Shaving the crazy; Rader Tonsorem Decet, Haud Deglubere Metum; Emblemata Saecularia, 1596. There is a departure, left before the fire, a woman on the shot of a man who embraces her. In one hand she holds a glass of wine, the other puts them in his exhibition. The Waardin keeps the notch. In the foreground a man, which is referred to by his narrestone, is shaved by a barber. "Shaving the Zot" in the 16th century was a usual ritual in narren festivals: the shaving of criminals, vagabonds and madmen, so that they were recognizable as such. Emblem no. 33 in emblemata saecularia, 1596 and no. 12 in
Shaving the crazy; Rader Tonsorem Decet, Haud Deglubere Metum; Emblemata Saecularia, 1596. There is a departure, left before the fire, a woman on the shot of a man who embraces her. In one hand she holds a glass of wine, the other puts them in his exhibition. The Waardin keeps the notch. In the foreground a man, which is referred to by his narrestone, is shaved by a barber. "Shaving the Zot" in the 16th century was a usual ritual in narren festivals: the shaving of criminals, vagabonds and madmen, so that they were recognizable as such. Emblem no. 33 in emblemata saecularia, 1596 and no. 12 in the second edition of 1611
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