Sadeler, Aegidius, Gerards, Marcus, Praag, Fable of the Ash and the Reed, An ash tree is blown over and uprooted by the wind. In the foreground are bundles of reeds that blow away with the wind. The fable describes how the ash tree considered itself better than the reed, but is uprooted by a storm, while the reed is not bothered by the wind. The moral of the story teaches that pride comes before a fall., print, book illustration, prints, height 96 mm, width 112 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, 1530, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Sadeler, Aegidius, Gerards, Marcus, Praag, Fable, Ash, Reed, ash tree, blown, uprooted, wind, foreground, bundles, reeds, blow away, fable describes, considered, itself better, reed, storm, bothered, moral, story teaches, pride comes, fall, print, book illustration, prints, height 96 mm, width 112 mm, South Netherlands, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, printing process, letterpress printing, Work conception, 1530, design, Publication, Event, publisher
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