Pieter Bruegel the elder - Twelve proverbs [1558] -

Pieter Bruegel the elder - Twelve proverbs [1558] -

Antwerp, Museum Mayer van der Berg -

Source: VisitFlanders

 

The Latin inscription on top of the squares reads as follows:

Haec perhibent vitae gestu ut ridenda faceto consilia et mores ingeniose notant

English translation:

'These everyday scenes give advice in a humorous way and cleverly criticise human behaviour'

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