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Servant Buries His Talent
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Servant Buries His Talent

Harmen Jansz Muller · 1585 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

The servant who received one talent from his master to manage digs a hole to bury his talent. To the right a ruin and to the left in the background a harbor. Below the image a Latin reference to the Biblical text in Matt. 25. This print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineDienaar begraaft zijn talent. 1585. Harmen Jansz Muller. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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