Personificatie van de Hebzucht - Gierigheid Avaritia. NL-HlmNHA 1477 53010753

An elderly, gaunt woman stands in a rugged landscape, desperately holding a large metal pitcher and multiple sacks of coins to her chest. She is dressed in heavy, layered garments with additional coin purses tied to her waist, and a toad—a traditional symbol of earthly greed and filth—crawls on the ground near her feet. The engraving features the exaggerated musculature and dynamic drapery characteristic of the Dutch Mannerist style.

As part of a series on the Seven Deadly Sins, this work reflects the moral philosophy of the late 16th century, particularly the Neo-Stoic focus on controlling passions and the vanity of material wealth. The Latin inscription echoes the classical paradox of the miser who remains spiritually poor despite vast physical riches, a theme central to the ethical teachings of thinkers like Seneca.