Great Art Jigsaw

Quentin Massys, 1466 - 1530
(Sometimes called Matsys)
A Flemish painter of people, portraits and religious subjects. Massys is also important in making Antwerp a centre of artistic excellence.
Read more about Massys at Wikipedia.

Allegory of Folly, c. 1510. oil on panel 60 x 47.3 cm
Private Collection
The fool's cap, the bells, the donkey ears and the cock's head are symbols of the fool and in fact professional fools at the time would use these as part of their costume. The puppet figure shown emerging from the top of the stick represents a marotte which was used by fools a bit like ventriloquists use a dummy. And on the forehead appears the stone of folly.
More information on Google Books, The Collector's Cabinet by James A Welu
See a large image of this painting.