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Admonition against Arrogance and Undeserved Honour
Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, 1549
This print illustrates a verse from the 16th-century emblembook of Andrea Alciati. Figures bow down and worship a statue of the goddess Isis placed on the back of a donkey, which arrogantly thinks that honour is being paid to him. He is about to be whipped by his driver, who scolds him, ‘You are not a god, little ass; rather you bear a god.’
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-BI-6590
- Dimensionsheight 301 mm x width 410 mm
- Physical characteristicsets