Flemish Proverbs (detail), Pieter Brueghel the Elder

To carry water in one hand and fire in the other (gossip; or to do evil with one hand and repair it with the other). Object Type: painting. Genre: genre art. Date: second half of 16th century. Dimensions: height: 117 cm (46 in) ; width: 163 cm (64.1 in). Medium: oil on canvas. Collection: Museum Nicolaas Rockox - Het Rockoxhuis. Pieter Brueghel the Younger - Proverbs (detail) - WGA03625