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Fable of the Cock and the Diamond
Aegidius Sadeler (II), 1608
While scratching for food a cock accidentally stumbles upon a large diamond in a dunghill. This beast fable has been recounted and illustrated in various ways since antiquity. The message is always the same: what use are diamonds if I am looking for food? This moralizing message teaches us that wealth alone is worth nothing.
- Artwork typeprint, boekillustratie
- Object numberRP-P-OB-5231
- Dimensionsheight 96 mm x width 112 mm
- Physical characteristicsets en gravure; boekdruk