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Cleveland Museum of Art306978landscapeRaphael Sadeler (Flemish, 1560/61–1628/32)1588CC0cma mythology portraits design-assets ink-paper-impressions design assets ink paper impressions david biblical feast banquet engraving etching renaissance portrait historical religious italian silverpoint black and white court nobility luxury chaos 16th century printmaking detail stultitiam patiuntur opes wealth permits stupidity allegory lust andRaphael Sadeler (Flemish, 1560/61–1628/32) 1588 Flanders Engraving Print European ReligiousMyth & Metamorphosis Faces in Time The Maker’s Cabinet Ink, Paper & Impressions
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Stultitiam patiuntur opes (Wealth permits Stupidity), or, Allegory of Wealth, Lust, and Stupidity by Raphael Sadeler (Flemish, 1560/61–1628/32) (1588). Dudley P. Allen Fund Rights: CC0. https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.199
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In this pointed visual allegory, a king who personifies wealth counts his money at a table while a jester places a fool’s hat over his head. His female counterpart, distracted by her aged reflection in a mirror, displays her vanity in her luxurious clothing, lap dog, and hangers-on: flattery fans her, and stupidity, with a boar’s head, serves her food and drink. Such allegories were meant to both entertain while cautioning the viewer to question their own relationship to wealth.
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A detailed engraving depicts a lavish banquet scene with biblical figures, showcasing opulent attire and a chaotic atmosphere.
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