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Till Eulenspiegel, German Prankster

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Till Eulenspiegel, German Prankster

Caption:

Till Eulenspiegel is popular figure from German folklore who first appears in print in a chapbook from 1515. He is a prankster who exposes vices. His life is set in the first half of the 1300s and he dies of the plague in 1350. His surname literally means "owl-mirror but may also be a pun meaning wipe your arse. Here he is shown sowing tricksters. Woodcut, circa 1519.

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2400 x 3276 px | 22.5 MB

Print size:

20.3 x 27.7 cm | 8.0 x 10.9 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

14TH • ART • BW • CENTURY • CHARACTER • COSTUME • ENGRAVING • EULENSPIEGEL • FIGURE • FOLKLORE • FOOL • GERMAN • GERMANS • HISTORIC • HISTORY • ILLUSTRATION • ILLUSTRATIONS • JESTER • LITERARY • LITERATURE • MALE • MAN • MEN • PRANKSTER • TILL • TRADITIONAL • TRICKSTER • WOODBLOCK PRINT • WOODCARVING • WOODCUT • XYLOGRAPHY