Renard Promises the Bear to Take Him to a Place Where He Will Find Honey from Hendrick van Alcmar's Renard The Fox 1650 - 1675

This etching, created by Dutch artist Allart van Everdingen between 1650 and 1675, depicts a scene from the popular medieval fable *Renard The Fox*. The scene shows the cunning fox, Renard, promising to lead the naive bear to a place filled with honey. The detailed etching, using delicate lines and shadows, captures the forested landscape and the animals’ expressions, hinting at Renard’s trickery. The work is an example of the genre of animal fables, which were popular in art and literature during this period, highlighting human foibles and the nature of good and evil.