In the later picture on the same plot, the scene acquires, it is believed, an allegorical meaning with political overtones, symbolizing the vicissitudes of history as the fiefdoms of the all-powerful Fortune.
Related Paintings
Cartes à jouer – Lucas van Leiden 
Chess Game by Lucas van Leiden 
Healing of Jericho Blindness (Triptych Side Sash) by Lucas-van Leiden 
Fortune or Melancholy by Giovanni Bellini 
Jeu d’échecs – Lucas van Leiden 
Korovnitsa – Lucas van Leiden 
Guérir l’homme aveugle de Jéricho (ceintures latérales du triptyque) – Lucas van Leiden 
Portrait of Lucas van Leiden by Albrecht Durer