[Unwanted Snake] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture · Center for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [Unwanted Snake]
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Germany; Europe
Description: On the left side of the image there is a house with a bonfire inside. At the door is a man with a stick raise above his head, in motion to hit the snake that is slithering out of his house. The snake looks surprise, with an open mouth. The snake is on the left side of the page, which also has a tree in the background. The man is wearing a hat and a robe, with an ornament around his waist.
Type: StillImage; Woodcuts
Identifier: mta:28963
Language: gmh
Parent Collection: 1479 Augsburg; 1479 Augsburg
Image: mta_28963_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Snakes; Men; Fire