1538 (ca.), Bonifacio Veronese (Bonifacio de' Pitati), The Parable of the Rich Man (Dives) and Lazarus -- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
From the museum label: The painting, considered one of de' Pitati's greatest achievements, was probably devised for the porch of a palazzo or the main hall of a villa. The beggar Lazarus, on the right, is entreating the rich man, lavishly dressed in his finery, who seems to ignore him. The painting was a warning to the Venetian patricians not to imitate the rich man, reminding them of the teachings of the New Testament parable: true wealth will be granted after death by God only to those who have truly earned it.
1538 (ca.), Bonifacio Veronese (Bonifacio de' Pitati), The Parable of the Rich Man (Dives) and Lazarus -- Gallerie dell'Accademia (Venice)
From the museum label: The painting, considered one of de' Pitati's greatest achievements, was probably devised for the porch of a palazzo or the main hall of a villa. The beggar Lazarus, on the right, is entreating the rich man, lavishly dressed in his finery, who seems to ignore him. The painting was a warning to the Venetian patricians not to imitate the rich man, reminding them of the teachings of the New Testament parable: true wealth will be granted after death by God only to those who have truly earned it.