Outer ornamental is considered more important than inner well-being. Allegories about human care for the body and the neglect of the soul (series title) Animae incvria ob nimiam corporis Cvram (series title on object) Animae incuria ob nimiam corporis Curam (series title), The personification of the happy man (Homo Carnalis) crowns a donkey with a beautiful headdress. This donkey symbolizes his body (Caro). Behind him on a street corner stands a poorly dressed woman, the personification of the soul neglected by man (Anima). Print from a series of four prints about human care for the body and ignoring the soul. Each print with a caption in Latin, French and Dutch, ass, donkey (animals used symbolically), spirit (or soul) versus body, the soul during lifetime, Poverty, 'Povertà', 'Povertà del doni', 'Povertà in uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno' (Ripa), head-gear: hat (men's clothes), (personifications of) 'Vanitas', the vanity of human life, Fragilití humana, Fugacità delle grandezze & della gloria mondana, Meditatione della morte, Opera vana, Piacere vano, Vana gloria, Vanita (Ripa), Lust, Luxury, 'Luxuria', 'Lussuria' (Ripa), personification of one of the Deadly Sins, Philips Galle (attributed to workshop of), Antwerp, 1610 - 1676, paper, engraving, h 224 mm × w 154 mm
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Outer ornamental, considered, important, inner well, Allegories, human care, body, neglect, soul, series title, Animae incvria ob nimiam corporis Cvram, object, Animae incuria ob nimiam corporis Curam, personification, happy man, Homo Carnalis, crowns, donkey, beautiful headdress, donkey symbolizes, Caro, street corner stands, poorly dressed woman, soul neglected, man, Anima, Print, series, four prints, ignoring, print, caption, Latin, French, Dutch, ass, animals, symbolically, spirit, versus body, lifetime, Poverty, Povertà, Povertà del doni, uno ch'habbia bell'ingegno, Ripa, head-gear, hat, men's clothes, personifications, Vanitas, vanity, human life, Fragilití humana, Fugacità delle grandezze & della gloria mondana, Meditatione della morte, Opera vana, Piacere vano, Vana gloria, Vanita, Lust, Luxury, Luxuria, Lussuria, Deadly Sins, Philips Galle, attributed, workshop, Antwerp, 1610, 1676, paper, engraving
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