Gelijkenis van het onkruid tussen het graan 1629

This 1629 etching by Christoffel van Sichem, titled "Gelijkenis van het onkruid tussen het graan," depicts a scene from the Parable of the Wheat and the Tares. In this parable, Jesus compares the Kingdom of Heaven to a field of wheat with tares, or weeds, growing among it. The etching portrays this allegory, with figures representing the "wheat" and the "tares" alongside a burning fire, representing the eventual separation of the two. This artwork, currently housed at the Rijksmuseum, serves as a powerful visual interpretation of the biblical parable.