[A cow with glasses. Satirical representation of glasses in a Viennese fresco around 1500].
On the wall of a house in Vienna built in about 1500 there is a fresco in which a cow is depicted with spectacles on her brow, playing a board game. The connection between this image and the history of spectacles, as well as details pertaining to the fresco itself, are discussed.
D000818:Animals; D001317:Austria; D002417:Cattle; D005139:Eyeglasses / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D008512:Medicine in the Arts
Eine Kuh mit Brille. Satirische Brillendarstellung auf einem Fresko in Wien um 1500.