Titelprent met titel in cartouche met daaromheen apen aan het werk als goudsmid 1594

This 1594 engraving by Nicolaes de Bruyn, titled "Titelprent met titel in cartouche met daaromheen apen aan het werk als goudsmid", depicts a scene of monkeys working as goldsmiths. The image is framed by a decorative cartouche, featuring a variety of tools and objects associated with the craft. The monkeys are shown performing tasks such as weighing, hammering, and polishing metal, highlighting the artist's keen observation of human labor. This whimsical and detailed work, now housed in the Rijksmuseum, offers a glimpse into the 16th-century fascination with animal behavior and the burgeoning field of natural history.