De oblivione sui ipsius (Of forgetfulness of oneself), Tobias Stimmer, 1572

A fool pointing out a burning house to another fool; in background chaos among burning buildings; illustration to a latin edition of sebastian brant's 'ship of fools', probably that printed by petri in basel in 1572. C. 1568-72 woodcut. Date: 1572. Dimensions: Height: 49 mm Width: 70 mm. Medium: paper. Depicted People: Sebastian Brandt. Collection: British Museum. De oblivione sui ipsius (Of forgetfulness of oneself) (BM E,7.323)