Warning against adultery and venereal disease, Landscape with a fountain on the left with a statue of Venus and Cupid. Water flows from the breasts of Venus. The fountain is the origin of a stream, in which a dog urinates in the foreground. A scholar stands next to the source and points to it. Despite his warning, a shepherd drinks from the stream. Front left an adulterous woman with horns on her head. She plays the lute and is probably the personification of Lust. The print has a Latin caption with warnings against adulteresses from the book of Proverbs and the book of Ecclesiastes., print, print maker: Johann Sadeler (I), (mentioned on object), after drawing by: Christoph Schwarz, (mentioned on object), Johann Sadeler (I), (mentioned on object), München, 1588 - 1595, paper, engraving, height, 242 mm × width, 303 mm
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Warning, adultery, venereal disease, Landscape, fountain, left, statue, Venus, Cupid, Water flows, breasts, origin, stream, dog urinates, foreground, scholar stands next, source, points, warning, shepherd drinks, Front left, adulterous woman, horns, head, plays, lute, personification, Lust, print, Latin caption, warnings, adulteresses, book, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes, print maker, Johann Sadeler, I, mentioned, object, drawing, Christoph Schwarz, München, 1588 - 1595, paper, engraving, height, 242 mm × width, 303 mm
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