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Die honigbitter truncken weis…, Gerard Bouttats, Engraving. Subject: Gluttony, Devils & Demons, Alcohol, Lust, Greed, Poverty, Temperance, Politics.
The Healing Arts: Die honigbitter truncken weis,…
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Art, Fun, & Nonsense.
I wonder what is he holding in his right hand. And why has he broken scabbard for his sword.
It looks rather like clappers, two or more bits of wood, one fixed to a handle, the others tied on so that when you shake it you get a sound …
There is so much weird in this, I don’t know where to start. I dearly wish I had a translation. What happened to the artist whose tools are all over the ground?
I have tried to translate it, but the German and the writing are too archaic for me to do a decent job of it.
What an odd place to hang your hammer.
Thought it was a tad obvious m’self, no subtlety.