FLEMISH OR GERMANIC SCHOOL, LATE 16TH CENTURY

FLEMISH OR GERMANIC SCHOOL, LATE 16TH CENTURY "The War Between the Birds and the Four-Legged Animals" (Aesop's fable) Engraving, illustration likely taken from an edition of Aesop’s Fables or a collection of emblems. Wear and foxing. Dimensions: 27.3 x 20.5 cm In a landscape dominated by a rock, the eagle, leader of the birds, swoops down on the army of quadrupeds led by the lion, while the griffin, rooster, wading birds, and birds of prey face off against the bull, horse, donkey, camel, and

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Graphic arts

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Monte-Carlo

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H 27,3 × B 20,5 cm