# Coat of Arms with a Peasant Standing on his Head

- By: Meester van het Amsterdamse Kabinet
- Date: 1485 - 1490
- Medium: paper
- Classification: print
- Dimensions: height 138 mm x width 85 mm
- Museum: [Rijksmuseum](https://www.rijksmuseum.nl/en/collection/object/RP-P-OB-947--49fd079c137d36df0ff7d87c8776a72c)
- Rights: [Public Domain Mark](http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/)
- Picture: https://iiif.micr.io/CxHAt/full/!1920,1080/0/default.jpg
- Who can see it: Tweens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

The coat of arms shows a peasant standing on his head, viewing the world upside down. Above the shield another peasant is being ridden by his wife, while holding the distaff she uses for spinning. The reversal of the ‘natural’ order of things was a favourite theme during the late Middle Ages.