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Servant Buries His Talent
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Servant Buries His Talent

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1565 - 1572 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The servant, who has received one talent from his master to manage, digs a hole to bury his talent. To the right is a ruin, and to the left in the background a harbor. Below the depiction is a reference in Latin to the Biblical text. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDienaar begraaft zijn talent. 1565 - 1572. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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