Allegorie op Ambitie en Luiheid 1574

This 1574 engraving by Wierix, titled "Allegorie op Ambitie en Luiheid," depicts the contrasting vices of ambition and sloth. The scene is set under a tent, with the ambitious, represented by figures engaged in scholarly pursuits like astronomy and surveying, positioned on the left. The slothful figures on the right are shown succumbing to their vices, with Death wielding a scythe. The intricate detail and symbolic imagery are characteristic of Wierix's work, a prominent Northern Netherlandish engraver.