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Rafael Sadeler I

Allegory on Gluttony, Wealth, Lust and Stupidity, 1588

Description

Maker

  • Rafael Sadeler I, 1560/61 - 1628/32, Netherlandish
  • After Joos van Winghe, 1544-1603, Dutch

Title

Allegory on Gluttony, Wealth, Lust and Stupidity

Year

1588

Medium

Engraving

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • Medium weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

30.8 x 36.3 cm (12 1/8 x 14 5/16 inches) (plate) cut within plate mark

Signature / Inscription / Marks

Lower right corner in graphite: "No I 3er"; very lightly below: [possibly a signature, see cataloguing sheet for sketch]

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Jesse Metcalf Fund

Object Number

2002.51

About

“Wealth allows folly” states the title heading this engraving. In a rich interior, two figures are surrounded by servants, chests of coins, precious silver wares, and exotic animals. The man on the right, furnished with the ass ears of King Midas, is about to be crowned with a fool’s cap; the face of a jester is reflected in the mirror. Nearby, a swine-headed attendant is in charge of pouring expensive wine. This fantastical allegory is a moralizing condemnation of extravagance in an age of expanding empires and booming commerce.

Flemish Mannerist artist Joos van Winghe traveled to Italy and later settled in Frankfurt. He is mostly known for designs that were engraved by Flemish engravers including Raphael Sadeler, who was briefly in Frankfurt when this print was made.

Lower right corner in graphite: "No I 3er"; very lightly below: [possibly a signature, see cataloguing sheet for sketch]

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