The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

1554
Not on view
At left, the rich man is engulfed in flames while the devil grabs his hair and pours liquid on him from a pitcher. At right, Lazarus, Abraham, and three angels in a cloud burst above a landscape. Plate 5 from a series of five prints with scenes from Luke 16:19–31.

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  • Title: The Rich Man in Hell, Seeing Lazarus Embraced by Abraham, from "The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"
  • Series/Portfolio: The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
  • Artist: Heinrich Aldegrever (German, Paderborn ca. 1502–1555/1561 Soest)
  • Date: 1554
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 3 1/8 × 4 3/16 in. (8 × 10.7 cm)
  • Classification: Prints
  • Credit Line: Gift of Henry Walters, 1917
  • Object Number: 17.37.132
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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