Amsterdam, Visscher, Claes Jansz. (II), Bruegel, Pieter (I), The blind leading the blind, verso - stamped, The blind guide is about to step into a ditch and takes his equally blind followers with him. The guide has a hurdy-gurdy under his cloak. A village can be seen in the background. The representation is an imagining of the proverb and the parable: if one blind man leads the other, they both fall into a pit. The meaning of which is: when the unskilled advise other unskilled, it goes wrong. Reference to Matt. 15:14., print, prent, prints, height 183 mm, width 227 mm, print maker, printmaker, 1612 - 1652, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), Work conception, Southern Netherlands, 1525 - 1569-09-05, after a design by, Publication (Event), Publication, Northern Netherlands, 1586 - 1652-06-19, publisher
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