animal through a needle held by a hand coming out of the clouds. On the left in the background the road to the kingdom of heaven leading to Christ in the clouds. Below the representation a verse in Latin and a Dutch and French caption in letterpress. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 171 mm, width 232 mm, height 264 mm, width 340 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1563, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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