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Triumph of Carnival over Lent in Luilekkerland

anonymous · c. 1560 · etching; engraving; paper

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

About this work

Struggle between Carnival and Lent. Landscape of Luilekkerland or Cocagne with various festive persons and fools. Centrally, a castle where knights hold a jousting tournament. With various inscriptions in Italian. Bottom right, a cartouche with a longer inscription.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Land of Cockaigne

Credit lineTriomf van Carnaval over Vasten in Luilekkerland. c. 1560. anonymous. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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