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Summary

The philosopher Pyrrho from Elis, in an anecdote taken from Sextus Empiricus' Pyrrhonic Sketches (for the two Latin captions, see below) by Petrarca-Meister

Texts

Upper

PIRRHO • HELIENSIS •
PLISTARCHI • FILIVS

translation (from Latin): Pyrrho . From Elis. Son of Plistarchus

Middle

OPORTERE • SAPIENTEM
HANC ILLIVS IMITARI
SECVRITATEM

translation (from Latin): It is right wisdom then that all imitate this security (Phyrrho pointing at a peaceful pig munching his food)

Lower

WER SICH RECHTER WEISHAIT GEPRAUCHEN W[ILL]
DER SOL ANGST VND TRIEBSAL NIT ACHTEN VI[EL]

translation (from German): Whoever wants to apply the real wisdom, shall not mind trepidation and misery

Copyright status:

public domain

Source:

The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202.

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