Title

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant

Caption

The Ship of Fools by Sebastian Brant, 1494, late medieval moral satire. A fool who reaches into a sack of flour to shut the mouths of gossips and a bell with a foxtail as a symbol against slander, historical, digitally restored reproduction from a 19th century original

Date

Jun 21, 2023

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Sunny Celeste

Reference

BRK23D98_218

Model release

No

Property release

NA

License type

Royalty free

Available size

39,3Mb (2,4Mb) / 10,2in x 15,0in / 3056 x 4500 (300dpi)

Keywords

1 person 1900s 19th century 19th-century Boat trip Boat trips Character Characters Historic illustration Historic illustrations Historical illustration Jester Jesters bag bags bell bells black black and white black-and-white black-white book books contemporary copy critical depiction depictions digital digitally drawn flour flours fool former formerly grab grasp historic historical history illustration illustrations image image motif late medieval mirror mirror image mirror images mirrored mirroring each other mirrors motif mouth mouths nineteenth century one person reach reaching reflect reflected reflecting reflection reflections reformation replica replication representation reproduction restored sack satirical single person symbol symbols vice vices vintage white woodcut woodcuts woodprint xylograph church history drawing drawings ecclesiastical history mediaeval medieval old reconstruction refurbishment restoration restoration work restorations sketch