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King Forgives the Unmerciful Servant His Debts
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
A servant kneels before his king and begs him to have patience with him so that he has some more time to pay his debt. The king takes pity and forgives his debt. At the table next to the king, a writing man and someone reading the debts from a book. The scene is framed in a border with scrollwork and ornaments.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineKoning scheldt de onbarmhartige dienaar zijn schulden kwijt. 1568 - 1577. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
