This painting obviously deals with GREED. This man is counting his money and putting it away even knowing that his death is at hand.
The next one means: Enriched by death. Would you kill someone that is in the way to open the doorway in your life? The person is defenseless. But a sword is handed to you. Hopefully you would not take it.
The engraving below means : Disciple beats his master . As you can see it is an individual dressed as a king with a poorly clothed individual sitting across from playing chess. I believe the lesson here is, why would play against an individual who is so arrogrant and extravagant. Do you wish to prove your worth or do you have the arrogance? Note the time of night and the dogs fighting. It could be interpreted as Letting the world go by and being self centered.
This next meaning is VIRTUES ARE CONQUERED. Obviously if you let the goodness inside you disappear and be conquered by the evil. And as you can see, one day you are on top and the next you hang on until you reach the top again. Dont let the world take your soul away.
The Last one means : Path to the Darkness. This is supposingly the last step before the Kingdom of Shadows. You have the seven headed beast as depicted in the bible, And yet it is mastered by this woman reading a book. The beast looks in all direction. She is pointing the way to the last door. Beware of the seven deadly sins. Evil comes as an attractive and unassuming matter. It will point you the way and it looks so easy.
