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Consequences of wastefulness in marriage
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
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A man and a woman with two children sit in a poor room only lit by an oil lamp. The children cry and the parents also wipe the tears from their faces. The man holds his empty purse up as a sign that the money is gone. The representation shows, as the verse explains, that the consequence of an extravagant life is 'pannetgen magher'.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineGevolgen van de verspilling in het huwelijk. 1595 - 1605. Gillis van Breen. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
