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Hand-coloured woodcut of a wheel of fortune with a figure at its hub, coins, and animals including a lion, donkey and hare around it, with Dutch text.

Die Staet en beloop der werldt.

A woodcut with hand colouring shows a large wheel with eight spokes, its hub holding a figure beneath a green veil above a pile of coins. Animals surround the wheel: a dog, a hare, a fox, a monkey and a donkey, with a lion at the top, all with scrolls and Dutch text. Gold and grey tones frame the scene.

Artist
anoniem
Date
1550-1560
Medium
Source
Rijksmuseum
Size
2850 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Rijksmuseum marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1560.
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: Public Domain Mark (Rijksmuseum, image license https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Español: Die Staet en beloop der werldt: rueda de la fortuna, grabado

Un grabado con color a mano muestra una gran rueda de ocho radios, con una figura bajo un velo verde y una pila de monedas en el centro. Alrededor aparecen animales: un perro, una liebre, un zorro, un mono y un asno, además de un león arriba, todos con pergaminos y texto neerlandés.

Português: Die Staet en beloop der werldt: roda da fortuna, xilogravura

Uma xilogravura com colorido manual mostra uma grande roda de oito raios, com uma figura sob um véu verde e uma pilha de moedas no centro. Ao redor há animais: um cão, uma lebre, uma raposa, um macaco e um asno, além de um leão no alto, todos com pergaminhos e texto neerlandês.

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