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The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
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The Parable of the Wicked Tenants

Christoffel van Sichem (II) · 1629 · letterpress printing; plakken; houtsnede; paper

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

About this work

A landlord rents his vineyard to other tenants after his son has been beaten to death outside the vineyard and he has driven away the previous tenants with armed force. Letters are placed at various elements of the composition. The print is part of an album.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineGelijkenis van de slechte pachters. 1629. Christoffel van Sichem (II). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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