A 16th century kitchen scene. In a dilapidated house, several skinny monkeys sit around a table. They are grabbing from a bowl of mussels. One is drinking a bowl of soup. Scattered on the floor are carrots, turnips and cabbage, vegetables for the poor. Over the fireplace, fish are being smoked, also poor people's food. A fat monkey has visited, but is now trying to get away again. The poor monkeys want to stop him, Skinny kitchen Monkey game (series title), print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), Pieter Bruegel (I), Pieter van der Heyden, Antwerp, (possibly), 1563 - 1608, paper, etching, w 276 mm × h 186 mm.
A 16th century kitchen scene. In a dilapidated house, several skinny monkeys sit around a table. They are grabbing from a bowl of mussels. One is drinking a bowl of soup. Scattered on the floor are carrots, turnips and cabbage, vegetables for the poor. Over the fireplace, fish are being smoked, also poor people's food. A fat monkey has visited, but is now trying to get away again. The poor monkeys want to stop him, Skinny kitchen Monkey game (series title), print maker: Pieter van der Borcht (I), Pieter Bruegel (I), Pieter van der Heyden, Antwerp, (possibly), 1563 - 1608, paper, etching, w 276 mm × h 186 mm