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Etching titled Avaritia: a bearded man in a doorway turns away an elderly couple and a woman holding a child, with a town of gabled houses behind.

A wealthy bürger refuses charity to an old couple. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

An etching titled Avaritia shows a bearded man in a house doorway turning away an elderly couple and a woman carrying a child, while a townscape of gabled houses fills the background. Fine crosshatched lines define the figures, and a small monogram appears at lower right.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3717 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Avaritia: hombre que rechaza a una pareja de ancianos, grabado

Un grabado titulado Avaritia muestra a un hombre barbado en la puerta de una casa que da la espalda a una pareja de ancianos y a una mujer con un niño en brazos, mientras un paisaje urbano de casas con frontones llena el fondo. Finas líneas cruzadas definen las figuras, y un pequeño monograma aparece en la parte inferior derecha.

Português: Avaritia: homem recusando um casal idoso à porta, gravura

Uma gravura intitulada Avaritia mostra um homem barbado na porta de uma casa virando as costas para um casal idoso e para uma mulher carregando uma criança, enquanto um cenário urbano de casas com empenas preenche o fundo. Linhas finas cruzadas definem as figuras, e um pequeno monograma aparece no canto inferior direito.

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