Public trifle makes the soul pure, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679 print Page from a book (p. 174) with text and printer vignette on Verso. In an oval cartouche the bank of a river. On banks there are two men who hit a piece of dust with sticks that they both take. In the background is a man in the river. He also hits a piece of fabric with a stick. Another man sails by a boat. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (Proverbs 20: 9). Under the print a caption: 'Slaeght stiff, and bright; It does suyvert. " And a description that explains the print. To wash dirty cl

Public trifle makes the soul pure, Gaspar Bouttats, 1679 print Page from a book (p. 174) with text and printer vignette on Verso. In an oval cartouche the bank of a river. On banks there are two men who hit a piece of dust with sticks that they both take. In the background is a man in the river. He also hits a piece of fabric with a stick. Another man sails by a boat. Above the cartouche the title (motto) of the print and a quote from the Bible (Proverbs 20: 9). Under the print a caption: 'Slaeght stiff, and bright; It does suyvert. " And a description that explains the print. To wash dirty cloths properly, they have to be worked hard. Similarly, man must be treated hard so that his soul becomes pure. print maker: AntwerpDiestpublisher: Utrecht paper etching / engraving / letterpress printing Abstract Ideas and Concepts (+ emblematical representation of concept). laundering. care of clothes, : brushing, beating, airing. the book of Proverbs (with BOOK CHAPTER:VERSE). Adversity, Misfortune, Bad Luck; 'Fortuna infelice', 'Infortunio' (Ripa)

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