The Axe and the Lamp (1963)

Examines in detail Pieter Bruegel the Elder’s painting, 'Netherlandish Proverbs', which illustrates over 100 proverbs and allegorises a whole world of sin and folly as relevant today as in the 16th century.

Year1963

Runtime7 min

GenresAnimationDocumentary

Production countriesUnited Kingdom

Production companies

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

The Axe and the Lamp

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