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The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.

A vicar prays for a dying usurer while his wife receives medical advice. Mezzotint by B. Clowes after W. Dawes, 1768.

A rich miser eating humble food. Coloured etching after G. Piattoli, c. 1800.

The sense of touch: below, a bespectacled man examines coins and valuables, above, St Thomas puts his finger into the resurrected Christ's side. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Colour process print after Raphael.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

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Hoarding of money

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Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Colour process print after Raphael.

The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.

The sense of touch: below, a bespectacled man examines coins and valuables, above, St Thomas puts his finger into the resurrected Christ's side. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

Hoarding of money

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Images about Hoarding of money

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Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Colour process print after Raphael.

The dissection of the body of a miser in the presence of St Anthony of Padua: the miser's heart is found not in his body, but in a casket with his money. Engraving by G. Canuti after Girolamo da Treviso.

The sense of touch: below, a bespectacled man examines coins and valuables, above, St Thomas puts his finger into the resurrected Christ's side. Engraving after G. Collaert, 1630, after N. van der Horst.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

Ananias drops dead after having secretly withheld part of his wealth from the communal fund of the apostles. Engraving after Raphael.

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