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Christ Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, ca 1588. Creator: Zucchi, Jacopo (cChrist Driving the Money Changers from the Temple, ca 1588. Found in the collection of Art History Museum, Vienne
The Confiscation of the Contents of a Painters Studio, ca 1590. Found in the collection of The Mauritshuis, The Hague
The Parable of the Wedding Feast. Creator: Aertsen, Pieter (1508-1575)The Parable of the Wedding Feast. Private Collection
The Industrious Prentice Grown Rich and Sheriff of London (Industry and Idleness, plate 8), September 30, 1747
The South Sea Scheme, 1722. Creator: William HogarthThe South Sea Scheme, 1722
Resurrection, 1625-77. Creator: Wenceslaus HollarResurrection, 1625-77
Avarice (Avaritia) from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. Creator: Philip GalleAvarice (Avaritia) from the series The Seven Deadly Sins, 1558. After Pieter Bruegel the Elder
Plate 30 from Los Caprichos : Why hide them? (Porque esconderlos?), 1799
The Passion for Wealth. n. d. Creator: Claude GillotThe Passion for Wealth.n.d. Engraved by Jean Audran
The New Parliament Pudding or John Bulls Treat, ca. 1832. Creator: UnknownThe New Parliament Pudding or John Bulls Treat, ca. 1832
Lazarus and the Rich Man, 1830. Creator: UnknownLazarus and the Rich Man, 1830. Caricature showing the Duke of Wellington eating at table witha footman standing behind him. He is approached by a starving man who holds out a petition
Studious Gluttons, October 1788. Creator: Samuel AlkenStudious Gluttons, October 1788
The Fat Kitchen, 1563. Creator: Pieter van der HeydenThe Fat Kitchen, 1563
Struggle over the Flemish Milch-Cow, 1646. Creator: Crispijn de Passe IStruggle over the Flemish Milch-Cow, 1646
The Daughters of the Devil, ca. 1848-62. Creator: Celestin NanteuilThe Daughters of the Devil, ca. 1848-62
Venerable Idleness, Queen of Cockaigne; a fat woman seated on a movable toilet chair being waited on and fed by seven women, 1565
Lust and Avarice, November 29, 1788. November 29, 1788. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonLust and Avarice, November 29, 1788
The Holy Friar, May 6, 1807. May 6, 1807. Creator: Thomas RowlandsonThe Holy Friar, May 6, 1807
Allegory of Avarice. Creator: Jacopo LigozziAllegory of Avarice
Saint John the Evangelist with Acteus and Eugenius, ca. 1370. Creator: Francescuccio GhissiSaint John the Evangelist with Acteus and Eugenius, ca. 1370
The People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes. From La Caricature, 1833. CreatorThe People Delivered to the Vampire Taxes. From " La Caricature", 1833. Found in the Collection of Maison de Balzac
The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1620s. Creator: Fetti, Domenico (1588 / 90-1623)The Parable of the Wheat and the Tares, 1620s. Found in the Collection of Prague Castle
The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, c1840. Creator: George PresburyThe Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads, c1840. Biblical scene, from Genesis 48: 16: The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads; and let my name be named on them
The voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau, 19th century? CreatorThe voice is Jacobs voice, but the hands are the hands of Esau, 19th century? Biblical scene, from Genesis 27: 22: And Jacob went near unto Isaac his father; and he felt him, and said
Constantinople, or the final greed of the Huns, 1915. Creator: UnknownConstantinople, or the final greed of the Huns, 1915. Constantinople, Ou La Derniere Convoitise Du Boche. Oui!...mais il y a des baionnettes sur le chemin!
The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1615. Creator: Francken, FransThe Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus, 1615. Found in the Collection of Slovak National Gallery, Bratislava
The Parable of the prodigal son. Creator: Pourbus, Frans, the Elder (1546-1581)The Parable of the prodigal son. Found in the Collection of Museum Mayer van den Bergh, Antwerp
Corruption. Miniature from Le livre appelle Decameron by Giovanni Boccaccio, 1460s. Found in the Collection of Bibliotheque de l Arsenal
A Lesson in Constitutional Government, 1897. Creator: John LeechA Lesson in Constitutional Government, 1897. A child holds its stomach in pain after over-eating. From " The Comic History of England" by Gilbert Abbott A Beckett
A Repast in the Monastery, 1865-1875, (1939). Creator: Vasily PerovA Repast in the Monastery, 1865-1875, (1939). Also known as Meal : poor people beg on the floor, as well-fed Russian orthodox priests sit at a table, with more wine being opened on the left
Moses Breaking the Tablets of the Law, ca 1624-1625. Found in the Collection of Galleria Borghese, Rome
The Parable of the Rich Man and the Beggar Lazarus (Manuscript illumination from the Matenadaran Gospel), 1332. Found in the Collection of Mesrop Mashtots Institute of Ancient Manuscripts
The bribe. Private Collection
Cover of the second printed edition in Barcelona in 1909 of the work L Escanya Pobre, estudi d una Passio by Catalan writer Narcis Oller
The Monster broke loose or, a peep into the Shakespeare-Gallery, 1791. Alderman John Boydell, wearing a greedy expression
George III feeding himself on guineas, London, 1787Monstrous craws, at a new coalition feast, London, 1787; showing King George III, Queen Charlotte and the Prince of Wales seated outside the treasury round a bowl of guineas
Coming out of church, London, c1815; two church dignitaries, one on either side of a church door, hold an alms dish between them, preventing a rustic from leaving
Men bemoaning peace, Corn Exchange, London, 1815. Artist: Piercy RobertsMen bemoaning peace, London, 1815; four unhappy men at Smithfield and four unhappy men at the Corn Exchange bemoan the effect of peace, with the defeat of Napoleon, on their businesses
Fatal effects of gluttony, a Lord Mayors Day night mare, 1830; depicting an alderman asleep in bed. On top of him is a crowd of animals including a turtle, lobster and duck
Lotteries, 1826. Artist: Isaac Robert CruikshankAll Lotteries Will End For Ever, 1826; showing in the top scene Time, lottery contractors, etc watching Blue Coat boys holding up winning number
Predatory lawyers, 1770. A gullible citizen between two lawyers; the one on the left knowingly lays his finger to his nose while the other smiles reassuringly at his client in a satire on legal
The expense of lawyers, 1770. A smug lawyer in a lace shirt about to eat an oyster while giving a half-shell to two miserable looking men; a reference to the high cost of legal fees
The aldermans dinner, 1775. An obese alderman eats gluttonously; his slimmer companion, bent over a plate, evidently suffers from gout as his bandaged foot rests on a cushion
The industrious prentice grown rich... plate VIII of Industry and Idleness, 1747The industrious prentice grown rich and sheriff of London, plate VIII of Industry and Idleness, 1747; the scene is old Fishmongers Hall
A Rakes Progress, 1735; plate V of VIII. Artist: William HogarthA Rakes Progress, 1735; plate V of VIII. Tom Rakewell marries an old but rich woman, in order to retrieve his fortune. Meanwhile, in the background
Fafner kills Fasolt, 1910. Artist: Arthur RackhamFafner kills Fasolt, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie. Showing Alberichs curse. The giants Fafner and Fasolt begin to fight over the ring of the Nibelungen
Alberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. ArtistAlberich drives in a band of Nibelungs with gold and silver treasures, 1910. Illustration from The Rhinegold and the Valkyrie
The encounter between Hernando Cortes and Montezuma II, Mexico, 1519 (c1820-1839). Cortes (1485-1547) was the Spanish conquistador who conquered Mexico