A Useless Moral Lesson

Artist: Godefridus Schalcken
Artwork: A Useless Moral Lesson
Description: This painting depicts the story of Aesop and the Casket. Aesop, a slave and storyteller from ancient Greece, is telling a story to a young woman. The story is about a man who finds a casket full of gold coins but is unable to open it. The man becomes obsessed with the casket and eventually dies of starvation. The painting is a reminder that greed can be a destructive force.
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