Devils Taking the Rich Man to Hell, No. 4 from the Series of 5 Prints "Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Accession Number
1952/1.87

Title
Devils Taking the Rich Man to Hell, No. 4 from the Series of 5 Prints "Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

Artist(s)
Heinrich Aldegrever

Object Creation Date
1554

Medium & Support
engraving on paper

Dimensions
3 3/16 in x 4 ¼ in (8.1 cm x 10.8 cm);19 in x 14 in (48.26 cm x 35.56 cm)

Credit Line
Museum Purchase

Primary Object Classification
Print

Primary Object Type
relief print

Collection Area
Western

Rights
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Keywords
boars
death
devils
devils (spirits)
earthmoving shovels
hell (doctrinal concept)
hells
men (male humans)
snakes
trees

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