Fabel van de Aap en vrouw, Aegidius Sadeler (II), after Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1608 print Two monkeys do tricks for a group of spectators and are accompanied by the music of a bagpipe. One of the monkeys grabs a few nuts in the lap of a woman. The fable describes how two monkeys dance to an audience. One of the monkeys suddenly jumps on a woman and tries to grab the notes she is eating. In the subsequent struggle, the woman shows her naked legs. The moral of the story shows that nobody can hide their true nature. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. monkeys, apes. ba
Fabel van de Aap en vrouw, Aegidius Sadeler (II), after Marcus Gheeraerts (I), 1608 print Two monkeys do tricks for a group of spectators and are accompanied by the music of a bagpipe. One of the monkeys grabs a few nuts in the lap of a woman. The fable describes how two monkeys dance to an audience. One of the monkeys suddenly jumps on a woman and tries to grab the notes she is eating. In the subsequent struggle, the woman shows her naked legs. The moral of the story shows that nobody can hide their true nature. Prague paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing fables. monkeys, apes. bagpipe, musette (+ artist at work). fruits: nuts. listening to music
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