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Click to view high resolution image Title: Venus Creator: Description: 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. Source: Wikimedia Commons Rights: Public Domain Subject (See Also): Apes Cupid Death Donkeys Fool Love Sebastian Brant, Author- Ship of Fools Venus (Mythological Figure) Geographic Area: Germany Century: 15 Date: ca. 1499 Related Work: Current Location: Basel, Universitätsbibliothek, Ai II 22b:1, 17b Original Location: Artistic Type (Category): Digital images; Prints Artistic Type (Material/Technique): Woodcuts Donor: Height/Width/Length(cm): // Inscription: Related Resources: Entire book available for download: http://www.e-rara.ch/bau_1/content/titleinfo/1399473

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