The Blind Man
- Image
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- Created Date
- 1750-1920
- Description
A skeleton leads a man who is blind by holding the end of his walking stick and grasping the fabric of his cloak. Above is the symbol of an hour glass with wings. Beneath the image is the text "Caecus coecu un ducit & ambe in foueu m cadunt" meaning "The blind leading the blind and both fall into the pit."
- Partner
- Digital Commonwealth
- Contributing Institution
- Perkins School for the Blind
- Collection
- Blind in Art Collection
- Subjects
- Blind
Blind in art - Type
- image
- Format
- Prints
- Rights
- Contact host institution for more information.
Samuel P. Hayes Research Library, Perkins School for the Blind, Watertown, MA
- Chicago citation style
- The Blind Man. 1750-1920. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kk91fp227. (Accessed March 28, 2024.)
- APA citation style
- (1750-1920) The Blind Man. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kk91fp227
- MLA citation style
- Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <https://ark.digitalcommonwealth.org/ark:/50959/kk91fp227>.