Allegory of Lust, Wealth and Stupidity
An engraved allegory set in a lavish interior with a canopied bed, arches and a tiled floor. Richly dressed figures feast and drink at a laden table while a man in a fur-trimmed robe leans toward a woman, and a dog and scattered vessels lie in the foreground.
- Artist
- Raphael Sadeler, I
- Date
- 1588
- Medium
- Engraving on ivory laid paper
- Source
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Size
- 1686 × 1450 px
Public domain · Art Institute of Chicago releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1588).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (Art Institute of Chicago, is_public_domain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Art Institute of Chicago, Charles Hack and the Hearn Family Trust Collection, purchased with funds provided by the Harry B. and Bessie K. Braude Memorial, Amanda S. Johnson and Marion J. Livingston, anonymous, and Suzanne Searle Dixon endowment funds