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Satire on Laziness
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Satire on Laziness

Frans Huys · 1550 - 1562 · engraving; paper

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

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Satire on Laziness or Loitering. A view of a village in which various proverbs (numbered 1-9 in Dutch and French) are depicted in scenes related to laziness or useless pastimes resulting in poverty. On the left, the inn named Inden Luyaert. At the top, a cartouche in the shape of a scroll with the title in Dutch and French. With a subtitle of three columns, each with six lines in Dutch.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineSpotprent op de luiheid. 1550 - 1562. Frans Huys. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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