Netherlandish Proverbs

KEY – Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter de Brueghel, 1559

LIST of Netherlandish Proverbs, Pieter de Brueghel,1559

Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus, c.1469-1536 published books of proverbs in, Collectanea Adagiorum, 1500, and Adagiorum chiliades, 1508 (Thousands of proverbs), which were a European best seller, and influenced Pieter Brueghel the Elder’s painting, Netherlandish Proverbs (Dutch: Nederlandse Spreekwoorden; also called Flemish Proverbs, The Blue Cloak or The Topsy Turvy World), 1559 – whose subject was the folly … Continue reading →

Popular Sayings – Johannes van Doetecum,1577 British Library Magazine.

Popular Sayings – The interpretation of 23 proverbs depicted in a 16th-century print. by An Van Camp © British Library Magazine. Spring / Summer 2013