Gheen fo flicht gh'ingient, Die nerghens toe dient · Centre for Early Modern Visual Culture

Title: Gheen fo flicht gh'ingient, Die nerghens toe dient
Subject: Foxes; Lions; Camels; Stags; Bores; Goats; Bears; Deer; Horses
Period: 1550-1600;
Geographic: Bruges (Belgium)
Description: Ten animals stand together in front of a scenery of rocky hills scattered with trees. A lion on the right half of the page and bear on the left half of the page, stand in front angled towards one another. An ox and stag stand behind the lion. Behind the stag a horse is standing with its back to the rest of the animals. A goat, camel, bore, and deer stand behind the bear, facing the animals on the right. A small fox stands hunched over near the center back of the group, facing the lion and bear.
Image Creator: Marcus Gheeraerts the Elder (Illustrator); Eduard de Dene (Translator)
Type: StillImage; Engraving
Identifier: mta:27404
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)
Image: mta_27404_OBJ.jpg