# The Rich Man and Lazarus

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BREU, Jörg the Younger](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506>)
- Date: 1501-1550
- Technique: Woodcut from eight woodblocks, 678 x 982 mm

## Commentary

This scene belongs to Breu&#39;s Riesenholzschnitte \(monumental woodcuts\). This woodcut, with its perspectively sound architecture and convincingly proportional figures, displays a grandeur and sophistication.

## Related artworks

- [Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506/joseph-interpreting-the-dreams-of-pharaoh-detail-r6219d2a070a9e3>)
- [Joseph Interpreting the Dreams of Pharaoh](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506/joseph-interpreting-the-dreams-of-pharaoh-r0ecd326e93e456>)
- [The Prodigal Son](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506/the-prodigal-son-r8dfa28725e41ec>)
- [The Story of Lucretia](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/breu-jrg-the-younger-r9371dae2b28506/the-story-of-lucretia-rbe02cc471dbc99>)

## Attribution

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