David Vinckboons I - The Bird-Nester
Summary
This print illustrates a proverb: ‘He who knows where the nest is has the knowledge, but he who robs it has the nest.’ Like the adjacent drawing, the depiction could have an amorous charge, for in the distance at the left two anglers empty a fish trap. Perhaps the saying can also be interpreted more broadly: ‘nothing ventured, nothing gained.’
Date
1606
Source
Rijksmuseum
Copyright info
Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication ("CCO 1.0 Dedication")