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Fable of the farmer and the satyr
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About this work
A farmer and a satyr at a table in a house. The satyr looks fascinated at the farmer who is blowing on his soup. The fable describes how a satyr is a guest at a farmer's house. The farmer first blows on his frozen hands and then into his bowl of soup. The satyr is surprised that the farmer can blow both warmth and cold from his own mouth and considers him a magician. Subject categories within the Atlas of Customs and Manners: Trade, industry and traffic, Peasant life.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionSubjects
Credit lineFabel van de boer en de sater. 1617. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
