God deelt verschillende taken uit aan de drie standen c. 1565 - 1638

This engraving by Philips Galle, titled *God deelt verschillende taken uit aan de drie standen* (God Distributes Different Tasks to the Three Estates), depicts a scene from the Bible that is central to the concept of the three estates. In the center of the engraving, God, seated on clouds, hands down divine gifts to representatives of the three estates - the clergy, the nobility and the peasantry - who kneel before him. This engraving dates from 1565-1638 and is currently housed at the Rijksmuseum.