Wealth is worthless after death, 1563 print On the banks of the river Styx, a king is stripped of his cloak, crown and staff. There are symbols of secular and spiritual power on the ground, as well as of wealth. These things must leave people behind after death. Together with other sinners, the king must be in Charon's boat. The demonic Veerman sails them to hell. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the subject of the misery that wealth brings. PRINT MAKER: loudlers' loudlers designs by: lovlpubllisher: Averterphalimms paper engraving Charon, the ferryman. Styx (river of H
Wealth is worthless after death, 1563 print On the banks of the river Styx, a king is stripped of his cloak, crown and staff. There are symbols of secular and spiritual power on the ground, as well as of wealth. These things must leave people behind after death. Together with other sinners, the king must be in Charon's boat. The demonic Veerman sails them to hell. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series on the subject of the misery that wealth brings. PRINT MAKER: loudlers' loudlers designs by: lovlpubllisher: Averterphalimms paper engraving Charon, the ferryman. Styx (river of Hades); 'Stige' (Ripa). man as sinner. hell and purgatory. contemplating one's own riches
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