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Wrong world
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Wrong world

Etienne Dupérac · c. 1560 · etching; paper

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

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Sheet featuring five rows of various scenes depicting life in the upside-down world. Here, animals and humans exchange places, occupations shift from land to sea and vice versa, and the roles of parents and children, as well as masters and servants, are reversed. All accompanied by inscriptions in Italian.

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Credit lineVerkeerde wereld. c. 1560. Etienne Dupérac. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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