The dance around the world, ca. 1600. In the center, the richly dressed Lady World, with a globe on her head and a bubble in her hand, at her feet a bale of hay with a crown designated Vanitas. Under her cloak a jester with a mask in his hand. Around the woman, six men (including an acrobat and a priest) dance in a roundabout way, personifying foolish worldly attributes. In the upper left, a musician plays a flute. Symbols of Temperance and God's laws lie carelessly on the floor in the front left. With caption of 3 verses of 9 lines each in Dutch, Latin and French. The Dance around the World

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