Sadeler, Aegidius, Gheeraerts, Marcus (I), Praag, Fable of the Fly and the Ants, A group of ants before a tree. In the air a fly. The fable tells of the fly who brags to the ants about his wonderful life. The ants praise their own industriousness. When winter comes the fly dies, while the ants survive on the fruits of their labor. The moral of the story teaches that industriousness is a virtue and idleness a vice., print, book illustration, prints, height 96 mm, width 112 mm, South Netherlandish, 1570 - 1629, print maker, printmaker, 1608 - 1608, paper, etching, etchings, engraving, engraving (printing process), letterpress printing, Work conception, English, 1520 - 1590, after print by, after design by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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