The broad and the narrow road: allegory of human life, In front left a seated angel, pointing to the heavenly Jerusalem behind him. The narrow road leads to it. Front right a crippled man with the head of a devil, pointing to the broad road on which a festive and loving company is gathered under a canopy. Behind them is hell. In the middle of the foreground walks an old man with a bag on his shoulder filled with vices: carnal lust, avarice, pride. In the middle above in a cloud Christ separating the good and evil sheep., print maker: Frans Hogenberg, (mentioned on object), 1540 - 1590, paper,
The broad and the narrow road: allegory of human life, In front left a seated angel, pointing to the heavenly Jerusalem behind him. The narrow road leads to it. Front right a crippled man with the head of a devil, pointing to the broad road on which a festive and loving company is gathered under a canopy. Behind them is hell. In the middle of the foreground walks an old man with a bag on his shoulder filled with vices: carnal lust, avarice, pride. In the middle above in a cloud Christ separating the good and evil sheep., print maker: Frans Hogenberg, (mentioned on object), 1540 - 1590, paper, etching, engraving, letterpress printing, height 325 mm × width 517 mm × height 373 mm × width 517 mm
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