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The Bad Household
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The personification of the vice Discord (Discordia): interior with three elegantly dressed couples fighting with each other. Various household items are on the floor. A dog bites into the dress of a woman. A child and a cat take a bite of a turkey. In the margin a Bible quote from Proverbs 17 in Latin, French and Dutch, and a motto in Latin. Pendant of a print with the good household. Subject categories within the Atlas of Morals and Customs: The Beginning, Middle and End of Man. Wedding and marriage.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineHet slechte huishouden. 1589. Crispijn van de Passe (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
