The Matchmaker, by Vogtherr (1537)

The Matchmaker (Die Kupplerin), de Vogtherr (1537).

Title

The Matchmaker, by Vogtherr (1537)

Creator

Vogtherr, Heinrich the Younger (1513-1568)

Date

1537

Description

A client is distracted by a prostitute while a matchmaker hands a bag of money to a servant. In the tradition of the fools of Narrenschiff, a fool with a hood in the window identifies the client as such. Legend in German "Lug auf es wirklich macht" (the lie becomes reality).

Other title: Die Kupplerin

Relation

There are other variations and copies of this print.

Format

Woodcut. Wood engraving.
Dimensions: 47,5 × 33 cm

Language

German

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