The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Heinrich Aldegrever German

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The rich man in a bed at center, with his mourning family at right. At far right, a view through the doorway of the street, where a procession carries a coffin. In the left foreground, the devil takes goods from a chest at the foot of the bed. Plate 3 from a series of five prints with scenes from Luke 16:19–31.

The Rich Man on His Deathbed, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus", Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest), Engraving

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