The female personification of cruelity (crudelitas) sits on a bag from which the collected grain spills out. She hands a bread with a fish to a dog, and a stone with a snake to a young child. In the tree behind her is an owl with a burning heart in its beak. On the left in the background a river with a rapid. Right in the background is a view of a village. A woman throws food to pigs on a field. In the margin a six-line explanatory poem in dutch, latin and french. Print published in antwerp by willem van haecht who also composed the text. Design by maarten de vos engraved by hieronymus wierix. Object Type: print. Date: 1577. Dimensions: height: 241 mm (9.48 in)width: 319 mm (12.55 in). Medium: engraving, paper. Collection: Rijksmuseum. Hieronymus Wierix, Marten de Vos (After) - Cruelty
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