Big Fish Swallow Small Fish

Heyden, Pieter van der1557

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Seated in a boat in the foreground, a father is telling his son some harsh facts about the ways of world: the powerful oppress the weak, the rich devour the poor – or, as the legend explicitly states, ‘Big fish swallow small fish’.

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Title: Big Fish Swallow Small Fish
Creator: Heyden, Pieter van der
Date Created: 1557
Physical Dimensions: papier
Subject Keywords: commerciële visvangst, spreekwoorden, gezegden etc.
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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