Famous and Notorious Rich Men

A procession of famous examples of wealthy men from Antiquity. At the head of the procession Pythius, holding a wine vine made of gold and precious stones in his hand. Followed by Lucullus, the rich Roman magistrate and glutton. He carries a banner with a chicken pie. Behind him Crassus, drinking from a cup. This is an allusion to his thirst for money and his death (choked on molten gold). After Crassus comes the dictator Sulla with a sword and a spear, Croesus as a richly dressed king and Midas with Midas ears under his crown. The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a series on the miseries that wealth brings.