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Etching of a bull with lowered head beside a dog lying in straw in a shed, with a farmyard and small figures in the background.

A dog resting on a bull's straw; representing Aesop's fable. Etching by C. Murer after himself, c. 1600-1614.

A black-and-white etching shows a bull at left, head lowered toward a bundle of straw, while a dog lies in the straw inside a wooden shed at right. A farmyard with buildings, trees and small figures recedes behind them, and the word SORDITIES is printed above.

Artist
Christoph Murer
Date
1622
Medium
Allegorical prints Emblem pictures Etchings
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 3398 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1622.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Wellcome Collection)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Wellcome Collection

Español: Un perro descansando sobre la paja de un toro, grabado de una fábula de Esopo

Un grabado en blanco y negro muestra a un toro a la izquierda, con la cabeza baja hacia un montón de paja, mientras un perro yace sobre la paja dentro de un cobertizo de madera a la derecha. Detrás se ven un patio rural con edificios, árboles y pequeñas figuras, y encima aparece la palabra SORDITIES.

Português: Um cão descansando sobre a palha de um touro, gravura de fábula de Esopo

Uma gravura em preto e branco mostra um touro à esquerda, com a cabeça baixa em direção a um monte de palha, enquanto um cão está deitado na palha dentro de um galpão de madeira à direita. Ao fundo aparecem um pátio rural com construções, árvores e pequenas figuras, e acima está impressa a palavra SORDITIES.

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