Artist
Willem van Swanenburg (Netherlandish, 1580–1612)Netherlandish, 1580–1612
CultureNetherlandish
Titles
- Satan Painting Wealth on a Man's Heart
- From Allegory of the Misuse of Worldly Property
Date1609
MediumEngraving
Dimensions214 × 159 mm
Overall: 8 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (21.3 × 15.9 cm)
Overall: 8 3/8 × 6 1/4 in. (21.3 × 15.9 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1999.28.1
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Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Inscriptions: on curtain at upper left: 1609; at bottom of image: WSwanenburg fecit et exc.; below image: 1 Tacte puer mentem Sathanâ pictore, Voluptas / Iniecit pedibus vincula lenta tuis. / Des Sathans schildery van 's weerelts yedelheydt / Bevanght des menschen hart: dies Lust hem stricken leydt.
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