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The goddess Venus standing on a sphere crowns the head of those fallen at her feet once they had been hit by Cupid's arrows; following the path to Vanity (Cursus Vanitatis), Blindness (Caecitas) is driving a cart of fools, pulled by Folly (Stultitia) & Lust (Voluptas), and pursued by Derision (Derisio).

Satirical broadside on folly that is to be found in all ranks of society: the interior of an apothecary's shop, with the doctor purging with a dose of wisdom a countryman seated on a close-stool who defecates foolish notions represented by asses and geese; a wealthy city merchant waits to be given a dose of…