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When the hammer is gone, one must throw away the bare legs
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When the hammer is gone, one must throw away the bare legs

1590 - 1594 · engraving; paper

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

About this work

Three men in front of an open fireplace. One man stands with his hands in his hair, the second man prays, the third man sits at the table and shakes out his purse as a sign that it is empty. A woman and a boy bite on a bone. A little dog barks and looks jealously at the bone.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit lineAls het hammetje op is, dan moet men de kale benen wegslingeren. 1590 - 1594. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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