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Title page for: H. Hillers, De gelykenis van den ryke man en Lazarus, 1698, Parable of the rich man and poor Lazarus, print, title page, The story of Lazarus and the rich man in one large and five small illustrations. The rich man's meal is depicted as the central illustration., printmaker: Jan Luyken, Amsterdam, publisher: Jacobus van Nieuweveen, 1697 - 1698, Jan Luyken, Jacobus van Nieuweveen, printmaker, publisher, paper, etching, height 183 mm x width 133 mm, Title page for: Hillers, Herman. De gelykenis van den ryke man en Lazarus. Amsterdam: Jacobus van Nieuweveen, 1698., Dives dies, his soul is brought into hell by devils, the rich man (Dives) is feasting, while poor Lazarus is staring at the gate (dogs licking Lazarus' troubles) (Luke 16:19-31), An engraved scene divided into horizontal sections showing architectural colonnades and draped fabric, a raised banquet table with seated and standing figures being served, people on steps and in a portico, a foreground area with reclining figures and dogs near a ledge, a circular medallion containing clustered figures and a falling figure surrounded by cloudlike forms, smaller groups of figures situated in courtyard and street settings, distant buildings and trees visible beyond the colonnade, and decorative border elements framing the composition.
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