Woe to you, Maggots will be in your bed, and worms your coverlet (Isaiah 14:11), plate 4 from a series of Four Allegories of the Netherlands

Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century Netherlandish

ca. 1570–72

Not on view

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Title: Woe to you, Maggots will be in your bed, and worms your coverlet (Isaiah 14:11), plate 4 from a series of Four Allegories of the Netherlands
Series/Portfolio: Four Allegories of the Netherlands
Artist: Anonymous, Netherlandish, 16th century
Date: ca. 1570–72
Medium: Etching
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/4 × 6 9/16 in. (21 × 16.6 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1957
Object Number: 57.572.40
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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