The geese chase the foxes, ca. 1572, anonymous, 1572 - 1573 print Cartoon in the deteriorated position of the Roman church in the Netherlands. Foxes in clothing from priests and monks are worried about their position now that the geese are winning. In the foreground four foxes in conversation. Behind this, a long procession of soldiers and geese pulls through the country. At the top left a pagan temple. In the caption on a separate plate under the performance 4 verses of alternating 8 and 7 lines in Dutch. Low Countries paper engraving animals acting as human beings. the Roman Catholic Church
The geese chase the foxes, ca. 1572, anonymous, 1572 - 1573 print Cartoon in the deteriorated position of the Roman church in the Netherlands. Foxes in clothing from priests and monks are worried about their position now that the geese are winning. In the foreground four foxes in conversation. Behind this, a long procession of soldiers and geese pulls through the country. At the top left a pagan temple. In the caption on a separate plate under the performance 4 verses of alternating 8 and 7 lines in Dutch. Low Countries paper engraving animals acting as human beings. the Roman Catholic Church vs. Protestantism; (Reformation and Counter Reformation)
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