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The Original Wheelbarrow Woman?

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Marco Graziosi

If you have been following this blog for some time you may have noticed how insanely partial I am to women who ride around in wheelbarrows, whether these are propelled by kind husbands or terrible devils. I have even posted … Continue reading →

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Son of A Wheelbarrow to Hell

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Marco Graziosi

From Yale University, Beinecke Library MS 404, Rothschild Canticles, 169v (thanks to Francois Soyer). Previous instalments: The Natural History of the Wheelbarrow, A Wheelbarrow to Hell. Rather than devils carrying souls to hell, the scene seems to represent a (good?) … Continue reading →

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A Wheelbarrow to Hell

Posted on July 17, 2014 by Marco Graziosi

In a previous post, The natural History of the Wheelbarrow, I published a series of images in which a woman was carried around in a wheelbarrow, usually by a loving husband or servants. The first image, however, showed a devil … Continue reading →

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The Natural History of the Wheelbarrow

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Marco Graziosi
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