The Cutting of the Stone Paper:Matte The paper depicts a crowing

The paper depicts a crowing French rooster triumphantly standing over the Dutch Garden where the Dutch lion lays defeated

Date: 1723

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bringing a sense of both fragility and strength to the piece

holding a book in her right hand

The Cutting of the Stone Paper:Matte The paper depicts a crowingHet snijden van de kei, 1596 Johann Theodor de Bry Master Blaesckake is immersed in a 'surgical' procedure, extracting a stone from a seated man's head, a symbol of curing his folly. Through the open door, a second patient a resistant woman is ushered in. The room is filled with various instruments and already 'cut stones', hinting at the unconventional practices taking place. Here, one is not cured of their foolishness through retorts and