Oorloghe ende wreedthede, Brijnght groot leedt mede · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Oorloghe ende wreedthede, Brijnght groot leedt mede
Subject: Birds of prey
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Bruges (Belgium)
Description: Birds feeding on the outskirts of a town. Two large birds attack the smaller birds who are eating food from the ground. Some of the smaller birds fly away and escape. A bird perched on a nearby house watches the attack.
Image Creator: Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (Illustrator);Eduard de Dene (Translator); Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (Illustrator); Eduard de Dene (Translator)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27414
Language: dut
Source Name: De Warachtighe Fabulen der Dieren
Parent Collection: "De warachtighe fabvlen der dieren," by Eduard de Dene. Etchings by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (1567); "De warachtighe fabvlen der dieren," by Eduard de Dene. Etchings by Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (1567)
Image: mta_27414_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Birds of prey