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Philip Galle

The Seed Falling by the Wayside

1574
engraving

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FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG

Two allegorical figures, Negligence and Sluggishness, seated at either side of the sleeping sower indicate two sources of his problems.

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