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The Scolding Woman and the Cackling Hen
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Interior with a woman scolding with hands on hips. Her husband sits on a chair dressed in women's clothing. In the foreground a clucking hen. In the background an ape by the fireplace. In the border inscription an explanation in Dutch: a leaking roof, a smoking fireplace, a clucking hen and a scolding woman in the house mean misfortune and sorrow.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineDe scheldende vrouw en de kakelende hen. 1566 - 1570. Johannes Wierix. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
