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The Bird-Nester
attributed to Hessel Gerritsz, 1606
This print illustrates a proverb: ‘He who knows where the nest is has the knowledge, but he who robs it has the nest.’ Like the adjacent drawing, the depiction could have an amorous charge, for in the distance at the left two anglers empty a fish trap. Perhaps the saying can also be interpreted more broadly: ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained.’
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-27.454
- Dimensionsheight 264 mm x width 350 mm
- Physical characteristicsets