The barnyard fool
1494
folio D1 recto in Stultifera Navis (The Ship of Fools) by Sebastian Brant. Basel: Johann Bergmann von Olpe, 1494
Medium
woodcut illustration, letterpress text
Measurements
11.6 × 8.5 cm (image) 19.3 × 14.5 cm (folio)
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Felton Bequest, 1956
Gallery location
Not on display
Artwork Details
Catalogue/s Raisonné
Schoch 266.7
Accession Number
3649-4
Department
International Prints and Drawings
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