# Rich Children, Poor Parents

- Date: 1599
- Medium: panel, oil paint (paint)
- Classification: painting
- Dimensions: height 61 cm x width 163 cm
- Credit line: Purchased with the support of the Vereniging Rembrandt and the Rijksmuseum-Stichting
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/SK-A-4822--aa1a6712c2c632951cfa9ecc6b1de654)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/hFCRi/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The parents have spent all their money on providing their son with a good upbringing. They now turn to him for help, which he flatly refuses because he has to maintain his status. In so doing, he breaks the Fifth Commandment: ‘Honour your father and your mother.’ But the parents, too, have failed to act according to the Bible; had they been more mindful of their money, they would not have become destitute.