Wijn verstoort de zintuigen en veroorzaakt geheugenverlies 1551

This engraving, *Wijn verstoort de zintuigen en veroorzaakt geheugenverlies* (Wine Disrupts the Senses and Causes Memory Loss), was created by Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert in 1551. The artwork depicts a personified "Wine" in the center, lying down and blindfolded, surrounded by objects associated with the act of drinking, including a jug, a goblet, and a bottle. A muscular male figure with a sword stands over the recumbent figure and represents "Reason" who is trying to regain control over the incapacitated "Wine." A man wearing a helmet, likely representing "Memory," is attempting to pick up a fallen book, symbolizing the loss of knowledge through intoxication. The composition, detailed figures, and allegorical message of the artwork are characteristic of Northern Renaissance prints.