Holbein Fool [on eBay]

[kwaw]

Notified of this on another Forum, which may be of interest to others here:

Currently on ebay, hand coloured Holbein print of Fool on leaf from 1552 bible:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=ADME:B:WNA:US:112&item=150029969420&id=

Thanks to Pat Aakhus on other forum for this.

Kwaw
[Auction hs now ended by the way - not sure how long the image will remain on view].

 

[firecatpickles]

Wanted to post the passage that accompanied the picture, as well as a picture of the the picture, before it goes defunct:

"PSALMS 53

"Relevant passage of PSALMS 53

"1 To the choirmaster: according to Mahalath. A Maskil of David. The fool says in his heart, 'There is no God.' They are corrupt, doing abominable iniquity; there is none that does good.

"2 God looks down from heaven upon the sons of men to see if there are any that are wise, that seek after God.

"3 They have all fallen away; they are all alike depraved; there is none that does good, no, not one.

"4 Have those who work evil no understanding, who eat up my people as they eat bread, and do not call upon God?

"5 There they are, in great terror, in terror such as has not been! For God will scatter the bones of the ungodly; they will be put to shame, for God has rejected them.

"6 O that deliverance for Israel would come from Zion! When God restores the fortunes of his people, Jacob will rejoice and Israel be glad."

The Fool as atheist! How wonderful...

Thank you for this, kwaw...