The Bible In Paintings: Jesus' Parable ✝️ A RICH MAN AND POOR LAZARUS ✝️

[Hebrews 11:6]

The Bible In Paintings
~ Encouragement for Appreciating and Applying God's Word ~

A RICH MAN &
POOR LAZARUS

֎ Featuring 40 Paintings, 2 Reliefs,
1 Statue and 3 Windows ֎

L U K E
Chapter 16

The Pharisees, who loved money, were sneering at Jesus. He said to them, “There was a rich man who was dressed in purple and fine linen and lived in luxury every day. At his gate was laid a beggar named Lazarus, covered with sores and longing to eat what fell from the rich man’s table. Even the dogs came and licked his sores.

NOTE: "Dives" is Latin for "rich man".
Some artists shown below have given
the rich man the name Dives.

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"Lazarus and Dives"
Top: Lazarus at the rich man's door

Middle: Lazarus' soul is carried to Paradise by two angels;
Lazarus in Abraham's bosom

Bottom: Dives' soul is carried off by Satan to Hell;
Dives is tortured in Hades

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GUSTAVE DORÉ
"Lazarus and the Rich Man"

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FYODOR BRONNIKOV
"Lazarus at the Rich Man's Gate"

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DOMENICO FETTI
"The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man"

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PIETER CORNELISZ VAN RIJCK
"Kitchen Scene with the Parable of
the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus"

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HENDRICK TER BRUGGHEN
"The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus"

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JAN STEEN
"The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

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JUAN DE SEVILLA ROMERO
"El Rico Epulon y el Pobre Lazaro"

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LEANDRO BASSANO
"The Rich Man and Lazarus"

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JACOPO BASSANO
"Lazarus and the Rich Man"

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FRANS FRANCKEN the Younger
"Lazarus and the Rich Miser"

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EDUARD VON GEBHARDT
"Lazarus and the Rich Man"

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JACOPO BASSANO
"Parable of the Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus"

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"Lazarus"

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MATTIA PRETI
"The Dinner of the Rich Man"

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GABRIEL METSU
"The Rich Man and Lazarus"

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ESAIAS VAN DE VELDE and
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN
"Lazarus at the Rich Man's Door"

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BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN
"Lazarus im Palast des Reichen Mannes"

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JAMES TISSOT
"Poor Lazarus at the Rich Man's Door"

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MARCANTONIO BASSETTI
"Dives and Lazarus"

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Italian School
"A Classical Portico with Dives and Lazarus"

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BONIFACIO VERONESE
"Dives and Lazarus"

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"Dives and Lazarus"

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L STEPHEN ALLEN
"The Rich Man and Lazarus"

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BARENT FABRITIUS
"Lazarus and the Rich Man"

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BERNHARD SCHREUDER
"Il Ricco e il Povero Lazzaro"

“The time came when the beggar died and the angels carried him to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried. In hell, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’

“But Abraham replied, ‘Son, remember that in your lifetime you received your good things, while Lazarus received bad things, but now he is comforted here and you are in agony. And besides all this, between us and you a great chasm has been fixed, so that those who want to go from here to you cannot, nor can anyone cross over from there to us.’

“He answered, ‘Then I beg you, father, send Lazarus to my father’s house, for I have five brothers. Let him warn them, so that they will not also come to this place of torment.’

“Abraham replied, ‘They have Moses and the Prophets; let them listen to them.’

“ ‘No, father Abraham,’ he said, ‘but if someone from the dead goes to them, they will repent.’

“He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, THEY WILL NOT BE CONVINCED EVEN IF SOMEONE RISES FROM THE DEAD.’ ”

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NORMA BOECKLER
"Lazarus Taken to Heaven"

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DAVID TENIERS the Younger
"The Rich Man Being Led to Hell"

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JAMES TISSOT
"The Rich Man in Torment"

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LEONAERT BRAMER
"Dives Tormented by Demons in Hell Watches
as Lazarus Is Taken to Abraham by Angels"

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New International Version ©1984, Abrgd, EMPHASES added
*For a parallel account, see Mark 6

[Getready]

Casablanca is a very good movie. Crisp writing, human emotions and love, fear, regret, survival, and duty. I humbly recommend you read (if you haven’t already)a brief synopsis on Vichy France, and the Nazis in northern Africa for some background to the story.
The story of Lazarus and the rich man and eternal consequences of unbelief is more profound and life changing.
Freegards

[Scott from the Left Coast]

Dore and Tissot are marvelous here…but it is Bronnikov that I’m drawn to. I suppose because it reminds me pictures of San Francisco that I saw yesterday in a thread, knowing that do many Uber-wealthy…like the Pelosi’s live there in the same place. This parable should convict almost every American city.

[Hebrews 11:6]

I suppose Jesus had a reason for his camel & needle taunt.

[etabeta]

In this story, the poor beggar finds compassion and devotion with the dogs rather than humans. They stay with him, they even lick his sores as they do on themselves when hurt. The saliva of dogs has an antibacterial enzyme that, by licking the skin around it, increases blood flow to the area.
Dogs in paintings always symbolize loyalty and devotion. Dogs also appear as background motifs, companions and status symbols in Renaissance art.

[spankalib]

Thank you teacher!

[Scott from the Left Coast]

That taunt by Jesus has always been uncomfortable .As I have lived my life in this place where there was always plenty…if not rich in today’s American standard for such, certainly in the context of human life throughout the ages…definitely rich!

Jesus is the greatest ever at making one uncomfortable. And that’s alright…good even. We need that desperately…and it IS His job after all.

[etabeta]

You are very welcome, spankalib!

[Hebrews 11:6]

Self-control being a Fruit of the Spirit, I am relying on His aid in not posting Dogs Playing Poker.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Only the spiritually mature can see conviction of sin as "alright…good even".

[etabeta]

To you I only would send Cats Playing Poker.....

[Hebrews 11:6]

You would.

Cats don’t play poker. They play Go Fish.

[spankalib]

*chuckles*

[AppyPappy]

“THEY WILL NOT BE CONVINCED EVEN IF SOMEONE RISES FROM THE DEAD”

I preached a sermon once on that very verse. Jesus was basically saying “They are not listening so it doesn’t matter what you do”. Lazarus represented the religious leaders who couldn’t be convinced they were wrong. Besides, they were making good money by being wrong.
The concept of Lazarus being in the bosom of Abraham was foreign to them because Lazarus had obviously sinned to cause his situation of uncleanliness.

[AppyPappy]

Sorry the rich man was the religious leaders

[Hebrews 11:6]

The concept of Lazarus being in the bosom of Abraham was foreign to them because Lazarus had obviously sinned to cause his situation of uncleanliness.

All have sinned, and salvation is for sinners. If you are contending that they would have assumed his unworthiness from his situation, I get that. If you are saying that Jesus intended his hearers to make that inference, I am puzzled.

[AppyPappy]

Jesus was attacking the premise that people who suffer are being penalized for sin and are therefore worthy of scorn.

[Hebrews 11:6]

And, as you indicated, to portray that unworthy sinner in the bosom of Abraham—well, somethin’ just ain’t right! How dare he!

[Big Red Badger]

Laz and the Rich Man #1
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Yuppers!

[Hebrews 11:6]

I don’t suppose anyone knows which, if any, of the characters Jesus discussed—like Lazarus here, or the Good Samaritan, etc.—were based on real people.

[Big Red Badger]

‘Po’ Lazarus’ is a song in
“OH Brother Where Art Thou”...
Real enough for Me!
;)=