Lycurgus gives a lecture on the benefits of education

Lycurgus, the famous Spartan lawgiver, on the right in the foreground. He is reading from a book. In the background, a market square with onlookers. Two dogs are released on the market square. One dog eats from a bowl of food prepared for them, while the other dog chases a released hare. The scene depicts a parable of Lycurgus. The lawgiver wished to demonstrate the importance of education and trained two dogs from the same litter differently. One dog had to hunt for its food, while the other dog was always fed. When he releases the two dogs on the forum of Sparta, the dogs behave according to their upbringing. The parable appears in Plutarch's Moralia (3:16). The print has Latin text in the margin with an explanation.