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Medieval allegory of the temptation to avarice, from fifth page of the first woodcut edition of "Ars Moriendi" ("The Art of Dying"), 1415 (1877). The sinner on his deathbed surrounded by his family. Two demons whisper in his ear: "think of your friends" and "share it with yours friends!. From "Les Arts au Moyen Age et a l'Epoque de la Renaissance" by Paul Lacroix. Paris, 1877.