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Feast of Fools
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Feast of Fools

Pieter van der Heyden · 1570 - 1601 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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A large number of fools dance and jump, blow on flutes and mouth drums or roll balls over the ground. In the foreground a fool with an owl on his hand making an obscene gesture. In the background on the right the musicians stand on a platform, on the left some spectators sit in a pavilion. On the right in the background a circular riding arena. In the scene various sayings or expressions are depicted. Below the image four four-line verses in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineZottenkermis. 1570 - 1601. Pieter van der Heyden. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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