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Litigation Devours Money and Property
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Litigation Devours Money and Property

Hendrick Goltzius · 1597 · engraving; paper

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

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The litigating man (Litigator) leads his house to the monstrous figure of Litigation (Lis), from whose belly new lawsuits emerge. To the right of the litigating man stand Neglect of house, of time and of the spirit. Extensive caption in Dutch, German and Latin. This print is part of a series of eight prints on greed, deceit and litigation.

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Credit lineProcederen verslindt geld en goed. 1597. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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