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Bad Servant Thrown into a Dark Dungeon
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Bad Servant Thrown into a Dark Dungeon

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 wicked servant, who had buried his talent, is bound hand and foot and placed in a dark dungeon. At the bottom of the stairs stands his master, who orders him to be thrown into the dungeon. 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 lineSlechte dienaar in een duistere kerker gegooid. 1565 - 1572. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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