Allegory on the laziness of man, Johann Theodor de Bry, After Anonymous, 1596 print Allegory on the laziness of man. Left front 'Hauptman Lentz' sits on a chair. On the right a man in a wheelbarrow is driven to him by 'der Sommer'. This sloth wants to be employed by him. Under a canopy, an administrator is sitting at a table with an open book in front of himself. On the right, 'Fendrich Hans Unfleiß' is sleeping on the floor. Title in the middle of Cartouche: 'Der Lentz nimbt servant an'. Other explanatory texts on banderollen in the show. Translated title: We Dommen follow the laziness and sl
Allegory on the laziness of man, Johann Theodor de Bry, After Anonymous, 1596 print Allegory on the laziness of man. Left front 'Hauptman Lentz' sits on a chair. On the right a man in a wheelbarrow is driven to him by 'der Sommer'. This sloth wants to be employed by him. Under a canopy, an administrator is sitting at a table with an open book in front of himself. On the right, 'Fendrich Hans Unfleiß' is sleeping on the floor. Title in the middle of Cartouche: 'Der Lentz nimbt servant an'. Other explanatory texts on banderollen in the show. Translated title: We Dommen follow the laziness and sleepiness. No. 4 from the edition of 1596, no. 20 from the extensive edition of 1611. paper engraving Sluggyness, inertia; 'Depocaggin', 'Lecriere' (Ripa)
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