[The Lapdog and the Donkey] · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: [The Lapdog and the Donkey]
Period: 1450-1500;
Geographic: Germany; Europe
Description: A man is sitting in a chair with a dog on his lap, while a donkey its front feet on the mans lap as well. The donkey is about to be punished for this act, as a man on the right side of the image has a stick raised above his head in motion to hit the donkey. The chair design is lavash and both men are wearing unique hats.
Type: StillImage; Woodcuts
Identifier: mta:28972
Language: gmh
Parent Collection: 1479 Augsburg; 1479 Augsburg
Image: mta_28972_OBJ.jpg
Collection: Aesop's Fables
Subject: Dogs; Donkeys; Men; Chairs