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Avarice and Charity
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Avarice and Charity

Jan Luyken · 1699 · etching; paper

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

About this work

In the foreground the female personification Avarice. She gathers her riches around her. To the left the female personification Charity. She distributes riches with a Cornucopia.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Subjects
printboekillustratieCovetousnessWealth, Opulence'Opulenza', 'Richezza' (Ripa)
Credit lineGierigheid en Weldadigheid. 1699. Jan Luyken. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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