'The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field': a man digging for a treasure, in the background, and speaking with the man from whom he wants to buy the field, in the foreground; frame decorated with putti holding trumpets, mascaron and lion's head, ram's heads and snakes

Used by

Barent Adriaensz — 1590×1
Jacob Adriaensz — 1590×1
Aelbrecht Hendricksz — 1581×1, 1590×3
Bruyn Harmansz Schinckel — 1590×2, 1596×3

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'The Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field': a man digging for a treasure, in the background, and speaking with the man from whom he wants to buy the field, in the foreground; frame decorated with putti holding trumpets, mascaron and lion's head, ram's heads and snakes

HET RIKE DER HEMELEN IS ALS EEN VERBORGEN SCHAT INDEN ACKER. "MATH.13" (NL)

Iconclass notations

25F42(+151) snakes (+ symmetrically placed ornamental animals)

31A235 sitting figure

31A2748 pushing something

31AA45(+3) monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa) - AA - female human figure (+ legs, wings, etc.)

31D14 adult man

31D16 old man

33A35 conversation, dialogue; conversation piece

46A1612 digging for or finding of treasure

47I15(SPADE) agricultural implements: spade

48A98(+2) ornaments ~ art (+ framing decorations)

48A98211 mask, mascaron ~ ornament

48A9823 ornament ~ hybrid beings; human and animal forms mixed

48A98311 foliage ~ ornament

48A9832 fruits and vegetables ~ ornament

48A984 ornament derived from animal forms

48A9842 ram's head ~ ornament

48A9875 ornament ~ festoon, garland

48A9876 ornament ~ cartouche

48C7352 horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba

49L8 inscription

73C872 'the Kingdom of Heaven is like treasure hidden in a field' ~ proverbial saying of Christ (Matthew 13:44)

92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

86(HET RIJK DER HEMELEN IS ALS EEN VERBORGEN SCHAT IN DE AKKER.) proverbs, sayings, etc. (HET RIJK DER HEMELEN IS ALS EEN VERBORGEN SCHAT IN DE AKKER.)