16th Century - proverbidiom from the Netherlands vs. American Porverbidiom

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This odd artwork was made by Pieter Bruegel the Elder, who was one of the most significant Dutch artist of the Renaissance. Titled Netherlandish Proverbs, the painting is actually a literal illustration of more than one hundred Dutch language proverbs and idioms. The painting was original called, “The Blue Cloak” or “The Folly of the World”, indicating that Bruegel intended not just to illustrate proverbs, but rather to illustrate the universal stupidity of man. Many of the proverbs featured focus on the absurdity of human behavior. Other more serious ones illustrate the dangers of folly, which leads to sin.

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(in the lower middle)
Proverb: “She puts the blue cloak on her husband”
Meaning: She deceives him
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Proverb: “They both crap through the same hole”
Meaning: They are inseparable comrades
Proverb: “To throw one’s money into the water”
Meaning: To waste one’s money

Wikipedia lists all the proverbs and their images:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlandish_Proverbs


Which inspired this American version: