Passe, Crispijn van de. [The dying hour of the rich man from the parable of Lazarus and the rich man]

Hollstein, F.W.H. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings, and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700: Maarten de Vos 595
Folger bibliographic ID: 235428
Folger call number: ART 265- 777
Folger holdings ID: 289122
Accession Number: 265777

The rich man lies in a luxurious bed surrounded by doctors, servants, and lamenting women. In the foreground, to viewer's left, a chest full of coins and precious objects. Two scenes through windows in the background: to the viewer's left, the body of Lazarus and his soul being carried up to heaven by angels; to the right, the magnificent funeral of the rich man and his soul being taken away by the devil. In the lower margin, two columns of text, each four lines "Ut nil tam ... atque Deo."

General notes

Title devised by cataloger From a set of 4 prints depicting the parable of the rich man and Lazarus (from the Gospel of Luke), published in Cologne between 1590 and 1610 (British Museum collection database, accessed 16 Dec. 2011) Dimensions from British Museum collection database, accessed 16 Dec. 2011 Also available as a digital reproduction

Item information about Folger ART 265- 777

Trimmed to image; engraved text lacking. Pasted to 19th century album leaf Adopted by Patricia Fortini Brown, Ann Rosalind Jones, Susan S. Lanser, Jessie Ann Owens, and Peter Stallybrass, Folger Fellows 1998-1999, Acquisitions Night 2012

Extended title: [The dying hour of the rich man from the parable of Lazarus and the rich man] Martin de Voss jnuentor; Crispian de Pass fec. et exc

Rich man and Lazarus (Parable) Interiors

printmaker: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637
artist: Vos, Maarten de, 1532-1603
publisher: Passe, Crispijn van de, approximately 1565-1637