Allegory of Abuses by the Authorities of Church and State, Gillis Mostaert (I), 1570 - 1580 painting The hay wagon: an allegory in the secular and spiritual abuse. Central is a hay wagon managed by Devils. The hay symbolizes worldly property. Around the car, people from all walks of life try to get hay in their possession. At the bottom left, to the left of the car is the pope with a cardinal, a bishop and a monk. In addition, a procession of knights comes hit. On the right a procession in which a model of a church is worn, behind it beggars of which some with limitations. Furthermore: murder
Allegory of Abuses by the Authorities of Church and State, Gillis Mostaert (I), 1570 - 1580 painting The hay wagon: an allegory in the secular and spiritual abuse. Central is a hay wagon managed by Devils. The hay symbolizes worldly property. Around the car, people from all walks of life try to get hay in their possession. At the bottom left, to the left of the car is the pope with a cardinal, a bishop and a monk. In addition, a procession of knights comes hit. On the right a procession in which a model of a church is worn, behind it beggars of which some with limitations. Furthermore: murder and manslaughter, robberies etc. panel. oil paint (paint) hay-wagon. devil(s) appearing to mortals, trying to seduce them; temptation. Greed, Covetousness, Cupidity; 'Cupidità ' (Ripa). the Church vs. the World. (aspects of) Christian Religion or the Church (as institution) ridiculed, criticized, or caricaturized. scenes symbolizing 'Vanitas'. disabilities, deformations. beggar
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