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The gilded letter ‘D’ is De or ‘the’, whilst the crystal orb, usually seen in the hand of the Salvator Mundi represents the world or wereld. The voedt, or foot, is a pun on the Dutch for ‘feed’. Finally, the stringed vielle, is a play on vele meaning many, while the fools in their typical costume beneath complete the phrase De wereld voedt vele zotten, or ‘The world feeds many fools.’ This phrase should be seen in the context of the popular chambers of rhetoric or rederijkerskamers, which sprang up in Flemish towns in the period, staging a rich variety of satirical plays and poems that poked fun at human vices and follies. – Dorotheun
Jan Matsys (1509–1575) • The World Feeds Many Fools • c. 1530 • Phoebus Foundation, Antwerp (see Alt text) #art #RenaissanceArt #fools #JanMatsys #AprilFools #16thCenturyArt #NetherlandishSchool #arthistory #painting #OldMasters
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