Imagined proverbs, Pieter van der Heyden, c. 1540 - 1572 Canvas Print
Five figures in a row, each representing a proverb on the theme of dishonesty and opportunism versus honesty and modesty. On the right is King David, who articulates the morality of the proverbs. He argues for a life of man in which all that one possesses is amassed by honesty, above a life in which he unfairly enriches himself. Above the head of each figure a line in Latin, below each figure a two-line verse in Dutch. On the far left a man with a cat on his shoulder licking him, next to it a man on a grinding stone holding his cloak open. In the middle is a man with a stick or axe over his shoulder and one in his hand, next to it a man who hits a sickle with a hammer. On the far right is King David with his harp. The gist is that it is better to possess little, through honesty, than much through dishonesty. This is represented by the figure in the middle.
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