View asset onlyTo carry fire in one hand and water in the otherBruegel, Pieter the Elder,c. 1525/30 – 1569.“To carry fire in one hand and water in the other” (to be tow-faced),c. 1558/59.From a series of twelve painted panels with Flemish proverbs and sayings,upper row, 3rd image.Oil on wood, diameter 21 cm.Antwerp, Museum Mayer van den Bergh.IdentifierAKG457802ArtistPIETER BRUEGEL, THE ELDERMuseumAntwerp, Museum Mayer van den BerghCollectionRoger GuillemotCredit lineakg-images / CDA / GuillemotEvent date1558Image date1558Time Period16TH CENTURY2ND MILLENNIUM A.D.TopicAPRON ; PINNYARTELEMENTS (CHEMISTRY) ; CHEMICAL ELEMENTSEXPRESSIONFIREFLEMISH ARTFORKED TONGUELITERATUREMORALPARADOXPLIERSPROVERB ; PROVERBIAL SAYING ; ADAGEPROVERBS AND SAYINGSRENAISSANCESCARFTONDOTONGSTWO-FACED (FALSE)WATERWOMANTechniquePAINTING (OBJECT)PAINTING (TECHNIQUE)Size4150px × 4961px (58 MB) 35.1 cm × 42.0 cm @ 300 dpiSpecial Formats4836px × 5781px (80 MB) TIFF40.9 cm × 48.9 cm @ 300 dpiAdd to lightbox: 'My First Lightbox'Add to cartDownload