The Axe and the lamp

United Kingdom, 1964

Film
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Peter Breugel’s painting “The Netherlandish Proverbs” illustrates over one hundred proverbs and allegorises a whole world of sin and folly as relevant today as in the 16th century.

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Credits

director

John Halas

production company

British Film Institute

Halas and Batchelor Cartoon Films

Duration

00:07:00:00

Production places
United Kingdom
Production dates
1964

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

000954

Language

English

Subject categories

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art - History

Crafts & Visual Arts → Art and society

Crafts & Visual Arts → Artists

Crafts & Visual Arts → Bruegel, Pieter, ca. 1525-1569

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painters - Netherlands

Crafts & Visual Arts → Painting - 16th century

Crafts & Visual Arts → Symbolism

Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Symbolism

History → History

Mathematics, Science & Technology → Symbolism

People → Bruegel, Pieter, ca. 1525-1569

Short films

Short films → Short films - Great Britain

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)

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