Title

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant

Caption

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. Of fools who create their own oppression, blame their own misfortune and compare it to a donkey jumping on their backs, Historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Date

Jun 21, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK23D98_217

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

40,1Mb (2,8Mb) / 10,4in x 15,0in / 3111 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

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