Title

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant

Caption

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of benefice hunters, the clergyman who accumulates benefices and neglects his duties is like the fool who loads his donkey until it collapses, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Date

Jun 21, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK23E12_418

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

41,6Mb (2,8Mb) / 10,8in x 15,0in / 3228 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

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