The Seed Received among the Thorns
1574
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1574
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a pilgrim scattering seeds into a patch of thorns while two women watch. One woman holds a moneybag, the other clutches a tangle of weeds. This is part of a series illustrating a Bible story about how people receive faith. The thorns stand for distractions like greed and worry. The artist made it in Antwerp when the city was a busy printmaking hub. If you like how prints tell stories, look up *sfumato*—a technique that softens edges to blend figures into the scene.
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