A woman stuffing sausages banters with a man about his not measuring up to the largest size. Engraving after M. van Cleve, ca. 1570.

  • Cleve, Marten van, 1527-1581?
Date:
[1570?]
Reference:
27994i
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Previous title, replaced September 2023 : A woman stuffing sausages banters with a man about his not measuring up to the largest size. Engraving.

Description

Sexual innuendo: the woman mocks the man saying he does not deserve the largest sausage, but he shows her a ruler and invites her to see that he does indeed measure up to the largest size

Publication/Creation

[Antwerp?] : [publisher not identified], [1570?]

Physical description

1 print : engraving ; image 15.5 x 15.5 cm

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Dasselb sich, Theißgen, gar nich zampt, Daß ihr die aller beste nempt. Ja Fraw, und daß ihrs glaubet haß, So kompt und nempt selb die Maß.

Notes

Probably a design made to be painted on a trencher by a specialist trencher-painter (Luijten, loc. cit.)

Creator/production credits

The composition has also been attributed to Pieter Brueghel the younger: a painting so attributed was offered for sale at Christie's, London, 8 December 2016, lot 3

References note

Ger Luijten 'Teljoren in druk: een prentreeks naar Maarten van Cleve met mannen en vrouwen in het rond', Bulletin van het Rijksmuseum, 2001, 49: 153-169, 294-295 (p. 155)

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Wellcome Collection 27994i

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