Haarlem, Galle, Philips, Junius, Hadrianus, Heemskerck, Maarten van, The Misery of Wealth, Good and Bad Ways to Get Rich, Fate (Fortuna) leads a procession of personifications. In her hands is a begging bowl and a purse of sticks. Fate is blind and winged: she has both positive and negative effects and hands them out indiscriminately. Behind Fate walk Labor (Labor), Diligence (Diligentia) and Thrift (Parsimonia). These are personifications that represent qualities with which one can earn money in an honest way. Behind them walk Deceit (Fraus), Lies (Mendacium) and Violence (Vis). These are personifications that depict the bad ways to get money. Below the representation is a verse in Latin and a French and Dutch caption in letterpress. This print is part of an album., print, album sheet, prints, height 170 mm, width 231 mm, height 264 mm, width 343 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1563, paper, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Northern Netherlands, 1498 - 1574, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, writer, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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