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June: Christ and the Parable of the Greedy Farmer
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June: Christ and the Parable of the Greedy Farmer

Adriaen Collaert · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

A summer landscape. In the sky the astrological sign of June: Cancer. In the right corner Christ tells the parable of the greedy farmer to his disciples. In the center workers work on the construction of a larger barn for the greedy farmer, who sits against a tree (Luke 12). The print has a Latin inscription and is part of a series about the life of Christ depicted in the twelve months of the year.

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Credit lineJuni: Christus en de parabel van de hebzuchtige boer. 1585. Adriaen Collaert. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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