Why it matters
An old woman with long blond hair, two remaining teeth and a scornful laugh personifies avarice: a warning about the transience of life and the worthlessness of earthly fortune.
Did you know?
- It was painted in 1507.
- It is on the back of Dürer's Portrait of a Young Man.
- It measures 35 × 29 cm.
Based on the Wikipedia article Avarice (Dürer, Vienna) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
