Good and bad ways to become rich; The misery of wealth. Fate (Fortuna) leads to a procession of personifications. In her hands a charming juice and a stickship. Fate is blind and winged: it has both positive and negative effects and shares it without distinction. Behind the Lot Walking Labor (Labor), Vlijt (Diligentia) and Religacity (Parsimonia). These are personnifications that represent qualities with which one can collect money in a fair way. Behind them walk deception (Fraus), lie (Mendacium) and violence (fish). These are personnifications that depict the bad ways to come to money. The p

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• Dimensions: 2500 x 1879 px | 21.2 x 15.9 cm | 8.3 x 6.3 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 7 June 2021

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Good and bad ways to become rich; The misery of wealth. Fate (Fortuna) leads to a procession of personifications. In her hands a charming juice and a stickship. Fate is blind and winged: it has both positive and negative effects and shares it without distinction. Behind the Lot Walking Labor (Labor), Vlijt (Diligentia) and Religacity (Parsimonia). These are personnifications that represent qualities with which one can collect money in a fair way. Behind them walk deception (Fraus), lie (Mendacium) and violence (fish). These are personnifications that depict the bad ways to come to money. The print has a Latin caption and is part of a series with the subject the misery that brings wealth.