BREU, Jörg the Younger
(b. ca. 1510, Augsburg, d. 1547, Augsburg)

The Rich Man and Lazarus

1534-47
Woodcut from eight woodblocks, 678 x 982 mm
Kupferstichkabinett, Gotha

This scene belongs to Breu's Riesenholzschnitte (monumental woodcuts). This woodcut, with its perspectively sound architecture and convincingly proportional figures, displays a grandeur and sophistication.




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