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.

1
"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"

3
FYODOR BRONNIKOV
"Lazarus at the Rich Man's Gate"

4
DOMENICO FETTI
"The Parable of Lazarus and the Rich Man"

5
PIETER CORNELISZ VAN RIJCK
"Kitchen Scene with the Parable of
the Rich Man and Poor Lazarus"

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Detail

7
HENDRICK TER BRUGGHEN
"The Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus"

8
JAN STEEN
"The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus"

9
JUAN DE SEVILLA ROMERO
"El Rico Epulon y el Pobre Lazaro"

10
LEANDRO BASSANO
"The Rich Man and Lazarus"

11
JACOPO BASSANO
"Lazarus and the Rich Man"

12
FRANS FRANCKEN the Younger
"Lazarus and the Rich Miser"

13
EDUARD VON GEBHARDT
"Lazarus and the Rich Man"

14
JACOPO BASSANO
"Parable of the Rich Man and the Poor Lazarus"

15
"Lazarus"

16
MATTIA PRETI
"The Dinner of the Rich Man"

17
GABRIEL METSU
"The Rich Man and Lazarus"

18
ESAIAS VAN DE VELDE and
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN
"Lazarus at the Rich Man's Door"

19
BARTHOLOMEUS VAN BASSEN
"Lazarus im Palast des Reichen Mannes"

20
JAMES TISSOT
"Poor Lazarus at the Rich Man's Door"

22
MARCANTONIO BASSETTI
"Dives and Lazarus"

23
Italian School
"A Classical Portico with Dives and Lazarus"

24
BONIFACIO VERONESE
"Dives and Lazarus"

25
"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"

41
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

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A RICH MAN &
POOR LAZARUS

[Red Badger]

“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.’ ”........................

[Hebrews 11:6]

That’s what he said alright. He said that.

[Red Badger]

It is true...............

[Hebrews 11:6]

If you're a Humphrey Bogart fan, you might recognize what I typed as a quote from one of his movies.

"That’s what he said alright. He said that."

Hint: Humphrey didn't say it himself.

[Red Badger]

Never cared much for old Humphrey.

Never saw Maltese Falcon, Casablanca, or any of his movies that I can recall..........

[left that other site]

Good Morning, Dan. :-)

[Hebrews 11:6]

The best. Not “Jesus-best”, but the best.

[Hebrews 11:6]

And a wonderful morning to you and the Tipster, Mary-Lou!

[etabeta]

Favorites: #3, a powerful work by the Russian Bronnikov. He was known for the harmony and purity of colors.
# 13 by von Gebbardt, the very talented and prolific German artist well known for his portraits and historical themes.
#20 and #41 by Tissot.
#20 and #32 stone carvings.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Not understanding what von Gebbardt’s massive column is meant to support—but I like his vision of Lazarus redeeming his time.

[etabeta]

Looks like the fence is anchored to the column which also supports the structure of the building. His other works are worthy of exploration, solid artist.

[NorthMountain]

“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.’ ”

A bit of foreshadowing, there ... and something that rings true to this very day.

Regarding the artists, I see two interpretations of the rich man:
1) That he's simply enormously wealthy, and not paying attention to the world.
2) That he's a glutton and a drunkard and actively spurning Lazarus.

At Mass, we pray:I confess to almighty God and to you, my brothers [and sisters], that I have greatly sinned, in my thoughts and in my words, in what I have done and in what I have failed to do ...

Some of the artists depict the rich man's sins as what he has done, others depict them as what he has failed to do.

[Hebrews 11:6]

Sins of commission and of omission.

[InkStone]

Good Morning Dan, and good morning to all.

Fine choices today;
#2 Dore
#3 Bronnnikov
#20 Tissot (love his architectural details)

Thank You Dan!

[InkStone]

Thank You etabeta; nice sunny morning in the gallery gardens today...

[Hebrews 11:6]

Thanks, Leon.

Tissot possessed an eagle-eye for all details, it seems.

[etabeta]

Thank you, InkStone. Today’s page is full of great paintings. You are right, Dore’ at #2 is stunning and deserves 1st place among favorites.

[spankalib]

I've been meaning to ask you, & this series reminded me...

even though the artists have an excuse to include dogs in this story,

why do so many artists draw dogs (often in the foreground) in other stories? It happens so often.

Is it their sponsors pets? or is it one of those unspoken challenges that magically appear - spanning continents and centuries: "My dog-artistry is better than yours."

Just curious.