May 13
Sam is in Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Sam standee is in Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder!
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Sam is in Netherlandish Proverbs by Pieter Bruegel the Elder
The Sam standee is in Netherlandish Proverbs (1559) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder!
Unknown Netherlandish artist, published by Theodoor Galle (1571 - 1633) - The Blue Hood
Pieter Bruegel the Elder, Netherlandish Proverbs - Wikipedia
Netherlandish Proverbs (The Blue Cloak) by Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Running themes in Bruegel's paintings are the absurdity, wickedness and foolishness of humans, and this is no exception. Bruegel's intent was not just to illustrate proverbs, but rather to catalog human folly.
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To be able to tie even the devil to a pillow
To be a pillar-biter. To be a religious hypocrite
One foot shod, the other bare. Balance is paramount.
To bell the cat. To carry out a dangerous or impractical plan.
The herring does not fry here. It's not going according to plan.
To sit between two stools in the ashes. To be indecisive
To be a hen feeler. To be very miserly (feeling whether the hen is about to lay an egg before slaughtering it).
The scissors hang out there. They are liable to cheat you there
It depends on the fall of the cards.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlandish_Proverbs
126 proverbs...
Pieter Brueghel l'Ancien, Les Proverbes flamands - Le Monde renversé (1559)
Pieter Bruegel de Oude - Nederlandse spreekwoorden (1559) (detail)
Op hete kolen zitten
(Heel erg ongeduldig zijn)
Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Netherlandish proverbs (1559) (detail)
To sit on hot coal
(meaning: being very impatient)
Pieter Bruegel The Elder, Netherlandish Proverbs (detail), 1559
Pieter Bruegel the Elder - Netherlandish Proverbs (detail), 1559
This detail represents two proverbs:
1) “The Fox and the Stork or The Fox and the Crane dine together” which means “If you trick someone they might get back at you.”
2) The empty plate represents the proverb “What is the good of a beautiful plate when there is nothing on it?” meaning “Beauty does not make up for substance.”
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlandish_Proverbs