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Poverty is easier to bear than riches
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Poverty is easier to bear than riches

1590 - 1594 · letterpress printing; engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A man carries an old woman on his back. The woman is thin and poorly dressed. On the ground lies a well-dressed, fat lady with a fan in her hand sleeping. In the background a city gate. Below the image an explanatory verse in Latin by Franco Estius and a Dutch verse.

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Credit lineArmoede draag je makkelijker dan rijkdom. 1590 - 1594. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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