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The collapsing carter (Simolachri..., Lyon, 1549) - Hans Holbein
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Notice précédente Notice n°16 sur 17 Notice suivante
Date :
Between 1526 and 1549
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Storage Location :
8-T-7962
Description
Corruit in curru suo, he collapsed on chariot. The quotation, borrowed from the Second Book of Kings (the reference given above the image is wrong), is diverted from its meaning. In the Binle it refers to Jehu's murder of Jehoram, paving the way for his usurpation of power.
Joram understands that Jehu has betrayed him and flees in his chariot, but Jehu hits him with an arrow. The royal chariot here becomes a modest cartwright's wagon.
History :
2. This emblem did not appear in the original 1538 edition.
3. The cartwright emblem, on the left-hand page and referring to the Old Testament, is related to the beggar emblem, on the right-hand page and referring to the Gospel.
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Technical Data
Notice #025575
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Image web
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Copyright / Photographer :
Paris, Bibliothèque nationale de France
