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Venus
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A voluptuous winged Venus, accompanied by Death, leads three men wearing ass-eared fools' caps. By the fifteenth century the fool had come to represent lust. One man's cap has fallen down, revealing that that he is tonsured. By the fifteenth century writers had drawn an analogy between fools and hypocritical monks. A monkey, a donkey, and a blindfolded Cupid, symbols of lust and foolish love, stand before her.
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Apes
Cupid
Death
Donkeys
Fool
Love
Sebastian Brant, Author- Ship of Fools
Venus (Mythological Figure)
Geographic Area:
Germany
Century:
15
Date:
ca. 1499
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Current Location:
Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, Ai II 22b:1, 17b
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Digital images; Prints
Artistic Type (Material/Technique):
Woodcuts
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