Allegory of a Man Locking a Woman into a Chastity Belt, In a bedroom, a naked woman wearing a chastity belt gives the key to the belt to her husband who is going on a trip. The man's hat has donkey ears or the ears of a jester's hat with bells. Behind the bed, a man and a maid look on. The maid has a second copy of the key in her hand, the man a bag of money. On the left, a jester trying to keep fleas in a basket symbolizes the foolishness of the jealous man. On the right a cat with a mouse, according to the caption a reference to the proverb: When the cat is away the mice dance. In the margin four verses of eight lines in German., print maker: Heinrich Wirich, (mentioned on object), Germany, c. 1575 - c. 1600, paper, engraving, height 231 mm × width 284 mm, height 272 mm × width 344 mm
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