Haarlem, Junius, Hadrianus, Antwerp, Galle, Philips, 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, recto top right - written, On the left in the foreground a rich man (with a stick purse 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 that is held by a hand coming from the clouds. On the left in the background the road to the kingdom of heaven that leads to Christ in the clouds. The print has a Latin caption and a Dutch and French caption in letterpress. The print is part of a series on the subject of the misery that wealth brings., print, prints, L'Opulence presse a la porte, bien habile...parmy le trou d'aguile., lower left - letterpress, De Rijcke drukker wel met onstandighen gait an...Tegen natuere den kemel voortdriven, lower right - letterpress, verso bottom center - stamped, 112, height 232 mm, width 172 mm, Zuid-Nederlands, 1537 - 1612-03-29, print maker, printmaker, 1563 - 1563, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, letterpress, Work conception, Noord-Nederlands, 1498 - 1574, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher, uitgever, 1511-07-01 - 1576-06-16, schrijver
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