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Master Gives Talents to His Servants
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Master Gives Talents to His Servants

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

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A man at a table, before setting out on a journey, gives his money into the custody of three servants. To the first he gives five talents. Behind him the other two wait. A secretary records the amounts. In the background the man departs in his carriage. Below the image a reference in Latin to the biblical text in Matthew 25. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineMan geeft talenten aan zijn dienaren. 1585. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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