9 Weird Medieval Dutch Proverbs (Illustrated in a Single Painting)

Anything can be art. Even a collection of bizarre Dutch proverbs from the end of a medieval period. Perhaps we should explain. In 1559, Dutch artist Pieter Brugel the Elder made a painting titled “Netherlandish Proverbs.” Also known as “Flemish Proverbs,” “The Blue Cloak,” and “The Topsy Turvy World,” the painting illustrates 126 Dutch proverbs, …