Titelpagina voor: C. Udemans, Af-beeldinge van de verkeerde werelt, 1660. 1660

This 1660 title page for Cornelis Udemans's book, *Af-beeldinge van de verkeerde werelt*, depicts a carriage driven by horses, all laden with hay. The text describes the widespread obsession with the acquisition of wealth, even at the expense of morality, and the inevitability of death, which Udemans compares to the "wage" that all must pay. Udemans, born in 1598 and active until his death in 1682, aimed to provide his audience with a poignant commentary on the nature of human vanity, greed, and mortality. This engraving is an insightful example of 17th-century Dutch art, highlighting the societal anxieties of the time and employing allegorical imagery to critique the human condition.