JODE, Pieter de, I
(b. 1570, Antwerpen, d. 1634, Antwerpen)

"Better to blow hard than to burn the mouth"

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Engraving, 211 x 146 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

This print is an illustration of the Dutch proverb "Beter hard geblazen, dan de mond gebrand" (English equivalent: Better safe than sorry).




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