Saturday, August 21, 2010

Illustrated: Lupus et Persona Tragoedi


M0105 - M0106 - M0107
106. Lupus et Persona Tragoedi. Personam tragoedi lupus in agro invenit, quam semel et iterum vertit. “O quanta species,” ait, “et cerebrum non habet neque sensum!” Haec fabula de illis dicitur qui gloriam et honorem habent, prudentiam vero nullam.

Lupus et caput

Click here for a SLIDESHOW of all the Brescia images. This story is more often told about a fox, but this creature definitely appears to be a wolf.

M0106 = Perry027. Source: Steinhowel 2.14. This is Perry 27. Compare the story of the fox and the statue, #39.