A thin man wearing grey clothes is walking, holding his hat in his left hand. In his right hand he is holding a stick fending off an angry dog. On his back he is carrying a large basket. This type of basket was normally used by peddlers in the 16th century in the netherlands. To the left an inn (and possibly also a brothel). To the right a path leading into a field where a cow and a magpie seem to watch the man. Above the man, in a tree, an owl is gazing at a great tit. In the background a gallows stands on a hill. Object Type: painting. Genre: allegory. Date: circa 1500. Dimensions: height: 71 cm (27.9 in); width: 70.6 cm (27.7 in); The panel was sawn on all sides (forming an octagon) and originally measured 94 × 72 cm.. Medium: oil on panel. Collection: Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen. Boschverloren
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