‘Der Schalksnarr’ [The Fool], 1540. Facsimile from Flugblatter der Reformation und des Bauernfrieges

Date

1975

Identifier

Private Collection

Publisher

Leipzig: Insel-Verlag Anton Kippenberg

Abstract

Very little is known about the life of Heinrich Vogtherr the Younger (1513-1568), except for the fact that his father was an artist who studied under Hans Burgkmair; he was once associated with the artist Bruegel; and he entered the Augsburg painters’ guild in 1541. Images of jesters and fools were common subjects and here is Vogtherr’s most striking – and colourful – depiction of a fool, ‘cocking a snoot’ at the authorities.

Files

Cab 18 Fool.jpg

Citation

Heinrich Vogtherr the Younger, “‘Der Schalksnarr’ [The Fool], 1540. Facsimile from Flugblatter der Reformation und des Bauernfrieges,” ourheritage.ac.nz | OUR Heritage, accessed November 13, 2024, https://ourheritage.ac.nz/items/show/10394.