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The Broad and the Narrow Way: Allegory of the Human Life Cycle
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The Broad and the Narrow Way: Allegory of the Human Life Cycle

Frans Hogenberg · 1540 - 1590 · letterpress printing; etching; engraving; paper

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

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Foreground left a seated angel pointing to the heavenly Jerusalem behind him. The narrow path leads to it. Foreground right a begging figure with a devil's head, sitting beside his crutches, points to the broad path where a feasting and loving company is gathered under a canopy. Behind them hell. In the middle foreground an old man walks with a sack on his shoulder filled with vices: carnal desire, greed, pride. Above in a cloud Christ separating the good and the bad sheep.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
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printcrutchesdisabilities, deformationsVice, and the Seven Deadly SinsLuke 13:24)
Credit lineDe brede en de smalle weg: allegorie op de menselijke levensloop. 1540 - 1590. Frans Hogenberg. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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