Poverty is Easier to Carry than Riches

attributed to workshop of Hendrick Goltzius, 1590 - 1594

The man is shouldering Poverty – not an easy burden to carry, to be sure. But at least it is manageable. Reclining on the ground is the much heavier figure of Wealth, under the weight of whom all but the strongest person would stumble and collapse.

  • Artwork typeprint
  • Object numberRP-P-BI-4303
  • Dimensionsheight 240 mm x width 173 mm
  • Physical characteristicsgravure