Jacht op wolven met behulp van een net 1528 - 1583

Etienne Delaune created this print, "Wolf Hunting with a Net," sometime in the 16th century. Delaune, a French engraver, was working in a time of immense social change. Shifts in religious, economic, and political structures were reshaping European society. Here, Delaune depicts an aristocratic hunt, a display of power and status central to the period's social hierarchy. Note how the hunters on horseback, armed with spears, contrast with the figures on foot, corralling the wolves into nets. The work subtly reinforces class divisions and portrays the subjugation of nature as an aristocratic privilege. The hunt itself can be seen as a metaphor for control, both over the natural world and the social order. This print is not just a record of a hunt; it reflects the complex power dynamics of its time. It captures a society in transition, grappling with new ideas about class, control, and the natural world.