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Donkey at school by Peter Brueghel

Donkey at school by Peter Brueghel

The population of the Netherlands had a high level of education. An Italian traveler even suggested that everyone could read and write. Bruegel chuckles at the zeal of his countrymen to learn. “A donkey will never become a horse, even if he goes to school.” says the proverb and this drawing.

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