Why it matters
A surgeon in a funnel hat removes the 'stone of madness' from a patient's head, while a monk and a woman with a book balanced on her head look on. Playing on the double meaning of the Dutch word kei, the stone appears as a flower bulb.
Did you know?
- It dates from around 1494 or later.
- The inscription mentions Lubbert Das, a foolish character in Dutch literature.
- It is also called The Cure of Folly.
Based on the Wikipedia article Cutting the Stone (CC BY-SA 4.0).
